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Yosemite Springs Parkway

Yosemite Springs Parkway is an approximately five-mile roadway located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Madera County and serves as the main throughfare of Yosemite Lakes Park.  The corridor originates as the primary through road of Gold Rush era Long Hollow Ranch which connected the Fresno-Yosemite Road at Kelshaw Corners to River Road.  Upon Long Hollow Ranch being sold for subdivided development in 1970 the roadway was rebuilt to modern standards and rebranded by the name it currently carries.   Part 1; the history of Yosemite Springs Parkway The lands where Yosemite Springs Parkway now lie were once part of Long Hollow Ranch.  Said ranch came under the ownership of the Rivas family after the forced relocation of the local Chukchansi Yokuts onto what is now Picayune Rancheria during the late nineteenth century.   Long Hollow Ranch was located near the community of Coarsegold largely in Township 8S, Range 20E.  The ranch property can be seen so...

Hawaii County Route 187

Hawaii County Route 187 is an approximately 12.7-mile highway located on the Big Island in the Kailau-Kona area.  Said county route was established in 2001 comprising approximately 0.5 miles of Palani Drive and what is presently 12.2 miles of Ali'i Drive.   The designation of Hawaii County Route 187 included an extension of Ali'i Drive south from Kamehameha III Road (Hawaii County Route 161) to Hawaii Route 11 and Napoopoo Road (Hawaii County Route 161).  Ali'i Drive south of Kamehameha III Road was extended in stages from 2007 through 2019.  The corridor of Ali'i Drive has ties to the history of the early Kingdom of Hawaii seat of governance and is the location of numerous historic structures near Kailua Bay.   Part 1; the history of Hawaii County Route 187 Hawaii County Route 187 as presently configured is comprised of approximately 0.5 miles of Palani Drive and 12.2 miles Ali'i Drive (Alii Drive).  Alii Drive is the main surface street serving ...