Gribblenation

This past month I was traveling through Oroville in Butte County of Northern California.  From California State Route 70 I turned east on California State Route.  My aim was to drive the eastern segment of CA 162 over the 1965 Bidwell Bar Bridge and visit the 1856 structure. CA 162 as an overall highway is segmented with a large unconstructed segment through Mendocino National Forest.  In total CA 162 has 112 constructed miles with 62 remaining unbuilt stretching from US 101 near Laytonville east to Lake Oroville near Berry Creek. Part 1; the history of California State Route 162 The current route of CA 162 was cobbled together from the following: -  From US 101 east to I-5 near Willows was added to the State Highway system in 1965 as CA 261 and can be seen on the 1966 State Division of Highways State Map as a proposed highway.  This segment was transferred to CA 162 in 1972 according to CAhighways .  CA 162 from US 101 east to I-5 was part...