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Bailey Avenue

The open connector between Santa Teresa and McKean Road, past the IBM research site.

Medium speedDifficulty 1/3 · RelaxedSouth Bay

Road shape

Length
3.5 mi
Bends
6
Switchbacks
2
Bends per mile
1.7
Turning per mile
236°
Curviest rank
93of 121

Measured from the OpenStreetMap centreline at a 20 m sampling step — road shape only, not a safety or speed judgement. How bends are counted.

Elevation

Low 254 ft3.5 miHigh 547 ft
Total climb
428ft
Climb per mile
122ft
Highest point
537ft
Steepest grade
7.5%

Sampled every 100 m from USGS 10 m elevation data, a public-domain federal dataset. Total climb counts vertical change in both directions, so it does not depend on which way you drive. How elevation is measured.

Speed limits

Varies

Unverified

Check posted signs along the road.

No posted limit has been verified for this selected section. Follow current signs.

Posted signs always govern. How speed evidence is handled.

Sources

Difficulty 1/3 (Relaxed) is our editorial rating of width, bends and sightlines; “Medium speed” describes character, not a target speed. Full method. Identified from:

Reviewed 2026-09-09. The trace shows selected road sections, not a navigation route.

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