Over the years Gribblenation has compiled hundreds of articles relating to highways in California along with copious amount of scenery the State has to offer. One thing that I've frequently received feedback on over the years is that it can be difficult to track down specific articles. The Golden State Highways and California Travel Directory aims to change this by making a go-to page for anything we feature related to California.
Intro to Golden State Highways and California Travel Directory
Pictured above as the cover photo for the Golden State Highways and California Travel Directory is California State Route 89 above Lake Tahoe east of Emerald Bay. I picked the above photo for a specific reason; it features a part of the State Highway System that often is overlooked by mainstream travel websites. While California State Route 1 in Big Sur may garner much deserved attention the Highway System in California has even more to offer in the form of, massive freeways, countless differing mountain ranges, agricultural lined valleys, inland wetlands, and even deserts.
Of course, as a Highway webpage Gribblenation primarily focuses on roads and their many stories. That said we aren't exclusively road enthusiasts and often the roads we take are a vehicle to an endless array of adventure. Within the Highway articles and standalone features below there are stories of; towns, ghost towns, railroads, infrastructure, public works projects, National Parks, State Parks, National Forests, State Forests, hiking, and many other topics to be found related to California.
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Gribblenation California Highway and other Blogs by Category
State Highway Historical Information
California's Rogue Sign State Routes
The rogue G28-1 California State Highway Spades
The Rogue G28-2 California State Highway Spades
Patterns in the original 1934 California Sign State Route grid
Establishing the numbering conventions of California's chargeable Interstates
The last 1956-63 era white California State Route Spade?
California State Routes, US Routes and Interstates
Paper Highways; California State Route 1 through the Lost Coast
California State Route 1; the Cabrillo Highway through Big Sur and the Monterey Peninsula
Historic Highway Alignments in Castroville (CA 1, CA 156, and CA 183)
California State Route 1 from Interstate 10 in Santa Monica to San Luis Obispo
California State Route 1 through the Tom Lantos Tunnels and the Devil's Slide
California State Route 1 in Big Sur; Mud Creek reopens
California State Route 1 Big Sur Closure Signs
California State Route 1; exploring Point Lobos and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Challenger Coast Range Adventures Part 2; California State Route 1 from Sign County Route G16 to the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
California State Route 1; the new Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge opens
California State Route 1; prelude to Pfeiffer Canyon Reopening
California State Route 1; Ragged Point Closure south to San Luis Obispo
California State Route 1; I-280 south CA 17
California State Route 1 the Shoreline Highway Part 2; a drive through Sonoma County
California State Route 1 the Shoreline Highway; a drive through Mendocino County
The original alignment of California State Route 1 in San Francisco
Former California State Route 1 over Pedro Mountain Road
Former alignments of California State Route 1 from Santa Cruz north to Half Moon Bay
Former California State Route 1 in Aptos
California State Route 2 on the Glendale Freeway
California State Route 2 on the Angeles Crest Highway
California State Route 4; west from I-5 through the San Joaquin River Delta and Diablo Range to I-80
Trans-Sierra Highways; California State Route 4 over Pacific Grade Summit and Ebbetts Pass
Interstate 5; the West Side Freeway
Interstate 5; Southern San Diego to CA 99 in Wheeler Ridge
Interstate 5 in the Sacramento River Canyon
Interstate 5S in Los Angeles and Glendale
California State Route 5 from California State Route 9 to California State Route 1
California State Route 5 (the Goat Trail)
The western terminus of US Route 6, Laws Depot, and Carson & Colorado Railway
Paper Highways; US Route 6 to San Francisco via Tioga Pass
California State Route 7 (iii)
Former California State Route 109 on current Interstate 8 west of I-5
California State Route 8 west of Mokelumne Hill
