When US Route 466 was created during October 1933 it was aligned through Tehachapi Pass at Cameron siding. The then new US Route would inherit the alignment of the Tehachapi Pass Highway which was constructed concurrent with the Southern Pacific Railroad 1876. US Route 466 at Tehachapi Pass would be realigned onto an expressway grade during 1957 which bypassed a bottleneck prone jog by Cameron Road. Modern Cameron Road from California State Route 58 at Exit 119 west to the crossing the railroad crossing at the former siding carries the original alignment US Route 466. The original eastern terminus of Cameron Road was located at US Route 466 at Tehachapi Pass a short distance after crossing the Southern Pacific Railroad. This original eastern terminus is clearly displayed on the 1943 United States Geological Survey map. Part 1-Part 4 of the US Route 466 Legacy Series can be found below: Legacy of US Route 466 Part 1: California State Route 46 Leg...
Bunkerville and Mesquite are communities located along the Virgin River in northeast Clark County, Nevada which were part of the corridor of US Route 91. When US Route 91 was commissioned in November 1926 it followed Riverside Road, Mesquite Boulevard, Sandhill Road and Hillside Drive through Bunkerville and Mesquite to the Arizona state line. US Route 91 was realigned north of the Virgin River by 1955 which transitioned it directly from Glendale to Mesquite Boulevard. The 1955 alignment of US Route 91 bypassed Bunkerville and two crossings of the Virgin River. The post-1955 alignment of US Route 91 would be later built upon as part of Interstate 15 which was completed through Mesquite in 1973. By 1974 US Route 91 would be truncated out of Nevada entirely. Since 1976 the original alignment of US Route 91 along Riverside Road has been part of Nevada State Route 170. The blog cover photo is of US Route 91 at the lower Virgin River Bridge sou...