Southern California Regional Rocks and Roads

US 99 – Edom to Calimesa – Part 2

September 13, 2026January 16, 2021

Part 2 – Banning to Calimesa Banning and BeaumontRamsey St and 6th St Through the town of Banning, US 99 was first paved with a 16′ 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 …

US 99 – Edom to Calimesa – Part 1

September 13, 2026January 5, 2021

Part 1 – 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’s when this section was upgraded to an expressway on a new alignment. In January 1922, construction …

A bit of US 60 and US 99

September 13, 2026July 8, 2020

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 “slalom” section, as the locals seem to …

East Los Angeles Interchange Signage

September 13, 2026May 17, 2020

In 1958, when the East Los Angeles Interchange started to be built, the routes that were planned to go through it were a little different that what is there today. I-10 was originally to be State 26 and I-5 was a part of US 99. US 101 remained the same. State 60 was to be …

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October 10, 2026March 30, 2019

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East Los Angeles Interchange Signage

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