California State Route 8 east of Jackson over Carson Pass
California State Route 9
Califoooornia! (Interstate 10 west from CA 86 over San Gorgonio to CA 60 in the Moreno Valley Badlands)
Interstate 10 in the Sonoran Desert between the Colorado River and Coachella Valley
The original California State Route 11
California State Route 11 the Otay Mesa Freeway Extension
The Paper Highways north of San Francisco Bay; CA 12, CA 17, CA 37, CA 181, CA 251, and CA 281
California State Route 12 and the drive to stay alive in the Sacramento River Delta
California State Route 13
California State Route 14 on the Antelope Valley Freeway
Interstate 15 Exit 239 to Zzyzx Road; intersecting the Mojave Road and Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad
Interstate 15; the Mojave Freeway from Barstow north to the Nevada State Line
California State Route 15 (ii)
Western California State Route 16
Eastern California State Route 16
Legacy of California State Route 17; CA 13 (i), CA 17, the Nimitz Freeway, I-880 and the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge
California State Route 18; Rim of the World to the Mojave Desert
California State Route 20; from Emigrant Gap/I-80 west to CA 49
California State Route 23; Canyons, Surface Streets, and Freeways
California State Route 24
Former California State Route 24 through the Kennedy Tunnel and Old Tunnel Road
California State Route 25; the Airline Highway
California State Route 26
The original California State Route 26 in Orange County
California State Route 26 (II)
California State Route 27
Lake Tahoe Circle Tour Part 2; California State Route 28 and Nevada State Route 28
The Putah Creek Bridge of the original California State Route 28
Former California State Route 29 in Yountville
California State Route 210 (legacy of California State Route 30)
California State Route 32
California State Route 33
The original alignment of California State Route 33 in Firebaugh
The original alignment of California State Route 33 in Dos Palos
California State Route 34
California State Route 35; the Goat Trail
California State Route 35; CA 9/Saratoga Gap to Great Highway
Long closed California State Route 39 at Islip Saddle
Former California State Route 39 in Knott's Berry Farm
The original alignment of US Route 40 over the Martinez-Benicia Ferry and Carquinez Scenic Drive
Highways in and around Old Sacramento; US 40, US 99W, CA 16, CA 24, CA 70, CA 99, CA 275, and more
Old US Route 40 on Donner Pass Road
Former US Route 40, the North Lincoln Highway and Victory Highway in Newcastle
1889 Lanes Bridge Location (Old California State Route 41)
California State Route 41; CA 46 north to CA 180/CA 168
Old California State Route 41 in Fresno County and the expressway that never was
California State Route 41; Madera County Line to Yosemite National Park
Proto-California State Route 41 on Road 425B
1906 North Fork Road Bridge Ruins (Old California State Route 41)
1941 Lanes Bridge Renovations (Old California State Route 41)
Old California State Route 41 (Kings County)
California State Route 41; The 2 Lane Death Trap Corridor
Former California State Route 41 past Bates Station
Former California State Route 41 over the Estrella River Bridge
Former California State Route 42 and California State Route 10
California State Route 43; into the foggy void
California State Route 43; Lacey Boulevard Roundabout Build
California State Route 44 and California State Route 440
California State Route 47 and the Vincent Thomas Bridge
Hunting the early Lincoln Highway and US Route 48 from French Camp west to Altamont Pass
Paper Highways of the Mojave Desert and San Gabriel Mountains; CA 48 (ii), CA 122, CA 196, and CA 249
California State Route 49; the Golden Chain Highway Part 1
California State Route 49; the Golden Chain Highway Part 2
Former California State Route 49 in San Andreas
Former California State Route 49 through Bagby
The alignment history of California State Route 49 through Bagby
Former California State Route 49-108 in Jamestown
The history of California State Routes 49, 8 and 88 in Jackson
Former California State Route 49 and California State Route 120 through Jacksonville
Lake Tahoe Circle Tour Part 3; US Route 50 and Cave Rock
US Route 50 over Echo Summit
Former US Route 50 and the South Lincoln Highway from Folsom east to Placerville
California State Route 52
California State Route 53
California State Route 58/Old California State Route 178 west of CA 43
