Dunne Avenue is an approximately fourteen-mile highway located in southeast Santa Clara County, California. The roadway begins at the western outskirts of Morgan Hill and ascends through the Diablo Range via Anderson Lake to Henry W. Coe State Park. Dunne Avenue east of Morgan Hill was originally known as Cochrane Road and later Steely Road. The roadway east of Morgan Hill was first used to access the ranch of Henry W. Coe and was substantially realigned in 1950 over Anderson Lake via the Cochrane Truss Bridge.
https://www.gribblenation.org/2024/12/dunne-avenue-santa-clara-county.html?m=1
Interesting that Cochrane Road is labeled as "Cochran Road" (without the "e") on the older maps. Does anyone know why that is?
According to the 1876 Thompson & West atlas of Santa Clara County, the property owner in the area was "Mrs. J. Cochran." My 1955 Thomas Guide also shows the road as Cochran.
However, A 2004 article in the Morgan Hill Times about local road names lists the couple as John E. and Aphelia F. Cochrane, and the Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society site lists them as Cochrane as well.
I'll dig out a couple of my '60s-era maps and see what else I can find.
How does the current Cochrane Road (a mile or so to the north) fit into this? The roads don't seem to connect or overlap at all.
Quote from: FredAkbar on December 19, 2024, 11:48:33 PMHow does the current Cochrane Road (a mile or so to the north) fit into this? The roads don't seem to connect or overlap at all.
Through the site of Anderson Lake Dam and reservoir. Photo 3 in the blog depicts the alignment based off an older USGS map.