Pulling hwy 1 through San Francisco ?

[JHarpJ]

I would like to drive Hwy 1 north right through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge and would like to know if this would be a problem pulling my 32 foot fifth wheel?
Thanks

 

[SeilerBird]

It should not be a problem. I drove it last year in my 32 foot class A.

 

[Lou Schneider]

19th Ave. is a 6 lane boulevard with timed lights.  Stay in the middle lane - the right lane is congested with buses stopping every other block and people making right turns.

Once you're on the Golden Gate Bridge, the trick is the curb lane in each direction is 6" wider than the rest of the lanes.  Trucks and vehicles towing trailers are advised to use the curb lane.

 

[Tom and Margi]

Lou's advice is spot on!  I would also caution to avoid commute hours on 101 from the Golden Gate north until well past Santa Rosa.  I'm not familiar with commute conditions south of San Francisco.

Margi

 

[JHarpJ]

It looks like I have received some good answers - guess I'll plan on doing this leg of my trip early on a Sunday morning.
Thanks much,
Jim

 

[ArdraF]

Sunday morning is an excellent time to do this.  The aforementioned 19th Ave. "can" be a bit hairy when there's a lot of traffic.  You got good advice from Lou about using the curb lane on the bridge.  Also, no tolls are collected on the northbound direction.

ArdraF

 

[JCZ]

After you cross the bay on the GG, there's a vista point that provides some great opportunities for photos of the bridge with SF in the background.

 

[DonTom]

Lou's advice is spot on!  I would also caution to avoid commute hours on 101 from the Golden Gate north until well past Santa Rosa.  I'm not familiar with commute conditions south of San Francisco.

Margi

The best way depends on the time. There are often longer, but MUCH faster  ways to get around, but sometimes more difficult  with a larger vehicle. For an example, when 19TH Ave is very busy(commute times as well as weekend days) , we will take the Great Highway (35 to Upper Great Highway,  right next to the ocean) to and from the Golden Gate Bridge.

-Don-  South San Francisco, CA

 

[DonTom]

Sunday morning is an excellent time to do this.  The aforementioned 19th Ave. "can" be a bit hairy when there's a lot of traffic.  You got good advice from Lou about using the curb lane on the bridge.  Also, no tolls are collected on the northbound direction.ArdraF

There is a sign on the GG Bridge that trucks and RVs MUST use the curb lane.

-Don- South San Francisco, CA