San Mateo–Hayward Bridge
The bridge leaves the shoreline and heads east across open water, a single long line reaching off the edge of the map.
Minimalist map poster · United States
37.5630° N / 122.3255° W
A Peninsula city between the Bay shoreline and wooded hills, crossed by El Camino Real, the Caltrain line and Highway 101

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
San Mateo occupies a slice of the San Francisco Peninsula, running from the flat edge of the Bay up into the hills to the west. From above you can read it in bands. Near the water there are shoreline parks and lagoons, then the freeway and a flat grid, then the rail line and downtown, and finally curving hillside streets toward the ridge.
Downtown clusters around the Caltrain station and El Camino Real, the historic road that runs the length of the Peninsula. Central Park, with its old trees and Japanese garden, sits nearby. At the eastern edge, the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge leaves the shore and runs straight across the Bay, one of the longest bridges in California.
A San Mateo map poster captures that layering clearly. The shoreline, the long parallel transport corridors and the change from grid to curving streets are all visible at a glance. It feels suburban and precise at once, a good picture of how the Peninsula organises itself between the hills and the water.
The bridge leaves the shoreline and heads east across open water, a single long line reaching off the edge of the map.
Highway 101, the Caltrain tracks and El Camino Real run side by side through the city, dividing it into long bands from bayside to hillside.
West of downtown the grid gives way to winding residential streets that follow the rising ground toward the ridge and the reservoirs beyond.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why San Mateo
San Mateo is a place people settle, commute from and raise families in, so the poster often marks a first house, a new job or years spent on the Peninsula. Its shoreline-to-hills structure also makes a strong, graphic print.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, adding a street name or a move-in date. Pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint pairs well with the bridge and the Bay.
Order the San Mateo poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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