California State Route 58 from CA 99 east to US 395
Westside Parkway and Centennial Corridor; Future California State Route 58
The Centennial Corridor and West Side Parkway of California State Route 58
Old California State Route 58 in North Barstow
California State Route 59/Sign County Route J59
California State Route 60/Former US 60/70 through the Moreno Valley Badlands
Box Canyon Road (former US 60/70 and the second CA 195)
Old US Route 60/70 through Hell (Chuckwalla Valley Road and Ragsdale Road)
Former US Route 60-70 on Jack Rabbit Trail
Legislative Route Number 172 (the future Pomona Freeway and California State Route 60)
The final stand of US Route 60 in California during 1982
California State Routes 112, 61, and 260 (a functional CA 61)
California State Route 62 and US Route 95 retrospective
California State Route 63
Former California State Route 63 on Boyd Drive
Proposed US Route 64 to Morro Bay
Paper Highways; California State Route 64 and the unbuilt Malibu Canyon-Whitnall Freeway
Old California State Route 65 on Famoso-Porterville Highway, Sign County Routes J35/J22/J29
California State Route 65 south segment
The Arroyo Seco Parkway and early US Route 66 terminus points in downtown Los Angeles
Challenger versus US Route 66
Cajon Pass; Cajon Pass Toll Road, National Old Trails Road, US 66/91/395, and Interstate 15
Return to California and US Route 66
Return to US Route 66 in Barstow
Route 66 Wednesday; Santa Monica to Pasadena
Route 66 Wednesday; Pasadena to Cajon Pass
Route 66 Wednesday; Cajon Pass through the Mojave Desert to Arizona
Proposed US Route 66 Alternate to Las Vegas
The strange history of the terminus of US Route 66 in Santa Monica
Proposed Interstate 70 over the Minaret Summit Highway
California State Route 77; the real 'Shortest Signed" State Highway
Interstate 80 west over the Carquinez Bridge to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Interstate 80 over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
The planned Panhandle Freeway (Interstate 80)
California State Route 82/Old US Route 101 on El Camino Real from I-280 to I-380
The mystery of the original California State Route 83
California State Route 84 west from I-280 over the Santa Cruz Mountains to CA 1
California State Route 84 west from I-880 over the Dumbarton Bridge
California State Route 88; the Carson Pass Highway
Lassen Park Highway; implied California State Route 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park
California State Route 89 through Luther Pass
Trans-Sierra Highways; California State Route 89 over Monitor Pass
California State Route 89 (Lassen Volcanic National Park to South Lake Tahoe)
The Vague Original Southern Terminus of US Route 91 in Mojave Desert
Former US Route 91 and US 466 in Baker
Paper Highways; Unbuilt California State Route 93
The last two covered bridges in the State Highway System (California State Route 96)
Exploring the southern terminus points of US Route 97 in Oregon and California
Former US Route 99, US Route 466, and California State Route 65 through Famoso
Former US Routes 99/60/70 on the 1923 Whitewater Bridge
The original US Route 99 alignment on Sign County Route J9/French Camp Road
Old US Route 99 through Herndon
US Route 99 and the 1929 Van Ness Arch
California State Route 99/Old US Route 99 from CA 51/US 50 south to CA 145
California State Route 99/Old US Route 99 from I-5 north to CA 145
Old US Route 99 through Madera on Gateway Drive
Former US Route 99 in Goshen, Traver, and the Warlow Rest Area
Former US Route 99 through Tipton, Tulare, and Tagus Ranch
Former US 99, US 99E, and US 99W in Red Bluff
Former US Route 99 in Modesto and the 7th Street Bridge
Hunting for forgotten history; Old US Route 99 in Fresno
Former US Route 99 in the Chowchilla Area
Former US Route 99 in McFarland and Delano
Former US Route 99 in Earlimart and Pixley
The Lincoln Highway, US Route 99 and US Route 50 in Stockton
The Lincoln Highway, US Route 99 and US Route 50 in Lodi and Galt
The Midway Palm and Pine of US Route 99
Former US Route 99W from West Sacramento to Red Bluff
Former US Route 99 in Cottonwood
Former US Route 99 in Dunsmuir
Former US Route 99 in Mount Shasta City
Former US Route 99 from the Klamath River to the Oregon State Line via Hornbrook
Former US Route 99 through Heber and Calexico to the Mexican Border
The 1926-1934 Los Angeles-Redlands corridor of Former US Route 99
The 1935-1963 Los Angeles-Redlands corridor of former US Route 99
