"The first 'Ridge Route,' the one with nearly 700 curves cut out of the mountainsides by mule and horse teams dragging scrapers, had opened in 1916," @pattmlatimes.bsky.social. www.latimes.com/california/s... #highways

Commentary: Highway bandits, Charles Lindbergh and the 700 curves; The story of the Ridge Route over Tejon PassTwo versions of the Ridge Route over the Tejon Pass were built before the Interstate 5 was completed in 1970, connecting L.A. to Central California.www.latimes.com