Devils Den Road is an approximately 6.2-mile dirt highway corridor which exists in the Kettleman Hills of rural Kings County. The Devils Den Road corridor begins as a continuation of Barker Road at the Kern County/Kings County line and extends northeast to 25th Avenue via Avenal Gap. The Devils Den Road corridor is named after the Devils Den Oil Field which was discovered in 1910. Said oil field was once host to a company town known as "Devils Den" which stood near the junction of modern California State Route 33 and Barker Road. Devils Den Road was once the favored highway over the Kettleman Hills until Legislative Route Number 125 (now California State Route 41) was adopted as State Highway in 1933. Part 1; the history of Devils Den Road Devils Den is a formation which is located in northwest Kern County at the eastern flank of Avenal Ridge and the Pyramid Hills. The land which comprises Devils Den can be seen under the ownership of the Aferit...
Silver Bar Road is seven-mile loop of Ben Hur Road in the Sierra Nevada foothills southern Mariposa County. This mostly dirt surface rural corridor is named after the Silver Bar Mine which once located in the vicinity of Lookout Mountain. John Hite was known to have petitioned the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors to construct a roadway local silver mines in 1885 but was met with rejection. Nonetheless modern Silver Bar Road appears on maps shortly after Hite's petition. Part 1; the history of Silver Bar Road Silver Bar Road is named after the Silver Bar Mine . The historic location of the Silver Bar Mine location is not fully clear other than it was located a short distance from Lookout Mountain northeast of the community of Ben Hur. The Silver Bar Mine and Silver Lane Mine are the only two known significant silver strikes within Mariposa County. Numerous modern mining claims filed as " Silver Bar " are centered around property near the inte...