Former US Route 99-70 in Calimesa
Former US Routes 99-60-70 in San Gorgonio Pass (Beaumont, Banning and Cabazon)
Former US Route 99 in Livingston and the last traffic light
Former US Route 99-60-70 in Indio and Coachella Valley
Former US Route 99 through Athlone and the last Wheeler Ridge-Sacramento corridor expressway
Former US Route 99 in Westmorland
Former US Route 99 in Imperial
Former US Route 99 in El Centro
The reemergence of US Route 99 at the Ventura Freeway/Golden State Freeway Interchange
Paper Highways; unbuilt California State Route 100 in Santa Cruz
Former US Route 101 on Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway
Old US Route 101 in King City and the 1903 Southern Pacific Depot
Railroad Square Historic District; US Route 101, California State Route 12; Santa Rosa, California
Hyde Street Pier and the original alignment of US Route 101 in San Francisco
Challenger Coast Range Adventures Part 1; getting to Monterey and Old US 101 on the San Juan Grade
Downtown San Francisco; Lombard Street and former US 101 on Hyde Street Pier
El Camino Real Relics in Santa Barbra
Old US 101 on the San Juan Grade
Mission San Juan Bautista and El Camino Real
Trees of Mystery; a US Route 101 landmark
Douglas Memorial Bridge; former US Route 101 and the Redwood Highway over the Klamath River
US Route 101 through Richardson Grove State Park
Former US Route 101 from San Lucas to San Ardo
Former US Route 101 in Bradley
Former US Route 101 in San Miguel
Former US Route 101 and California State Route 152 in Gilroy
Former US Route 101 at Confusion Hill
US Route 101 and the Last Chance Grade
US Route 101 and California State Route 20 in Willits
Former US Route 101 on State Street in Ukiah and the State Highway Corridors of Ukiah
Former US Route 101 between Hopland and Cloverdale
US Route 101 through Gaviota Pass
Former US Route 101 and California State Route 41 in Paso Robles
Former US Route 101 through Templeton
Former US Route 101 through Atascadero and Santa Margarita
Former US Route 101 and California State Route 1 through San Luis Obispo
Former US Route 101 in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande
Former US Route 101 through Nipomo
Former US Route 101 along Santa Barbara Channel
Former US Route 101 in Buellton
Former US Route 101 on Grant Street in Chualar
Former US Route 101 in Greenfield on El Camino Real
Former US Route 101 on Alta Street in Gonzales
Former US Route 101 in Soledad
Former US Route 101 and California State Route 198 in San Lucas
Former US Route 101 and California State Route 156 at San Juan Bautista Y
The Pinecate Rocks of US Route 101
US Route 101 at Benbow, Garberville and Redway
Former US Route 101 through Sargent
Former US Route 101 on Y Road near Betabel siding
The history of US Route 101 in Los Angeles
Former US Route 101, US Route 91, California State Route 18 and California State Route 10 in Anaheim
Chualar Bus Crash Site (US Route 101 and Broome Road)
The Bayshore Freeway (US Route 101)
The Central Freeway (US Route 101)
Unconstructed California State Route 102
California State Route 103 (i)
The Terminal Island Freeway (California State Route 103 and California State Route 47)
Former California State Route 106
Trans-Sierra Highways; California State Route 108 over Sonora Pass
The Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110 and California State Route 110)
California State Route 111 in Coachella Valley
California State Route 113; a little bit of vintage US 40, US 40A, US 99W, and CA 24
California State Route 117 (i)
California State Route 117 (ii)
California State Route 119; a US Route 399 story
Old California State Route 120 and 140 entrances to Yosemite National Park
California State Route 120 from US 6 west to US 395
The Tioga Pass Road (California State Route 120)
California State Route 120/New Priest Grade Road and Old Priest Grade Road
California State Routes 37, 121, 128, and unbuilt CA 179
Unconstructed California State Route 122
California State Route 126; from CA 23 east to I-5
California State Route 127 and Nevada State Route 373
California State Route 130 and the Lick Observatory
California State Route 132/Sign County Route J132
Oregon Route 39 and California State Route 139
California State Route 140 and El Portal Road
Sign County Route J18 and early California State Route 140
Unconstructed California State Route 143
Former California State Route 145 over Skaggs Bridge Crossing
