Elkhorn Road is an eight-mile rural highway fronting Elkhorn Slough in Monterey County. This highway was developed during the early 1870s as a frontage Southern Pacific Railroad when the line was extended south of Pajaro to Salinas. The Elkhorn Road corridor would act as the primary highway between Pajaro and Castroville until a bridge over Elkhorn Slough replaced the Moss Landing ferry in 1884. During 1946 the Elkhorn Road bridge at Elkhorn Slough was removed and replaced with the modern crossing via a tidal gate. The modern corridor has since remained largely unaltered and is now mostly used for visitation to the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Part 1; the history of Elkhorn Road Elkhorn Road is named for and fronts Elkhorn Slough. This seven-mile-long slough is named for the one abundant Tule Elk which once resided along the estuaries of Monterey Bay. Elkhorn Road itself was developed during the early 1870s when the ...
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