Changes to the California Highway Website covering March - May 2024

The second highway page update for 2024 is done. This took a bit longer, as I had a bunch of other stuff going on.

This update covers March, April, and May 2024. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast’s forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show’s page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcaster or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

• March | CA RxR 2.10: Route 1: The Lost Coast (incl. Route 208 and Route 211). 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. (Spotify for Podcasters)
• April | CA RxR 2.11: Route 2: In the Flatlands (Santa Monica and Los Angeles). Episode 2.11 of California Highways: Route by Route is the first of two episodes on Route 2. In this episode we explore the general history of all things Route 2: What was the second state route defined; what was legislative route (LRN) 2, what was Sign Route 2, and what is today’s Route 2. We focus on the flatland segment: From Santa Monica to the Glendale Freeway. We do a detailed exploration of the relationship of the Pacific Electric and Santa Monica Blvd; the history of Route 2 and US 66 — and the ever changing routing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica — and the whole story of the never-constructed Beverly Hills Freeway. (Spotify for Podcasters)
• May | CA RxR 2.12: Hills and Mountains (Glendale and Angeles National Forest). Episode 2.12 of California Highways: Route by Route is the second of two episodes on Route 2. In this episode, we complete our exploration of Route 2. This time, we focus on the segments in Glendale and through the Angeles National Forest, roughly from US 101 to Route 138. We talk about the pre-freeway routing, the history of the Glendale Freeway, the proposals for an Angeles Forest Freeway, and the history of Angeles Crest Highway. (Spotify for Podcasters)

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in March and April 2024 (which are posted to the roadgeeking category at the “Observations Along The Road” and to the California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research^(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Tom Fearer⁽²⁾, Mike Palmer⁽³⁾, Plutonic Panda⁽⁴⁾, Vicky S⁽⁵⁾, Joel Windmiller⁽⁶⁾: Route 1^(ℱ), I-5^(ℱ,6,4), I-10^(ℱ,2), Route 22^(ℱ), Route 24^(ℱ), Route 25^(ℱ), Route 27^(ℱ), Route 35^(ℱ), Route 37^(ℱ), Route 39^(ℱ),, I-40^(ℱ), Route 43^(ℱ), Route 47^(ℱ), Route 49^(ℱ), Route 51⁽²⁾, Route 58^(ℱ,2), US 66^(ℱ), Route 71^(ℱ), Route 74^(ℱ), Route 78^(ℱ), Route 79^(ℱ), I-80^(ℱ,6), Route 86^(ℱ), Route 90^(ℱ), Route 91^(ℱ), Route 94^(ℱ), Route 99^(ℱ), Route 101^(ℱ,2), Route 102⁽⁶⁾, I-110^(ℱ,2), Route 116^(ℱ), Route 118^(ℱ), Route 121^(ℱ), Route 125^(ℱ), Route 130⁽⁵⁾, Route 131^(ℱ), Route 150^(ℱ), Route 156^(ℱ), Route 168⁽²⁾, Route 178⁽²⁾, LRN 182^(ℱ), Route 203⁽²⁾, Route 204^(ℱ,3), Route 211^(ℱ), Route 234⁽²⁾, Route 255^(ℱ), Route 299^(ℱ), US 395^(ℱ), US 466⁽²⁾, I-580^(ℱ), I-805^(ℱ), County Sign Route S21^(ℱ).
(Source: private email through 6/8/2024, Highway headline posts through the May 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 6/8/2024)

Made updates to routes as part of the research for the end of Season 2 and the start of Season 3 of the podcast. This included changes to Part 1 of the chronology (correcting the description of the third and fourth state routes), the State Highway Types page (adding updated information on Scenic Highways), the Caltrans Resources Page (adding the Scenic Highways Guidelines), Route 3, Route 4, LRN 14, Route 21, Route 24, Route 36, LRN 40, LRN 75, Route 120, Route 155, Route 211, Route 242.

In response to discovering the Scenic Highway lists, clarified the Scenic Highway status of the following routes: Route 1, Route 2, Route 3, Route 4, I-5, I-8, Route 9, Route 12, Route 13, Route 14, I-15, Route 16, Route 17, Route 18, Route 20, Route 24, Route 25, Route 27, Route 28, Route 29, Route 30, Route 33, Route 35, Route 36, Route 37, Route 38, Route 39, I-40, Route 41, Route 44, Route 46, Route 49, US 50, Route 52, Route 53, Route 57, Route 58, Route 62, Route 68, Route 70, Route 71, Route 74, Route 75, Route 76, Route 78, Route 79, I-80, Route 84, Route 88, Route 89, Route 91, Route 92, Route 94, Route 96, US 97, US 101, Route 108, Route 111, Route 116, Route 118, Route 120, Route 121, Route 125, Route 126, Route 127, Route 128, Route 138, Route 139, Route 140, Route 142, Route 146, Route 150, Route 151, Route 152, Route 154, Route 156, Route 158, Route 160, Route 161, Route 163, Route 166, Route 168, Route 173, Route 174, Route 178, Route 180, Route 190, Route 197, Route 198, US 199, Route 203, Route 209, I-210, I-215, Route 221, Route 236, Route 239, Route 243, Route 247, Route 251, Route 254, Route 266, I-280, Route 299, Route 330, US 395, I-580, and I-680.

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