Kilauea Road is an approximately 1.8-mile rural roadway at the northernmost extent of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. This roadway permits access to the Kilauea Point Lighthouse which has since 1985 been part of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. Kilauea Road was built to permit overland access through the Kilauea Sugar Plantation to the Kilauea Point Lighthouse. This lighthouse was dedicated on May 1, 1913, and was operational until 1976. The 200-foot-high cliffs and easy access to birds such as the Nene make Kilauea Road one of the most notable non-State Highway corridors on Kauai. 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 Kilauea Point Lighthouse Kilauea Point is the northernmost extent of the island Kauai. This point is a peninsula built upon lava rock which protrudes in...
Bear Creek Road is a 13-mile roadway which crests the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Bear Creek Road corridor begins at California State Route 9 in Boulder Creek of Santa Cruz County and terminates at California State Route 17 near the Lexington Reservoir of Santa Clara County. A small portion of Bear Creek Road between Skyline Boulevard and Summit Road carries California State Route 35. The original portion of Bear Creek Road was constructed during the early 1870s southwest of Lexington by logging interests wishing to access Zayante Creek. The corridor was extended to Boulder Creek in 1873 by the Harmon Brothers as the Bear Creek Toll Road. The Harmon brothers toll franchise was ultimately unprofitable and their right-of-way was purchased by Santa Cruz County in 1889 as a public highway. Modern Bear Creek Road is generally considered to be the fastest path of travel between Boulder Creek and San Jose. Part 1; the history of Bear Creek Road The first porti...