Episode 2.10 of California Highways: Route by Route completes our exploration of Route 1, as we discuss the “Lost Coast”. This area was originally part of the last segment of LRN 56, and was to be Route 1, but some reworking of the state system made the former lateral between Usal Road and US 101 (which in 1964 became Route 208) officially Route 1, and made the “Lost Coast” portion of the route Route 211. This episode explores the Lost Coast, including the history of Route 208 and Route 211. In our next episode we will move to Route 2, talking about Route 2 in the flatlands: From Santa Monica to and through Glendale, including the Beverly Hills Freeway, the Glendale Freeway, and even some Pacific Electric. We’ll also talk about the Western Terminus of US 66.
Here’s the link to the show:
And here’s the link on Spotify for Podcasters:
Here are some relevant links (I may edit this to add more links in later):
- California Highways:
- Gribblenation:
- Other Road Scholars:
- California @ AARoads: California 1
- California @ AARoads: California 211
- Other links:
- District 1: Ferndale Access
- Visit California: The Lost Coast
- Visit Ferndale: Discovering the Lost Coast of California
- Friends of the Lost Coast
- Lost Coast Outpost: The Future of Quake-Damaged Fernbridge is Uncertain; New Bridge May Need to Be Built, Caltrans Says
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