Plank Road - Felicity, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 42.615 W 114° 55.392
11S E 694655 N 3621072
plank road, in the middle of the sand dunes of south eastern California.
Waymark Code: WMW0DN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2017
Views: 5
The plaque says, "This unique plank road, seven miles long, was the only means early motorists had of crossing the treacherous Imperial sand dunes. The 8-by-12-foot sections were moved with a team of horses whenever the shifting sands covered portions of the road. Double sections were placed at intervals to permit vehicles to pass."
From the guidebook on page 638, "California: a guide to the Golden State": Vestiges of the Old Plank Road (L), parallel the highway at 14.6 m. This was built in 1914 and followed the contours of the sand
hills across the desert; the present highway skirts their tops. Constant shifting of the sand made this narrow plank road expensive and difficult to maintain.
Book: California
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 638
Year Originally Published: 1939
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