Historic Highway 99 Association of California
Dedicated to the preservation of California's Main Street – former US Highway 99
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 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
We now have a YouTube channel, which we plan to use to post videos of any events, points of interest along 99, meetings, presentations, and much more. Come check it out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvGZpwJjMnoBplxbkxMmaw
We’ve been working on adding more to our site to help spark interest in Historic Highway 99. Our newest addition “Highway 99 Adventures” is getting its start with Southern California as the first region to be covered. If you have a point of interest along the highway you’d like to see added, let us know.