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Highway 178

Out of the Lake: Old Highway 178 and the town of Isabella

October 11, 2026May 17, 2014

Long before the Isabella Reservoir was built in the 1950’s, State Highway 178 passed through the Kern River Valley on an alignment much different than it is today. With the current drought, Lake Isabella is a puddle of what it used to be…but it’s amazing what the lake has hidden all these years.  The lake …

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Categories Highways, Historic Roads, Kern County, Old Alignment, SR-178, Updates Tags Highway 178 1 Comment

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