Historic Highway 99 Association of California
Dedicated to the preservation of California's Main Street – former US Highway 99
How to visit the Harlan D Miller Bridge(Dog Creek) The 1927 Harlan D Miller / Dog Creek Bridge near Delta, California, just north of Lake Shasta, is one of the more scenic and unique bridges on US 99 in California. It isn’t something you can see easily either if you’re travelling I-5 as the canyon … Read more
“James Dean’s Last Ride” by Member #15 Sandy and I live eight miles East of Auburn in Cool, California. We enjoy vacationing every year at Avila Beach. Driving the roads to picturesque Avila Beach is where this story begins. From Cool we travel South on I-5 and turn off at State Route 41 … Read more
The Grapevine or The Ridge Route? I-5 is commonly referred to as “The Grapevine” by locals and traffic reporters. Most assume the name derives from the twisty nature of the original roadway – the Ridge Route. That road was indeed very twisty, much like a grapevine. However, that is still not the reason. The name … Read more
The Fossil Discovery Museum near Chowchilla, California needs your help. They are in the process of restoring the former Mammoth Orange that was cited along Highway 99 at Fairmead until freeway construction closed off its access in 2007. The last operating Giant or Mammoth Orange stand along old 99 was rescued and will be reopened … Read more
UPDATE: Shasta County will be replacing the sign. Some good news at least. Still no word as to who took it or where it is now. Sometime in the last week, one of the Historic Route 99 signs was stolen from the Mountain Gate area near Redding, CA in Shasta County (Region 1). The sign … Read more