Pinnacles National Park and California State Route 146
Pinnacles National Park West and California State Route 146 West
California State Route 146 East
Unconstructed California State Route 148
California State Route 150 family of highways (CA 246, CA 154, CA 192, and CA 150)
Former California State Route 152 east through Pacheco Pass to the San Luis Reservoir
California State Route 153; the supposedly shortest State Highway
Old California State Route 155 between Bakersfield and Woody
Paper Highways of San Digo; Unbuilt California State Routes 157, 171, and 252
California State Route 158; the June Lake Loop
California State Route 160 and Sign County Route J11
California State Route 162 to the Bidwell's Bar Bridge (both the 1965 and 1856 variants)
California State Route 163; Old US Routes 80/395 on the Cabrillo Freeway
Tale of CA 168 West, the failure of the Piute Pass Highway, Big Creek, and The Climb to Kaiser
Gateway to the Sierras sign and Tarpey Depot (Old CA 168)
California State Route 168 road work update and Friant Dam
Paper Highways; modern California State Route 169 the unfinished California State 96
The Hollywood Freeway; CA 170, US 101, former US 66, and CA 2
Unconstructed California State Route 171
California State Route 172 (old CA 36)
California State Route 173; former CA 2 and the last stand of the dirt State Highway
California State Route 174 and the Empire Mine
Former California State Route 176
California State Route 178; west from CA 14 to CA 184
The Panamint Gap in California State Route 178
Old California State Route 178, Legislative Route 137, and the 1914 Salinas River Bridge
California State Route 178 Spur in Bakersfield
Unbuilt California State Route 179
California State Route 180 Kings Canyon Road Expressway and Sequoia-Kings Canyon Freeway
California State Route 180 (CA 99 west to CA 33)
Old California State Route 180 and 41 surface alignments in Fresno
Sign County Route J1 and former California State Route 180 on Panoche Road
California State Route 180 east Fresno to Cedar Grove (Kings Canyon Highway)
Old California State Route 180 on Dunlap Road
Old California State Route 180 on Onion Valley Road
Unconstructed California State Route 181
California State Route 182 and the Sweetwater Road
California State Route 184; the Weedpatch Highway
Former California State Route 188 on Fallen Leaf Lake Road
California State Route 188 (ii)
California State Route 190; a Trans-Sierra Highway that could have been
Horseshoe Meadows Road and former California State Route 190
Former California State Route 190 at the bottom of Lake Success
Former California State Route 194 from Downieville to Saddleback Mountain
California State Route 195 (i)
California State Route 195 (ii)
Unconstructed California State Route 196
Challenger Coast Range Adventures Part 4; CA 198 from US 101 to I-5
Old California State Route 198 in Kings County
Former California State Route 198 at the bottom of Lake Kaweah
Winnemucca to the Sea Highway (US Route 199)
California State Route 203; the road that could have been a Trans-Sierra Highway
California State Route 204; Old US Route 99 in Bakersfield
Former California State Route 206 and US Route 66 Alternate in San Bernardino
California State Route 207 I & II
Cabrillo National Monument and former California State Route 209
Interstate 210 and California State Route 210 on the Foothill Freeway
The indomitable Fernbridge (California State Route 211)
California State Route 211 (ii)
California State Route 211 (ii)
Former California State Route 212
Interstate 215/former I-15E/former CA 194
California Ferry Routes; CA 84 over the Real McCoy II and CA 220 over the J-Mack Ferry
California State Route 222; connecting the Redwood Highway to Talmage
California State Route 223; Bear Mountain Boulevard
Former California State Route 224
California State Route 225; the zombie highway of Santa Barbra
Unbuilt California State Route 228
California State Route 230 and the planned Hunters Point Freeway
Unconstructed California State Route 234
Unbuilt California State Route 235
California State Route 237; South Bay Freeway
Interstate 238; the Interstate numbering abomination
Unbuilt California State Route 239 and Signed County Route J4
Former California State Route 240
The original California State Route 243
California State Route 245 (i)
Former California State Route 248
Unconstructed California State Route 249
The Ells Tunnel of planned California State Route 249
