San Pablo Dam Road is a major

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linking San Pablo and

Orinda, California Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city's population as of the 2020 census is estimated at 19,514 residents. History Orinda is located within four Mexican land grants: Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados ...

in the United States, which connects San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80 with Highway 24,Point Molate Casino EIR, Volume I, 2009, accessed May 25, 2010
bypassing the

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. It is also signed as Camino Pablo in Orinda. The road passes through the communities of El Sobrante and

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. It begins at San Pablo Avenue and ends south of Highway 24 in Orinda, where it merges with Moraga Way en route to Moraga. The roadway travels along the San Pablo Canyon and

San Pablo Reservoir The San Pablo Reservoir is an open cut terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). It is located in the valley of San Pablo Creek, north of Orinda, California, United States, and south of ...

along the former rail

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of the California and Nevada Railroad. It passes by

Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area (KGRRA), also known simply as Kennedy Grove, is located in West Contra Costa County, California at the base of San Pablo Dam. The nearest city is El Sobrante, California. Created in 1967, it contains a three ...

. It has two

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for the majority of its length but increases to 4 lanes when traveling through urban areas.

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