Avila Beach Drive is an approximately 4.5-mile highway in San Luis Obispo County which connects US Route 101 to Port San Luis. This roadway initially developed east of San Luis Obispo Creek in 1869 at the end of a tram line connecting Port Harford (now Port San Luis) to Avila Beach. The western half of Avila Beach Drive is built atop the former Pacific Coast Railway grade which went defunct in 1941. The current bridge over San Luis Obispo Creek connecting Avila Beach Drive to Port San Luis was constructed in 1967. The roadway was modernized to facilitate roadway access to the port facilities on San Luis Bay and the nuclear power plant facility at Diablo Canyon. Part 1; the history of Avila Beach Drive The corridor of Avila Beach Drive connects US Route 101 near Shell Beach along the shore of San Luis Bay to Port San Luis. Much of San Luis Bay during the period of Mexican governance in Alta California was part of Rancho San Miguelito. Rancho San ...
Pyramid Hills Road is a five-mile rural highway located in the namesake Pyramid Hills of Kings County. Pyramid Hills Road begins at York Avenue near the former Lemoore Road stage station of Dudley and terminates to the east at California State Route 33 in the Kettleman Plains. The Pyramid Hills are a short mountain range which is a component of the larger Reef Ridge. The hills are named due to how they resemble Egyptian Pyramids during summer months. The Lemoore Road from Cottonwood Pass turned northeast through McClure Valley where it passed Dudley at Deadman Gap. Deadman Gap was closed sometime near the end of World War II when the Union Oil Company constructed a large well. Modern Pyramid Hills Road was constructed to the south near Dagany Gap as a replacement access road. Part 1; the history of Pyramid Hills Road The Pyramid Hills are a short mountain range located in Kings County. This specific range spans from approximately Californi...