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Near Red Bluff in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest

 
 
Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Karen Key, May 25, 2007
1. Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest Marker
Inscription.
In recognition of his contributions to the State highway system over a 42 year career and his leadership as District Engineer in establishing the Safety Roadside Rest Program in California.
 
Erected by Redding Rotary and Friends.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 40° 15.095′ N, 122° 15.658′ W. Marker is near Red Bluff, California, in Tehama County. It can be reached from Interstate 5, on the right when traveling north. Plaque is at the safety rest area approximately 4.5 miles north of Red Bluff. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Bluff CA 96080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley, specifically in the Central Valley, in the Shasta Cascade, and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William B. Ide Adobe (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named William B. Ide Adobe (approx. 4.4 miles away); The First Christian Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower Bell (approx. 5.3 miles away); Tehama County World War I Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Bluff.
 
Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Karen Key, May 25, 2007
2. Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 2,492 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on June 9, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 9, 2026