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Three Points Road (Los Angeles County)

Three Points Road is a rural cutoff route which connects Pine Canyon Road (Los Angeles County Route N2) and California State Route 138 near Neenach of Antelope Valley.  Originally the community of Three Points (named for the junction Pine Canyon, Oakdale Canyon and Oakgrove Canyon) was served by 265th Avenue West.  The modern three-mile-long corridor of Three Points Road was developed by 1950 to serve as a softer transition to California State Route 138.  Part 1; the history of Three Points Road Three Points Road is named in reference to the community near the extinct Neenach Volcano known as Three Points.  Three Points itself is a reference to three canyons it sits in the middle of: Pine Canyon, Oakgrove Canyon and Oakdale Canyon.  Three Points was homesteaded by the Laffery family in 1892.  Nearby Gookins Lake was named after one of the Laffery family members.   Three Points (blue pin) can be seen at the intersection of Pine Canyon Road (now Los...
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Bouquet Canyon Road (Los Angeles County)

Bouquet Canyon Road is an approximately 25-mile-long highway corridor which is located in the city of Santa Clarita and Sierra Pelona Mountains of Los Angeles County.  Bouquet Canyon Road begins at Saugus Junction (Magic Mountain Parkway and Railroad Avenue) in Santa Clarita where it serves as a major urban surface highway.  Upon departing the city, the corridor of Bouquet Canyon Road ascends into the Sierra Pelona Mountains via the namesake canyon in Angeles National Forest.  The mountains part of the highway is known for winding grade through the flood prone canyon floor. Bouquet Canyon Road is named in reference to El Rancho del Buque which was located in Santa Clara Valley north of the Santa Clara River.  Much of the highway corridor was developed after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Santa Clara Valley in the 1880s.  The short segment of Bouquet Canyon Road between Sagus Junction to Soledad Canyon Road carries particular historic significanc...