Los Angeles - US 99 Meetup - June 15

[agentsteel53]

The "English Switch" is where I-5 climbs Five Mile Grade north of Castaic.

got it.  so the roads around there would be Templin Hwy and the old Ridge Route section?

btw, when are they opening up the Ridge Route again?

[sdmichael]

Old US 99 north of the Castaic area, excepting where I-5 was built over it, is the Ridge Route and Golden State Highway. Templin Highway is the name of the cross street that runs east from US 99 to the bottom of Castaic Canyon past the Castaic Power Plant (which stood in for the Ventana Nuclear Power Plant in the China Syndrome movie).

The date for opening the Ridge Route to auto traffic is unknown. The forest order that closed it has at least been lifted, so foot and bicycle traffic is finally allowed again.

[NE2]

The forest order that closed it has at least been lifted, so foot and bicycle traffic is finally allowed again.

[SSOWorld]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssoworld/sets/72157634534687116/

Flickr set with captures from the meet. (Found time today between side trips