The Aptos Wharf Road. The only other clue remaining about the old wharf is this short stretch of road that intersects with Soquel Drive in Aptos just west of the railroad trestle. Present-day Soquel Drive was once the main road between Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Wagons loaded with lumber or agricultural products would turn here and head directly south dropping down off the coastal terrace and bringing their cargoes out onto the Aptos wharf for shipment