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
Back in July, we had a request for a photo of a section of roadway near Herndon, CA. In early November, I finally got a chance to get up there myself and investigate what looked like original paving. Turns out, I was correct! Since being bypassed in 1927, this roadway has gone through a lot. … Read more
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, one of our recently placed signs was stolen in Madera. Our northernmost sign on Gateway Drive, a 24×36 sign, was taken. The City informed me of this shortly after and we worked on a solution. We agreed the sign wasn’t in the safest place and will be relocated to a … 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
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