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		<title>Old US 60 in eastern Moreno Valley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A short section of original US 60 can be found east of the intersection of Allesandro Blvd and Gilman Springs Road in the eastern Moreno Valley. This section of US 60 was bypassed by the current alignment, now State Route 60, in 1936. Gilman Springs Road, at that time, became State Route 79, which was &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/old-us-60-in-eastern-moreno-valley/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Old US 60 in eastern Moreno Valley</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 5/31/2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 23:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Greenspot Road bridge, locally known as the &#8220;Erector Set Bridge&#8221; has an interesting history. It was originally built in 1912 located near Victorville at the Mojave Narrows. In 1932, the bridge was dismantled and replaced with a wider span for US Highway 66. In 1933, San Bernardino County purchased a portion of the span &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-5-31-2022/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 5/31/2022</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Archives &#8211; 1935</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 1936, US 60 was realigned between Moreno Valley and Beaumont. This realignment took the highway off of the Jackrabbit Trail and put it on a new alignment through the Badlands. This is the same alignment State 60 follows today. This photo from 1935 shows the immense cuts and fills that were necessary for even &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1935/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Archives &#8211; 1935</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>July Presentation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On July 6, 2021 at 6 pm, I will be giving a presentation for the Historic Highway 99 Association of California on the history of US 99 through the San Gorgonio Pass. The route will be covered from Thousand Palms to Calimesa. Photos of the route, new and old, as well as maps showing the &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/july-presentation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">July Presentation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 5/5/2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 23:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This photo shows the I-10 / I-215 interchange in San Bernardino, California as it existed in 1958. At the time, those numbers didn&#8217;t quite exist. Back then, this was the junction of US 70, US 91, US 99, US 395, and State 18. The view is looking south along what is now I-215 with the &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-5-5-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 5/5/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>US 99 &#8211; Edom to Calimesa &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/us-99-edom-to-calimesa-part-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 2 &#8211; Banning to Calimesa Banning and BeaumontRamsey St and 6th St Through the town of Banning, US 99 was first paved with a 16&#8242; concrete slab in 1922, similar to sections east of town. Minor improvements were made a few years later in 1925. Beaumont would get theirs in 1923, albeit a with &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/us-99-edom-to-calimesa-part-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">US 99 &#8211; Edom to Calimesa &#8211; Part 2</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>US 99 &#8211; Edom to Calimesa &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/us-99-edom-to-calimesa-part-1/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 1 &#8211; Edom to Banning Varner Road and Garnet RoadThousand Palms to Garnet From Thousand Palms to Garnet, old US 99 ran along Varner Road and Garnet Road. This was the original alignment and lasted until the 1940&#8217;s when this section was upgraded to an expressway on a new alignment. In January 1922, construction &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/us-99-edom-to-calimesa-part-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">US 99 &#8211; Edom to Calimesa &#8211; Part 1</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A bit of US 60 and US 99</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 23:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I went for a ride on my motorcycle today. Just needed to just get out for a bit. Part of my journey took me through Idyllwild, via State 74 and 243. No photos of that section though, as I was too busy having fun on the motorcycle. The &#8220;slalom&#8221; section, as the locals seem to &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/a-bit-of-us-60-and-us-99/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A bit of US 60 and US 99</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ridgecrest &#8211; Part 2 Now Online</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of my Ridgecrest earthquake field trip is now online. This time, I also won&#8217;t forget to add a link!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ridgecrest &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 02:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finally posting the photos from my August 22, 2019 Ridgecrest trip. Part 1, which covers the fault rupture, is finally up. Part 2, which will cover the problems in Poison Canyon and Trona, are coming soon!]]></description>
		
		
		
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