Virtual Tour of US 99

/ Ridge Route - Ft. Tejon

Historical Monument sign at Ft. Tejon.

Buildings at Ft. Tejon.

I-5 from Ft. Tejon Bridge looking down Grapevine Grade and Canyon.

Old alignment of the Ridge Route near Lebec School.

Ridge Route alignment near Ft. Tejon Overcrossing.

Ft. Tejon was built in 1854 and was shut down in 1863. It was damaged in 1952 by the Arvin-Tehachapi earthquake. The Ridge Route was built through here in 1915 and US 99 was built in 1934.

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