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The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state .
SR 241 is the most elevated highway in Orange County and provides scenic views of both the Santa Ana Mountains and the cities below, passing through 12 different cities and regions along its length. Legislatively, SR 241 is defined to run south to I-5 at San Onofre State Beach on the border with San Diego County. A plan to construct this ...
Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m). [ 1 ] Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevada , 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Shaver Lake [ 2 ] and 18 miles southwest of Huntington Lake . [ 3 ]
Cajon Pass is known for high wind, turbulence and fog. [12] The weather over the pass can vary from foggy days with poor visibility to clear afternoons where aircraft are bounced by gusting Santa Ana winds that top 80 mph (130 km/h).
A notable accident in 2003 involved a pickup truck driven by an unlicensed driver leaving the roadway and plunging into the California Aqueduct, killing four occupants of the vehicle and leaving the sole survivor quadriplegic. [2] The State of California paid a $10 million settlement to the victims' family. [3]
Spring Wildflowers off SR 58 near California Valley, 2010. The California Streets and Highways Code defines Route 58 in section 358, subdivision (a). The latest amendment, effective January 1, 2015, defines the route as follows: [2] Route 58 is from: (1) Route 101 near Santa Margarita to Route 33. (2) Route 33 to Route 43.
California Valley is believed to have been visited by Native Americans passing through to the sacred site at Painted Rock, but no permanent Indian settlement existed due to a lack of easily accessible water. California Valley was a Spanish land grant, the El Chicote Ranch, that was used for seasonal cattle raising.
The Kern River Valley is bordered by subranges of the Sierra Nevada—the Kern Plateau to the northeast, Breckenridge Mountain and Piute Mountain to the south, the Scodie Mountains to the east and the Greenhorn Mountains to the west. [1] Highways to and through the valley include State Route 155 and State Route 178.