Las Pilitas Road

[Max Rockatansky]

Las Pilitas Road is an approximately 7-mile rural highway located in the La Panza Range of San Luis Obispo County.  This corridor begins at Pozo Road (former California State Route 178) and crosses the Salinas River.  From the Salinas River the roadway continues eastward following Pilitas Creek to a terminus at Park Hill Road.

Las Pilitas Road was originally constructed in 1886 and has been largely known as "Rinconada-Pilitas Road" historically.  This highway originally crossed the Salinas River via fords constructed in 1886 and 1898.  In 1916 San Luis Obispo County would install a truss span at the Salinas River which was lengthened in 1948 with a timber post span.  The 1916-era Salinas River Bridge was closed in 2006 when a modern concrete span was installed directly to the south. 

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