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The planned Panhandle Freeway of San Francisco (Interstate 80)

The Panhandle Freeway was an approximately two-mile limited access corridor which was once proposed in the city of San Francisco.  The Panhandle Freeway conceptually would have connected US Route 101 at the Central Freeway west to the planned Interstate 280 freeway by way of Panhandle Park.  The concept of the Panhandle Freeway was added to the State Highway System as Legislative Route Number 223 during 1947.  The adopted alignment of the Panhandle Freeway corridor rescinded in 1955 and was never reestablished.  Between 1964-1968 the Panhandle Freeway was planned as Interstate 80 and later as the second iteration of California State Route 241 circa 1968-1972.  The history of the planned Panhandle Freeway The beginnings of the Panhandle Freeway and Central Freeway being added to the State Highway System came with the addition of  LRN 223  by way of 1947 Legislative Chapter 11.  LRN 223 was defined as "a point on LRN 2 near Division Street to LRN 56."  LRN 223 appears as a prop

Dogtown Road

  Dogtown Road is an approximately ten-mile highway located in the Sierra Nevada range of Calaveras County, California.  The highway begins at Calaveritas Road and winds through the mountainous terrain to California State Route 49 in the Altaville District of Angels Camp.  The highway is named after a small mining community which was once located at French Gluch.  Pictured as the blog cover is the wooden deck San Domingo Creek Bridge which was constructed during 1940.  Part 1; the history of Dogtown Road Dogtown Road is named after a small mining community which was located south of San Domingo Creek at French Gulch.  Dogtown and the namesake Dogtown Road can be seen on the 1889 United States Geological Survey map of Jackson.  The map displays Dogtown Road connecting from the outskirts of Calaveritas to Altaville (now part of Angels Camp).   Dogtown Road is shown to traverse San Antonio Creek, Indian Creek, San Domingo Creek and French Gulch. Dogtown Road has persisted with minimal cha