CA RxR 3.11: US 6: A Major Route no More

With Episode 3.11, we turn our attention to Route 6, better known as US 6. As is our tradition, we start by looking into the 6^th state highway, and the LRN 6, and then the route that was originally signed as Sign Route 6. We then turn our attention to US 6, looking at the history of the route, and the historical routings in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Newhall, the Antelope Valley, the Eastern Sierras, and Bishop. We also talk about El Camino Sierra, the Midland Trail, and the proposals for trans-Sierra highways that would have included US 6. Lastly, we look at US 6 today: the portion between Bishop and the Nevada State line. Next up: The last episode of Season 3, where we talk about Route 7: both the current short route near the border, and the more interesting historical routings of LRN 7, Sign Route 7, and the original 1964 Route 7.

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Here are some relevant links (I may edit this to add more links in later):

• California Highways:
  • US 6
  • US 99
  • US 395
  • I-5
  • Sign Route 7
  • Route 14
  • Route 58 / LRN 58
  • Route 163
  • Route 168
  • LRN 4
  • LRN 23
  • LRN 60
  • LRN 76
  • LRN 96
  • LRN 165
  • LRN 166
  • LRN 173
• Gribblenation:
  • Los Alamitos Traffic Circle; current California State Route 1/former US Route 101 Alternate and US Route 91
  • The Colorado Street Freeway Extension (Interstate 5 Spur in Glendale and Los Angeles)
  • Legend of the Ridge Route; a history of crossing the mountains between the Los Angeles Basin and San Joaquin Valley from wagon trails to Interstates
  • California State Route 14 on the Antelope Valley Freeway from CA 14/CR N2 to I–5 in Newhall Pass
  • California State Route 14U (former US Route 6 on Sierra Highway)
  • US Route 395; Nevada State Line south to California State Route 14 (Adventure on El Camino Sierra)
  • California State Route 120; US Route 6 west to US Route 395
  • The western end of US Route 6 and Laws Depot on the Carson & Colorado Railway
  • Paper Highways; US Route 6 to San Francisco via Tioga Pass
  • California State Route 6 and the second California State Route 26
• Other Road Scholars:
  • AARoads: US 6
  • Michael Ballard: Virtual Tour of US 6
  • USEnds (Dale Sanderson): End of US highway 6
  • Casey Cooper’s Finding US 6
• Other References:
  • Route 6 Tourist Association
  • Historic Route 395 Association
  • Podcasts and Shows:
    • LAist: California City Podcast
    • Musical: A Mulholland Christmas Carol
    • Musical: Allegiance
  • Caltrans: Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Project
  • FHWA: U.S. 6 – The Grand Army of the Republic Highway

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