Unconstructed California State Route 251
Unconstructed California State Route 252
California State Route 254/Avenue of the Giants (former US 101)
Unbuilt California State Route 256
California State Route 259; TO I-215/CA 210
California State Route 263/Old US Route 99 in the Shasta River Canyon
Former US Route 99/current US Route 97 and California State Route 265 in Weed
Mulholland Drive; Cahuenga Pass west to Sepulveda Pass (and unbuilt CA 268)
California State Route 270 to Bodie
California State Route 273, Old US 99 through Redding and Anderson
Former California State Route 274
Mineral King Road, the White Chief Mine, and unbuilt California State Route 276
California State Route 283 and the Rio Dell Bridge
Paper Highways: California State Route 285
US Route 299 and modern California State Route 299
US Route 50/Hidden Interstate 305
California State Route 330 and City Creek Road
US Route 395; Nevada State Line south to CA 14 (Adventure on El Camino Sierra)
Where the hell is Hill Valley? (US 395 east/US 8 south)
US Route 395 south of Kramer Junction to I-15 (former CA 95)
Interstate 405; Carmageddon on the San Diego Freeway
Legacy of US Route 466 Part 1; California State Route 46
Legacy of US Route 466 Part 2; Tehachapi to Bakersfield
Legacy of US Route 466 Part 3; Morro Bay to Shandon (California State Routes 41 and 229)
Legacy of US Route 466 Part 5: Old Highway 58 through North Barstow
The Embarcadero Freeway and planned Golden Gate Freeway (Interstate 480/California State Route 480)
Interstate 505; a trace of I-5W
Interstate 580 from I-5 west to CA 13
Interstate 580 San Rafael-Richmond Bridge
Interstate 680 over the Benicia-Martinez Ferry and the Legacy of CA 21
Hidden California State Route 710 and the Pasadena Gap of the Long Beach Freeway
Interstate 780 and former California State Route 141
Legislative Routes that never had a Sign State Route
Old Highway; Mariposa County (former Legislative Route 18)
Chisholm Ferry/Bridge Location and early Legislative Route 10
Algodones Dunes Old Plank Road (Legislative Route Number 27)
County Sign Routes
Siskiyou County Route A12; 99-97 Cutoff
Sign County Route E15 to Copperopolis
O’Bryne’s Ferry Covered Bridge (future County Route E15)
Santa Clara County Route G8 and the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine
Sign County Route J1 and former California State Route 180 on Panoche Road
Sign County Route J2 over Corral Hollow Pass (El Camino Viejo)
Signed County Route J4 and unbuilt CA 239
Planes, Trains, Automobiles on Sign County Route J7
The original US Route 99 alignment on Sign County Route J9/French Camp Road
California State Route 160 and Sign County Route J11
Sign County Route J18 and early California State Route 140
Fresno/Tulare County Route J19
Old California State Route 65 on Famoso-Porterville Highway, Sign County Routes J35/J29/J22
Fresno/Tulare County Route J40
Trans-Sierra Highways; Sherman Pass Road and Sign County Route J41
Los Angeles County Route N3 (Angeles Forest Highway)
California State Route 243 (formerly R1)
Auto Trail standalone articles
Old Stage Road; the 'real" El Camino Real and predecessor route to US 101 on the San Juan Grade
Dog Valley Grade (North Lincoln Highway and Victory Highway)
Other Roads
Bitterwater Road and Bitterwater Valley Road to Blackwell's Corner
Return to Parkfield; Parkfield Grade, Parkfield-Coalinga Road, and Cholame Road/Cholame Valley Road
La Gloria Road and Gloria Road; descending the ridge of the Gabilan Range to Salinas Valley
Auberry Road and the Wildflower Trail
Ben Hur Road/Road 613 to Raymond
2nd Street and 3rd Street Tunnel in Los Angeles
Parkfield Grade/Parkfield-Coalinga Road
Los Gatos Creek Road/Coalinga Road
Challenger Coast Range Adventures Part 3; Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
La Brea Tar Pits; Wilshire Boulevard
1916 Elkhorn Avenue Concrete Pony Truss Bridge
Panamint Valley and Trona-Wildrose Road
Fulton Street reconstruction project in Fresno
Cannery Row and Monterey Bay (2018 versus 1993)
Christmas Tree Lane; Fresno, CA
Faultline Friday; the back roads between CA 25 and CA 46 on the San Andreas Fault
San Francisco's Lombard Street
The Middle Bar Bridge over the Mokelumne River (Middle Bar Road and Gwin Mine Road)
Aptos Creek Road to the Loma Prieta ghost town site
Go home Hollister you're drunk (the saga of the Ladd Lane striping debacle)
100th Christmas Tree Lane (Van Ness Boulevard, Fresno)
