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The 1911-era Hanapepe River Bridge is located in the Kauai community of Hanapepe and is the first tee beam span constructed in the state of Hawaii.  This structure served as Kaumualii Highway during the 1911-1917 era development boom of the Kauai Belt Road.  Much of the business district would be subsequently constructed immediately east of this span along what is now Hanapepe Road.  The 1911-era Hanapepe River Bridge was replaced in 1938 by a two-lane span a short distance to the south.  The 1938 span would become part of Hawaii Route 50 when the Hawaii Route System was expanded to Kauai in 1955.  Ultimately the 1911-era Hanapepe River Bridge would outlive the 1938-era replacement as the latter span was replaced and demolished in 2019.   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 19...

Frazier Mountain Park Road is an approximately 7.1-mile-long rural highway located Cuddy Canyon of Kern County.  This corridor begins at Interstate 5 Exit 205 and extends through the community of Frazier Park to the junction of Lockwood Valley Road and Cuddy Valley Road.  Frazier Mountain Park Road is presently maintained as Kern County Mountain Road 368.  Frazier Mountain Park Road essentially is a modernization of El Camino Viejo which had been in common use as early as 1780. El Camino Viejo was the first European route from Los Angeles to San Joaquin Valley. From Los Angeles the highway continued northward into San Fernando Valley and to Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana. From San Fernando Valley the highway ascended into the Sierra Pelona Mountains. El Camino Viejo entered San Francisquito Canyon to San Francisquito Pass where it emptied into Antelope Valley in the western flank of the Mojave Desert near Elizabeth Lake. Upon entering Antelope Valley, the route of ...