Hawaii Route 5600 is a 3.4-mile highway located near the town of Kapaa. This corridor is considered by the Hawaii Department of Transportation to be a Temporary Bypass of Kapaa and forms a loop of Hawaii Route 56. Hawaii Route 5600 is overlaid atop a former Lihue Sugar Plantation haul road which was rebuilt to State Highway standards in segments circa 1996 and 2007. Initially the Kapaa Bypass was only open during daylight hours but is now functional at all hours of the day. The segment of Hawaii Route 5600 between northern Kapaa to Kauai County Route 581 carries only one-way southbound traffic. This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series. A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking here . Part 1; the history of Hawaii Route 5600 Hawaii Route 5600 is aligned on Ala Kianoika Way and alternatively is known as the "Temporary Kapaa Bypass." Kapaa is the largest ...
Cuddy Valley Road is an approximately 5.1-mile-long rural highway located in the Transverse Ranges of Kern County. This corridor begins at the junction of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Lockwood Valley Road in the small community of Lake of the Woods. Cuddy Valley Road passes through the namesake Cuddy Valley where it has a western terminus at the junction of Mount Pinos Highway and Mil Potrero Highway. Cuddy Valley Road is presently maintained as Kern County Mountain Road 364. Cuddy Valley Road essentially is a modernization of El Camino Viejo which had been in common use as early as 1780. El Camino Viejo was the first European route from Los Angeles to San Joaquin Valley. From Los Angeles the highway continued northward into San Fernando Valley and to Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana. From San Fernando Valley the highway ascended into the Sierra Pelona Mountains. El Camino Viejo entered San Francisquito Canyon to San Francisquito Pass where it emptie...