Inscription
The super highway of its day when opened in 1915. The Ridge Route, California's first mountain highway, has been credited by some (for better or worse) as saving the state from being divided into two separate states. Constructed, graded, and paved at a cost of about $1,500,000, it was considered one of the most scientifically constructed mountain roads in the world. From Castaic in the south to Grapevine in the north The Ridge Route was 48 miles long and had 39,441 degrees of curves. Roughly equating to 110 complete circles. The strictly enforced speed limit was 15 MPH. The road was replaced by the alternate Ridge Route (later known as US 99) in 1933, which in turn was replaced by I-5 in the 1960's.
Details
| HM Number | HMKKR |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic Object |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2002 |
| Placed By | E. Clampus Vitus and the Ridge Route Preservation Organization |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:20am PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] CRAIG BAKER [2] CB [3] CB
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Just east of the 5 freeway on route 126. |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 352833 N 3812516 |
| Decimal Degrees | 34.44368333, -118.60191667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 26.621', W 118° 36.115' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 26' 37.2600" N, 118° 36' 6.9000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 661, 805, 323, 760 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 300 Newhall Ranch Rd, Santa Clarita CA 91355, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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