California Highways: Route by Route History,Interstate,Legislative (LRN),Naming,Pre-1964,Routes CA RxR 3.09: I-5: Former US 99W

CA RxR 3.09: I-5: Former US 99W

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 12:25 pm
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Episode 3.09 continues our exploration of I-5 with the segment from Sacramento to Red Bluff, which primarily incorporates the former LRN 7 / US 99W routing between Woodland and Red Bluff, and a new routing that roughly followed LRN 238, then LRN 50 and LRN 232 between Sacramento and Woodland (near former Sign Route 16 and Sign Route 24). We talk about this history of this segment, as well as some discussion of historical routings in Natomas, Woodland, Williams, Willows, Corning, and Red Bluff. Our exploration of I-5 finishes in Episode 3.10, where we explore the former LRN 3/US 99 segment between Red Bluff and the Oregon Border.

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