Related Historical Markers

2017

The Old Ridge Route Marker

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1 ► California, Los Angeles County, Gorman — The Old Ridge Route —

The old Ridge Route thru the Angeles National Forest was opened in 1915 and hailed as a miracle of modern engineering providing safety with a maximum speed of 15 MPH and a saving of 44 miles over the former road. — — Map (db m152079) HM

2 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita, Valencia — The Ridge Route —

The super highway of its day when opened in 1915, The Ridge Route, California’s first mountain highway, has been credited by some (for better or worse) as saving the state from being divided into two separate states. Constructed, graded, and paved . . . — — Map (db m121867) HM