The highway
The San Fierro Highway is a highway in the San Andreas. It starts in the Rodeo district of Los Santos, terminating at an intersection San Fierro connecting to Easter Basin, Doherty, Foster Valley and the highway servicing the Garver Bridge. It passes through the eastern and south edges of Flint County, as well as the southern edge of Whetstone. It also has an intersection with another major road in Flint County and Los Santos, providing access to Santa Maria Beach and Flint Range, while another intersection exists servicing the town of Angel Pine. The highway has five tunnels towards San Fierro, but only four on the way back to Los Santos. Mostly, the highway is seperated into two roads (one for each direction), however there are times when they meet together, although there are no cement dividers to keep traffic to its own side. Like most other countryside highways, the San Fierro Highway lacks illumination from lampposts (except when it is in San Fierro and Angel Pine), with only small poles at some sections which reflect the car's headlights. Thus, it is far preferable to drive on the highway only during daytime, however, some players may seek fast transport, and so the San Fierro Highway may be the only option. Three highway stops can be found along the highway; one stop has a gas station and a 24/7 in it.
Route
The San Fierro Highway starts at an intersection on the Mulholland Drive in northern Rodeo, and immediately enters a tunnel passing underneath Richman. After that it passes the Flint Intersection, however this is only a partial intersection, and thus, only eastbound traffic can use it to get to Red County. The highway then turns south, going through the eastern sections of Back O' Beyond. It follows the east of Back O' Beyond and south edge of Flint County and Whetstone, passing a 24/7, gas station and Angel Pine. It then enters two short tunnels underneath Mount Chiliad and after the Whetstone Bridge it enters the southwest section of San Fierro. The expressway ends at an intersection servicing Missionary Hill and it becomes a major road through San Fierro. The highway turns east towards the Easter Bay Airport and has an exit to the stadium and doherty. It finally ends at the intersection servicing the San Fierro Bypass.
Safety
The San Fierro Highway is by far much safer than the Los Santos Freeway, however, it is not without danger. Drivers still change speeds suddenly and change lanes without notice, and this can bring a hazard to the player who is not aware of other drivers on the highway. To further complicate the highway's dangers, there are occasionally bikes and tractors using the highway, which can cause unaware players or other high-speed drivers to rear-end them, causing pileups or other problems. When a pileup occurs, the emergency crews don't come to control the situation, and it just gets worse and worse. Drivers may come out of their cars when hit and attack other pedestrians or the player, adding to the chaos. Eventually, when one or more cars explode, a chain reaction of explosions occur and any pedestrians too close to the exploding cars will die in the process, while the player may lose a lot of health. After the explosions, wrecks of cars will remain on the highway and a blaze of flames will be seen around destroyed cars, making it treacherous for any other drivers on the highway.
Additionally, parts of the route run atop high cliffs. It is easy for the unsuspecting motorist to lose control of their car, sending them over one of these cliffs. This can make for a long walk back to the road.
Exits, Intersections, and Advisories
The Exits are measured from the juntcion at Mulholland Drive in Los Santos.
Exit 1: Flint Intersection - partial (Westbound entrance and Eastbound exit).
WATCH OUT FOR TRACTORS, AND BIKES (Westbound).
Stops 1-3: Northbound traffic only.
Stop 4: 24/7 and a Xoomer gas station.
Exit 2-3: Access to Angel Pine.
WATCH OUT FOR TRACTORS, AND BIKES (Southbound)
SLOW DOWN (Northbound)
Exit 4: Access to Avispa Country Club and Missionary Hill.
Exit 5: Partial exit, southbound exit to Corvin Stadium and a northbound exit to Doherty.
Exit 6A: San Fierro Bypass North to Doherty, Financial, and Downtown.
Exit 6B: San Fierro Bypass South to Foster Valley.