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
Message from the President On November 23, 2021, we celebrate our first year as a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation! We have done a lot in our first year and have a lot more to do in the future. In March 2021, we posted our first signs in the city of Calexico and were granted … Read more
US 99 in Colton, California by Michael F Ballard A small section of original paving, dating to the late 1910’s is still visible near the intersection of Valley Blvd and Pepper Ave. This section of US 99 was realigned in 1935 to create a gentler curve along with a wider roadway. Little remains of the … Read more
Original US 99 – Tipton to Tulare I found an original section of US 99 from Tipton to Tulare that has quite a few interesting features. It had been a while since I looked at maps of this section, as most of my research has concentrated between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. The map below shows … Read more