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The Hanapepe Swinging Bridge is a 186-foot-long steel reinforcement pedestrian span located at the Hanapepe River on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.  This structure was originally constructed in 1911 to facilitate pedestrian worker traffic between downtown Hanapepe and Hanapepe Valley.  The span was damaged by Hurricane Iniki in 1992 and underwent restoration which was completed in 1996.   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 the Hanapepe Swinging Bridge The Hanapepe Swinging Bridge was constructed over the Hanapepe River in 1911.  This 186-foot-long bridge was built to facilitate workers being able to access Hanapepe Valley directly from downtown Hanapepe.  This wire suspension swinging structure cuts off the 1911-era Hanapepe Road Bridge by about a half mile.  The Hanapepe Swin...

Mil Potrero Highway is an approximately 8.2-mile component of Kern County Mountain Road 364 located along the San Andreas Fault Rift Zone in the San Emigdio Mountains.  This corridor begins at the junction of Cuddy Valley Road/Mount Pinos Highway and extends westward through the community of Pine Mountain Club to the junction of Cerro Noroeste Road/Hudson Ranch Road at Apache Saddle. Mil Potrero Highway from Cuddy Valley to San Emigdio Canyon follows the general corridor of El Camino Viejo.  El Camino Viejo was in common use by 1780 and was the original inland Spanish highway to Los Angeles.  The Tenneco corporation would develop Mil Potrero Highway in the early 1970s to facilitate access to the then new resort community of Pine Mountain Club. Part 1; the history of Mil Potrero Highway The general corridor of Mil Potrero Highway from Cuddy Valley Road to San Emigdio Canyon follows the established routing of El Camino Viejo.  The remaining part of the corridor west to...