We apologize in advance for making things complicated:
We know that US Highway 99 runs all the way to the Mexican border. However, you will not find any Hwy 99 signs south of Wheeler Ridge. In California, highways are numbered by a state system, and California State Route 99 ends here, merging with Interstate 5.
Today, this is only an intersection, but 333 years ago, it shaped California's history:
It was here that Padre Francisco Garces opened a new trail through the Central Valley between the Spanish Missions in Mexico and the Mission of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey. |