Back in 2017 I spent a good deal of time driving scenic highways located in Marin, Napa, Sonoma Yolo and Solano Counties. While heading east from Lake Berryessa through the Vaca Mountains California State Route 128 I took a turn on Pleasant Valley Road south towards Vacaville. What I stumbled upon was the unbuilt California State Route 179 on a very aptly named Pleasant Valley Road. This year after traversing the Bay Area I decided to revisit the unbuilt CA 179. CA 179 was intended to be a 14 mile north/south State Highway between CA 128 in Yolo County and Interstate 80 in Solano County. The route of CA 179 while unbuilt has a traversable route over Pleasant Valley Road and Cherry Glen Road. CA 179 was approved as LRN 244 in 1959 by the State Legislature according to CAhighways.org. CAhighways.org on CA 179/LRN 244 The implied path of LRN 244 first appears on the State Highway Map on 1960. 1960 State Highway Map During the 1964 State Highway re...
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