Greetings all!
We’re starting a Discord server to help broaden our reach and increase discussion about Historic US 99 in California. Come join us on Discord on our server!
99 Alert – Santa Clarita
Development in some places is inevitable. How some have lasted as long as they have and being relatively untouched is rather amazing. A section of US 99 known as The Old Road in Santa Clarita between Castaic Junction (Route 126) and Magic Mountain Parkway will be widened in the very near future with two historic bridges being replaced. Los Angeles County announced that the work is finally funded and will commence soon. The 1929 Santa Clara River Bridge and Santa Clara Overhead will be replaced likely starting in the next year or so. The remaining section, a rare section of 1948 expressway with oleander in the median, will be replaced with a six-lane generic roadway.
Use this opportunity to get as many photos and video of what remains! We need to do what we can to preserve the history of US 99 for the future however we can.
New Video – Channel Change in Piru Gorge
In honor of the 95th anniversary of the opening of the Ridge Route Alternate, we have posted a video on the Channel Change in Piru Gorge. Learn all about it on our YouTube channel!
Palm and Pine Meeting
Greetings All!
We are hosting a meeting on our Palm and Pine project as well as an update on the status of the highway widening project. There will be a short presentation followed by a question and answer period. If you’d like to get involved or learn more about the project, I recommend attending. The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 6 pm via Zoom. If you are unable to attend, we are planning to record the meeting, which will be posted to our YouTube channel soon afterward.
We look forward to seeing you all there! Join us and Learn More!
Register for the Meeting using the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdO6qrT8jEtMNgU24vCpy3RUTeAQZUKjQ
Palm and Pine Design Contest
Greetings All!
We are looking for volunteers to help create a design for a Pine and Palm shirt and stickers to help promote and spread awareness of the historic landmark before it goes away in early 2026. The design should incorporate both trees, a US 99 shield, and something to the affect of “Where the Palm Meets the Pine”, “Heart of California”, and “Historic Highway 99 Association of California”. As it will be your design, feel free to include some sort of signature or initials on the design to mark them as from you. If you have a different idea, let us know! We look forward to seeing what you all come up with.
Your design should be submitted by September 15, 2024. The winner will be chosen by members of the Association by October 1, 2024. The winner will receive a $30 gift card to the Historic Saugus Cafe in Santa Clarita and the Second Place winner will receive a $5 gift card to the Saugus Cafe. Both will receive a free one-year membership to the Association.
All submissions should be in either JPG or similar format. Please don’t submit proprietary file formats.
Good Luck and Thank you for your continued support! We can’t do this without you! Use the form below to submit your e-mail address to send your submission to us.