Old Stage Road in Tulare County and Kern County
Tulare Lake returns (Tulare Lake roads and infrastructure)
Sky Harbour Road and Pincushion Peak
Drum Valley Road (Tulare County Diagonal Route 152)
Eshom Valley Road and Stagecoach Drive (Tulare County Mountain Routes 469 and 453)
Arizona State Route 95 Detour in Needles
Westmoreland’s Suspension Bridge
Rattlesnake Bar Suspension Bridge
Madera County Road 800 and Indian Peak Road
Madera County Road 600 and the post-1886 Yosemite Stage Road
Madera County Road 400 and the 1882-1886 Yosemite Stage Road
Madera County Road 407 and the Stockton-Los Angeles Road
Dogtown Road (Calaveras County)
The Kings River, Stockton-Los Angeles Road and rail trestles of Reedley
San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel
Santa Fe Grade Road (Merced County)
Grant Avenue in San Francisco and Chinatown’s Dragon Gate
Abandoned Sylvan Road (Monterey County)
Madera County Road 210 to Hildreth
National Park Related Articles
Hetch Hetchy Valley; Hetch Hetchy Railroad, abandoned Lake Eleanor Road, and the Wapama Fall Bridge
The Old Coulterville Road; the first highway to Yosemite
Old California State Route 140 and 120 entrances to Yosemite National Park
History of the Big Oak Flat Road
The Tioga Pass Road (California State Route 120)
California State Route 140 and El Portal Road
Former US Route 101 on Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway
Lassen Park Highway; implied California State Route 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park
California State Route 89 (Lassen Volcanic National Park to South Lake Tahoe)
Pinto Basin Road and Cottonwood Springs Road
Ghost Town Tuesday; Lost Horse Mine (Joshua Tree National Park)
The Generals Highway; connecting Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park
The Colony Mill Road to the Giant Forest
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park (Spring Season)
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park (Fall Season)
Return to Sequoia National Park and the Generals Highway
Channel Islands National Park and Anacapa Island
Nevada State Route 374, Rhyolite, and Hell's Gate
Pinnacles National Park West and California State Route 146 West
California State Route 146 East
National Forests and other National recreation areas
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway Part 1; Sierra National Forest Route 10
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway Part 2; a bumpy ride on Sierra National Forest Route 7
The Sierran Death Highway; Blackrock Road
Soda Lake Road and Carrizo Plain National Monument
Kelbaker Road, Kelso Depot, and the Mojave National Preserve
Marin Headlands; Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Point Reyes National Seashore
Muir Woods Road/National Monument and Panoramic Highway
1908 Toro Creek Bridge; Fort Ord National Monument
Ghost Town standalone articles
Locans, California ghost town site
Lone Star Ghost Town Site and the Visalia District Railroad
Millerton and the Stockton-Los Angeles Road
Nexus of the Universe; Butler Ghost Town Site
Conejo, CA; ghost town on the rails
Ford Ord 2nd Avenue abandoned barracks
Kingston and the Kingston Grade
Ghost Post; the ruins of Fort Ord
Woodville and the Stockton-Los Angeles Road
Railroad standalone articles
Kerman Branch Railroad (Southern Pacific Railroad)
A Streetcar Named Fresno Traction, the history of streetcar service in Fresno
Riverdale Branch Railroad Ruins
Interesting Places
Tower Theatre; Fulton Street, Fresno
March Air Reserve and the SR-71A Blackbird
San Juan Bautista and El Camino Real
Mount Diablo State Park and Mount Diablo Summit Road
Version information and updates
- Version 1; 6/30/20: Simply put Version 1 is simply just piling everything we have related to California into this directory. Likely updates will come to this page on a monthly basis as California articles are published. Short term I would like to inventory what State Highways we have articles for and what remains.
- Version 2; 2/10/22: I simplified the page and shuffled the text around in hopes of making it easier to navigate. The Version and Update Log was pushed to the bottom since I doubt many people really care to read it. I had to blow up the text to correct whatever was going on embedded in the background causing glitches.
- Version 3.0; 1/10/23: The link directories were updated, and a new URL was created to fix some bugs.
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