Historical Tour of old US 99

- Whitaker Summit
Summit Elevation : 3000 ft.

Looking north through Whitaker Summit.

Whitaker Summit divides 5 Mile Grade and 3 Mile Grade. This summit is the highest point on US 99 before Tejon Pass. The two black lines in the center of the road cover up the old divider. Now only two lanes of the road are used. Many movies have used the section of highway just beyond this. One recent movie called "Breakdown" used this highway. This segment was built in 1933 as a three lane road and widened to four lanes in 1949. The embankments along 3 Mile Grade were trucked in from the Castaic area as the dirt here is unstable.

Go North on US 99 to Bakersfield

Go South on US 99 to Los Angeles

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