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1956 Map of Southern Alameda County


 

 

 

Items of Note:

  • Interstate 880 (Highway 17) is marked as Under Construction.
  • The, then, Highway 17 is really Fremont Blvd, Alvarado Blvd, and Union City Blvd.
  • Union City is not on the map, as it was not incorporated until three years later.
  • Alameda Creek still follows it's old path and has not been turned into a Flood Control Canal.
  • Highway 21 went over Mission Pass before Interstate 680 was built.
  • Highway 50 went through the Hayward Hills before Interstate 580 was built.
  • Mt. Eden, Russell, and Halvern are listed as towns separate from Hayward.
  • Fremont is listed only as (Fremont City Area) as it was just incorporating in 1956.

 

 
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