XII. Highway 17, Santa Cruz Mountains

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67. Landslide debris blocks both eastbound lanes of Highway 17 near Summit Road. [C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey]

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68. Landslide debris blocks both eastbound lanes of Highway 17 near Summit Road. Foreground material is damaged lane separators. [C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey]

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69. This roadcut near Summit Road failed during the initial earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. To mitigate further sliding, Caltrans decreased the slope angle. [J.K. Nakata, U.S. Geological Survey]

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70. Damaged lane separators, Highway 17. [C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey]

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71. Broken concrete divider near the intersection of Summit Road and Highway 17. [R.A. Haugerud, U.S. Geological Survey]