Located at the corner of Interstate 5 and Highway 126 is a historical marker dedicated to the #RidgeRoute, the first paved highway directly linking Northern and Southern California over Tejon Pass.

The two-lane highway opened in 1915 and was fully paved by 1921. A more direct alignment known as Ridge Route Alternate, part of U.S. Route 99, was completed in 1936. Over the next 87 years, the highway was modernized and expanded into what is now Interstate 5.

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