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The first road that could be navigated by a wagon was a dirt toll road built by Charlie McKiernan, known as " Mountain Charlie " by locals, some time around 1853.
Portions of this road still exist as Mountain Charlie Road, to the west of Highway 17 and south of Summit Road.
Several other stage lines were built as competitors, such as the San Jose Turnpike ( 1863 ), which follows the approximate route of present day Soquel San Jose Road.
After realignment to increase the road width ; many sections of the original stage route were cut off.
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