Throwback Thursday - April 19, 2018

This week's Throwback Thursday takes us back to a throwback of a throwback. This photo from April 2008 is of a sign for US 104 on Ridge Road near Wolcott, NY. I believe that the sign was around from the days when NY 104 was still US 104.

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Cajon Pass; Cajon Pass Toll Road, National Old Trails Road, US Route 66/91/395 and Interstate 15

This past weekend I spent some time in Cajon Pass traversing the many historic road alignments. Cajon Pass is located in San Bernardino County, California along the San Andreas Fault. Cajon Pass serves the boundary line between the Mojave Desert, the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains and San Bernardino Valley. Cajon Pass is historically one of the most traveled transportation corridors in American California and presently is served by four rail lines, Interstate 15 and California State Route 138. While Cajon Pass is known mostly for carrying US Route 66 it has carried numerous other signed highways that have had a significant impact on regional and national road travel. While this is my best attempt to compile everything from the best sources I could find into one single transportation history blog regarding road travel in Cajon Pass I suspect as time goes on this article will be frequently updated. If you have any information that you ...

Pardee Dam Road

Pardee Dam is a 358-foot-high concrete structure located near Campo Seco at the Calaveras County and Amador County Line. Pardee Dam impounds the Mokelumne River which forms the namesake Pardee Reservoir. Pardee Dam was completed during 1929 and is part of the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Pardee Dam is accessed by the namesake Pardee Dam Road which crosses the structure via the one-lane road seen as the blog cover photo. Part 1; the history of Pardee Dam Road The closest community to Pardee Dam is that of Campo Seco on the Calaveras County side of the Mokelumne River. Campo Seco was founded in 1850 by Mexican Miners who worked placer claims in Oregon Gulch during the height of the California Gold Rush. Campo Seco would reach a population of about three hundred by 1860 spurred by the numerous mining claims in the area. Main Street of Campo Seco flowed directly into the Campo Seco Turnpike which had been authorized by the California L...

California State Route 14

This past year I drove the entirety of California State Route 14 from US Route 395 in the Mojave Desert south to Interstate 5 at Newhall Pass. The present California State Route 14 ("CA 14") is a 117 mile north/south State Highway which begins at US Route 395 ("US 395") and ends at Interstate 5 ("I-5") near Newhall Pass. Present day CA 14 is tied to numerous historically important Californian highways dating back to the times of wagon routes up to the era of the US Route System. Part 1; the history of El Camino Sierra, Legislative Route 23, California State Route 7, US Route 6, and California State Route 14 The route of US 395 and CA 14 south from Sonora Pass occupies a corridor that was once part of the early Auto Trail known as El Camino Sierra. El Camino Sierra originally extended south from Sonora Pass towards Mojave. Gradually as time progressed El Camino Sierra south of Mojave came to be known as Sierra Highway and continued as far s...

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