California - Route 66

The beach at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica marks the western end of 2,448 mile long former Route 66 - from here the original road survives for 80 miles through the northern Los Angeles suburbs, where it is known variously as Santa Monica Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Huntington Drive, Colorado Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard amongst other routes, and into San Bernadino beneath the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains. North of this town, I-15 has replaced the original route through Cajon Canyon, the course of the San Andreas Fault, where it follows beside the lines of the Union Pacific railroad. Beyond the mountains, the interstate enters the wide open spaces of the Mojave Desert and the rail tracks veer south for a while, later meeting I-15 again at Victorville where Route 66 reappears. From here to the Arizona border it is essentially complete, and a drive starting from this point is a great alternative way to cross the Mojave and see what remains from the more relaxed era of travel now gone forever.

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