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Sign at the summit of the Conejo Grade
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Description
Order Number
00049524
Title
Sign
at the
summit
of the
Conejo
Grade
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Roads
.
Date
Circa
1915
Physical Description
1
photograph
:b&w
Historical Data
The
original
Conejo
Grade
was
completed
by the
California
Highway
Commission
in
1915
as
part
of the
Coast
Highway
. The
climb
contained
49
curves
. In
1926
the
Conejo
Grade/Coast
Highway
was
desiginated
US
101
. In
1937
a
new
alignment
of the
grade
was
completed
,
reducing
the
curves
by
75%
. The
width
of the
roadway
was
now
three
lanes
, with a
passing
lane
down
the
middle
for
traffic
going
in
either
direction
. The
present
freeway
,
essentially
a
widening
of the
1937
alignment
, was
completed
by
1959
and
intially
consisted
of
six
lanes
.
Description
A
couple
on their
way
to
Santa
Barbara
stands
next
to a
sign
which
reads
, "
Summit
,
Conejo
Grade
,
Curves
,
Drive
with
Care.
"
Subject
Mountains--California, Southern.
Roads--California--Ventura.
Ventura (Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
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http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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