California Highways: Route by Route History,Legislative (LRN),Pre-1964,Routes,State,US Highways CARxR 2.02: Route 1 – Los Angeles County

CARxR 2.02: Route 1 – Los Angeles County

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 5:16 pm
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In Episode 2.02 of California Highways: Route by Route, we continue our exploration of Route 1 by exploring everything about the segment in Los Angeles County, from Long Beach to the northern edge of Malibu at the Ventura County line. We’ll go over the history of this segment of the route, the history of the route through various communies including Long Beach, the Beach Cities, the LAX and Marina areas, Santa Monica, and of course the Battle of Malibu. We’ll go over the incredible freeway plans, discuss relinquishments, names, and some current plans. Looking forward, episode 2.03 will continue our exploration of Route 1 with the portion in Ventura and Santa Barbara County.

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February 18, 2023February 18, 2023| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 5:23 pm

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Our interview for this episode was to be with Jim McDonnell of AASHTO on AASHTO’s role in assigning US and Interstate numbers. But we’ve run into scheduling difficulties and haven’t been able to coordinate a recording time by our scheduled drop date. So consider this Part I of the episode. When we can get things coordinated with Jim we’ll record and release Part II.

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May 28, 2022May 28, 2022| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 4:18 pm

This is a sample episode to show what the Route by Route format will be, as we don’t expect to start exploring routes until the second season. The first season will be mostly background: The history of the California State Highway system, explorations of how highways are numbers, exploring how highways are named, and the entities you’ll be hearing about in the episodes, such as the CTC. But we know you want the routes, so we decided to do a sample one for you. This episode focuses on Route 105.

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CA RxR 5.02: I-15 and I-215 (Part 2): Temecula to Devore (including Route 31 and Route 194)CA RxR 5.02: I-15 and I-215 (Part 2): Temecula to Devore (including Route 31 and Route 194)

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 9:52 am

Episode 5.02 is the second of three episodes on Route 15. In this episode, we explore I-15 between Temecula and Devore. This exploration covers both the historical route, US 395, which became I-15E and later I-215, as well as the replacement route that became today’s I-15. We cover all the LRNs that made up the route, the pre-freeway routings in the cities along the route, and the transition of the route into today. We also cover major projects along the route, including the Mid-County Parkway, as well a some names along the route (including the Naming Hall of Shame). This is the middle of three episodes on Route 15: 5.01 covered Route 15 between San Diego and Temecula, and 5.03 will cover Route 15 from Devore to the Nevada Border.

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