Great Highway
The Great Highway, San Francisco, California, looking south from Sutro Heights | |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco |
| Coordinates | 37°45′02″N 122°30′31″W / 37.7506°N 122.5086°W |
| North end | Point Lobos Avenue |
| South end | Skyline Boulevard |
The Great Highway is a road located on the West Side of San Francisco that forms the city's western edge along the Pacific coast. Built in 1929, it runs for approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) next to Ocean Beach. Its southern end is at Skyline Boulevard (State Route 35) near Lake Merced; it extends to Point Lobos Avenue and the Cliff House at its northern end.
Two miles (3.2 km) of the Great Highway became Sunset Dunes Park in 2025. In 2020, a portion of the road was closed to vehicular traffic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, re-opening to traffic in 2021 during weekdays. In 2025, the portion of the roadway that was pedestrianized on a pilot basis was permanently closed to vehicular traffic following a successful voter initiative.