Historic Highway 99 Association of California
Dedicated to the preservation of California's Main Street – former US Highway 99
“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
Join us on December 7th, 2021 for a presentation on the Historic Ukiah-Tahoe Highway Association by Mike Herman. He will discuss the Historic Ukiah-Tahoe Highway Association and a Travel Guide that he wrote about Historic US 99W in California, “The Forgotten Highway”. At this meeting, we will cover some of the ups and downs of … Read more
“Where the Lincoln Highway meets Highway 99.” A look at where the Lincoln Highway, America’s first Transcontinental Highway, 1913-1927, meets Highway 99 in California Central Valley. We will discuss why the Lincoln Highway chose the central valley route to Altamont Pass instead of a more direct one. Hint, there wasn’t any. When the Lincoln Highway … Read more
US 99 and Newhall Pass – Part 1 by Michael F Ballard The first paths through Newhall Pass were Native American foot trails. They went from Los Angeles to the Mojave Desert and the San Joaquin Valley. These trails were used for trade between the desert and the Los Angeles Basin. As Los Angeles grew … Read more
A car passed by the St. Francis Dam on the way to Powerhouse 1 on March 12, 1928. The driver saw a torch light at the base of the dam, and figured the dam keeper, Tony Harnischfeger was down at the base of the dam. A little while later, a motorcycle passed by the St. … Read more