Gribblenation

The original California State Route 194 was a short lived post-1964 Sign State Route designation located in Sierra County near Downieville.  The original California State Route 194 was defined as being aligned from "Route 49 near Downieville to Eureka Mine Road near Saddleback Mountain."  The original California State Route 194 was deleted in 1965 via Legislative Chapter 1372.  What became the original California State Route 194 was brought into the State Highway System in 1907 and would become Legislative Route Number 36.  Below Legislative Route Number 36 can be seen aligned north from Downieville to Saddleback Mountain on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Sierra County.  The cover photo of this blog depicts an eastward view from the terminus of what was California State Route 194 on Saddleback Road at California State Route 49/Cannon Point looking towards Downieville.   The history of the original California State Route 194 Gold on the North Fork...

This past year I drove the entirety of Interstate 215 in San Bernardino County and Riverside County. I-215 is a 54 mile loop of I-15 beginning near Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County and ending to the south in Murrieta of Riverside County.  I-215 essentially serves as a limited access replacement of US 66/91/395 on Legislative Route Number 31 south towards I-10.  South of I-10 the route of I-215 follows what was US 91/395 on LRN 43 to US 60/LRN 19.  I-215 shares a brief multiplex of CA 60 near Riverside and what was US 60/395 on LRN 19 to what was US 395/LRN 78 towards Murrieta. According to CAhighways.org I-215 was first approved as a Non-Chargeable Interstate south to I-10 as I-215 in 1972.  The route designation was swapped to I-15 East by 1973 with an additional portions of Non-Chargeable roadway added south to CA 60.  By 1982 the designation of I-15 East was reverted back to I-215. CAhighways.org on I-215 The 1975 State Highway Map shows I-1...