U.S. 66 in California

[pderocco]

So are there no CA 66 shields left in the field?  I'm looking on GSV for one and I can't find any.

They were all removed a couple years back.  Word was they were very popular for signage theft.

That was dumb. If they didn't care if they stayed up, why didn't they just wait for people to steal them all?

[Max Rockatansky]

Incidentally what's everyone's over/under if a CA 66 shield ended up on eBay?  My guess is that that someone would want at least $1,000 on a BIN to start things off.

[paulthemapguy]

Incidentally what's everyone's over/under if a CA 66 shield ended up on eBay?  My guess is that that someone would want at least $1,000 on a BIN to start things off.

Why wouldn't people just commission a new CA-66 shield to be fabricated by a supplier?  That ought to run you well under $1000 lol.

[Max Rockatansky]

Incidentally what's everyone's over/under if a CA 66 shield ended up on eBay?  My guess is that that someone would want at least $1,000 on a BIN to start things off.

Why wouldn't people just commission a new CA-66 shield to be fabricated by a supplier?  That ought to run you well under $1000 lol.

I'm not saying I'd pay it but would be hard to find anyone outside of Jake who would do it correctly.  Pretty much all those shields (aside from the BGS pictured earlier) were likely reflective paint with vinyl numbers.  The modern fully vinyl shields have a completely different look and feel which what you are likely to get from a DOT contractor. 

[djsekani]

I believe Rancho Cucamonga and Upland have yet to request relinquishment of CA 66/Foothill Blvd, leaving the segments through those cities under Caltrans parvenu (sans signage except for the BGS's on I-15 as shown.  The last time I was through there on that route was in the summer of 2012; the only CA 66 signs remaining were at the Euclid Ave./CA 83 intersection -- and the WB signage was in the form of -- unusual for CA -- a "unisign" with the 66 and 83 shields on one black-background sign with directional banners printed below.  Otherwise, I don't recall seeing any standalone CA 66 signs in District 8 (D7/L.A. County never erected any; even at the CA 210/previous CA 30 Foothill Blvd. interchange in San Dimas).   

I'm wondering if the "unisign" mentioned above still exists?  When I was living in D8 (2004-12) it always seemed like there was one or another "oddball" sign in various places (including the reassurance shield for CA 259!) that wouldn't have existed in another district -- although some of them didn't stay up for long.

This was at that intersection in 2010. I don't know if it's still there or not.

I was working in that area last December, I can confirm that it was still there.

[sparker]

I believe Rancho Cucamonga and Upland have yet to request relinquishment of CA 66/Foothill Blvd, leaving the segments through those cities under Caltrans parvenu (sans signage except for the BGS's on I-15 as shown.  The last time I was through there on that route was in the summer of 2012; the only CA 66 signs remaining were at the Euclid Ave./CA 83 intersection -- and the WB signage was in the form of -- unusual for CA -- a "unisign" with the 66 and 83 shields on one black-background sign with directional banners printed below.  Otherwise, I don't recall seeing any standalone CA 66 signs in District 8 (D7/L.A. County never erected any; even at the CA 210/previous CA 30 Foothill Blvd. interchange in San Dimas).   

I'm wondering if the "unisign" mentioned above still exists?  When I was living in D8 (2004-12) it always seemed like there was one or another "oddball" sign in various places (including the reassurance shield for CA 259!) that wouldn't have existed in another district -- although some of them didn't stay up for long.

This was at that intersection in 2010. I don't know if it's still there or not.

I was working in that area last December, I can confirm that it was still there.

That's an EB sign on old CA 66 (my old bank was right on that particular corner behind the camera); my question would be if the similar WB sign array was still in place, particularly since CA 83 is now truncated, with I-10 (about a mile and a half to the south) being the southern terminus.  I don't recall anything similar on Euclid (old 83) -- on which CA 83 signage was historically sporadic at best.  Caltrans in general, and D8 in particular, have over the years demonstrated diminishing interest in signing surface facilities in metro areas and have been trying to relinquish as much surface mileage as they can slough off on the cities and counties. 

[TheStranger]

Draft environmental impact report being prepared (as of April) for the section of Route 66 near Amboy that needs bridge replacements due to multiple washouts:

https://cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/50/10%20Bridges.pdf?ver=2021-04-08-131900-290

[sparker]

Draft environmental impact report being prepared (as of April) for the section of Route 66 near Amboy that needs bridge replacements due to multiple washouts:

https://cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/50/10%20Bridges.pdf?ver=2021-04-08-131900-290

Looks like they're going to replace the bridges using actual railing rather than the usual K-rail sides, which frankly look pretty fugly, particularly on a historical route such as this one.  According to the citation within the report, they're using "ST-75" 3-beam railing; pix of which can be found at this site:
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/research-innovation-system-information/roadside-safety-research-group/type-st-75-post-and-beam-bridge-rail

It would probably be too much to ask that the railing be "aged" so it appears era-appropriate; with the sandstorms and even monsoons that come through the area regularly, it'll get pretty weathered before long!