CA RxR 3.06p2: I-5: Whatever Became of the Ridge Route? (Part 2)

[cahwyguy]

Our I-5 exploration continues, with a focus on the segment of I-5 from the US 101 split in Downtown Los Angeles to the Route 99 split in Wheeler Ridge. This episode, Part 2 of 3.06, completes the history from Part 1 with a detailed dive into the history of the Ridge Route. After that, we discuss major projects in this segment of I-5, as well as historical and memorial names. This includes our second deep dive into the history of the "Grapevine" name. Our special guest this episode is Sydney Croasmun of the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Sydney brings her expertise our Ridge Route discussion, and also discusses the goals and activities of the RRPO. Subsequent episodes will be looking at (3.07) the Westerly Routing; (3.08) the planned I-5W; (3.09) the former US 99W portion from Sacramento to Redding; and (3.09) the portion from Redding to the Oregon Border.

On CaRoutebyRoute: https://caroutebyroute.org/2025/01/26/ca-rxr-3-06p2-i-5-whatever-became-of-the-ridge-route-part-2/
On Spotify for Creators: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/caroutebyroute/episodes/CA-RxR-3-06p2-I-5-Whatever-Became-of-the-Ridge-Route--Part-2-e2t2d1s/a-abn91jt

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