Getting Around in Eureka, California

Eureka is roughly trapezoidal in shape. We will arrive from the south into the southwest corner of Eureka. US-101 becomes Broadway St. as it crosses the city limits.  The city is bounded on the west by Broadway. As Broadway reaches the northern end of the city, 101 splits and becomes 4th and 5th streets, both are one-way.  5th is the continuation of 101 on its way north.  4th heads south.

Just as 4th/5th reach the northeast corner, it rejoins and becomes the highway again to continue north. The eastern boundary of Eureka is roughly formed by Myrtle Ave. Off Myrtle, just a bit outside of the city limits, near a neighborhood called Myrtle Town, is 18th St.  A short distance up 18th is Circle Drive, the location of our house.  1836 Circle Drive, Eureka Ca. 95501 If you continue along Myrtle Ave roughly south-south-west, you will come to a jog near the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds.  The fairgrounds is located on Harris St which also forms the approximate south boundary of the city.  A little east of the halfway point and just south of Harris is Sequoia Park. Harris St. goes directly east-west.  If you follow it to the end, you will arrive back on Broadway in the south-west corner of Eureka.

The main business areas in Eureka are all along Broadway St, up and down 4th and 5th streets and on the southern area of Myrtle Avenue. There are also business pockets along Harris St. The Junior and Senior High Schools are on J street at Del Norte -- not labeled on this map, but almost halfway between Harris and 5th St. at the oval loop of the stadium.

In the lower left (south-west) corner of this map you can see Fort Humboldt State Historical Beach.  This US Army fort was established in 1853 to settle problems between the local Indians and the gold-seeking miners.  Ulysses S. Grant of Civil War fame was stationed here for six months.  He found the constant rain and isolation unbearable and was said to have developed quite a thirst for whiskey during his posting at the fort. It was abandoned in 1870 and when we lived in Eureka, the fort was a non-descript open field with a small commemorative plaque.  Since then, they have started to reconstruct parts of the fort.

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