McFarland and Delano are cities located in northern Kern County, California which were on the original surface alignments of US Route 99. Within McFarland former US Route 99 is presently buried underneath the California State Route 99 freeway whereas in Delano it was aligned on High Street. This blog is part of the larger Gribblenation US Route 99 Page. For more information pertaining to the other various segments of US Route 99 and it's three-digit child routes check out the link the below. Gribblenation US Route 99 Page Part 1; the history of US Route 99 in McFarland and Delano Both McFarland and Delano are located on what was the Southern Pacific Railroad (presently Union Pacific Railroad) in southern San Joaquin Valley. When the Southern Pacific was building it's line through San Joaquin Valley towards Tehachapi Pass it plotted Delano as one of it's sidings. Delano was formally plotted out on July 14th, 1873 when it was at the temporary southern t...
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