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Encyclopedia > Sierra Highway

Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling State Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway). Formerly, except for the segment between its west junction with Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita and Ward Road in Acton, it was State Route 14. Previous to July, 1964, the part of Sierra Highway identified in the preceding was signed US 6. Previous to the late 1950s or early 1960s, Sierra Highway was signed US 6 in its entirety. This article is about the region of Southern California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. ... Foothill Boulevard is a major road in the city and county of Los Angeles, as well as an arterial road in San Bernardino County, stretching well over 50 miles (80 kilometers) in length, with some notable breaks along the route. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... State Route 14 is a north-south state highway largely in the Mojave Desert of California, also known as the High Desert, just east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada in its northern part. ... The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. ...


The northernmost section of Sierra Highway, between Silver Queen Road south of Mojave and Midland Trail in Mojave, has not been bypassed by a freeway, and thus still carries SR 14. (There is a break in Sierra Highway at Silver Queen Road south of Mojave; through traffic approaching Silver Queen Road from the south wishing to continue on Sierra Highway must turn west onto Silver Queen Road and then north onto the onramp to northbound Route 14 to resume travel on Sierra Highway.) For specific systems, such as the Autobahns of Germany, see list of highway systems with full control of access and no cross traffic. ...

A section of Sierra Highway near Santa Clarita is designated and signed[1] as State Route 14U, which signifies that it is an unrelinquished section of State Route 14, still owned by Caltrans despite being bypassed by a freeway ca. 1971.[2] SR 14U is 7.33 miles (11.80 km) long, from postmile 24.28 (at the bridge carrying SR 14 over SR 14U, just north of the south end of Sierra Highway) north to postmile 31.61 (at the SR 14 ramps near Via Princessa).[2] Image File history File links California_14U.svg 28 in by 25 in California State Route shield, made to the specifications of the 1971 Caltrans sign drawing (still in use). ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... State Route 14 is a north-south state highway largely in the Mojave Desert of California, also known as the High Desert, just east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada in its northern part. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... A milemarker on the National Road giving distances from many places Milestones redirects here. ...


Principal cities and towns along route

(Bold denotes an incorporated city.)

Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... Agua Dulce, Spanish for sweet water, is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. ... Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... California City, incorporated in 1965, is a city located in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County in the U.S. state of California. ... Inyokern is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ...

References

  1. ^ Floodgap Roadgap - CA 14U "Unrelinquished"
  2. ^ a b January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
 My name is David L. Fiorella. I use to drive a vehicle for a telecommunication company known as General Telephone of California. (GTE). Today the name of the company is known as Verizon Inc. I also vacationed in many areas of the west. Northern Nevada; Northern Arizona; Western New Mexico; Northern California. THE SIERRA HIGHWAY was known as U.S. Highway 6 which was true of all facts. The highway was also known as THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HIGHWAY at one time. 
 THE SIERRA HIGHWAY is also so-named in the northern reaches of Bishop, California. The highway designation in this area of Bishop under the Sierra Highway is U.S. Highway 395. The highway nearest the Piute Indian Casino northeast of Bishop. 
 U.S. Highway 6 in this area is known as the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HIGHWAY going toward Benton Station and Tonapah, Nevada. U.S. 6 as you well known as truncated at the northern reaches of Bishop at the junction with U.S. 395. Before 1964; U.S.6/U.S. 395 were cosigned together southward from Bishop. Today; sadly U.S. 6 has been cut short because of this truncated procedure. 
 Thank You for letting me write this update. Please check maps of Bishop for the Sierra Highway extention for the northern reaches of Bishop, California. (U.S. 395) 
 Merry Christmas to you and your families for 2007! 
 Sincerly, 
 David L. Fiorella North Hollywood, CA (818) 688-9068

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The rest of the highway is a busy two to four lane expressway, passing through the center of the town of Mojave near its midpoint.
Sierra Highway is the original route for U.S. Many extant sections of this old highway remain, including this section and another stretch in the Antelope Valley.
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