The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is embarking on an ambitious plan to rebuild dozens of bridges on a 118-mile stretch of Route 66 and resurface the road from Daggett, California, to Essex, California, according to the Desert Dispatch newspaper of Barstow, California. According to a county document, the total cost to replace 31 … Continue reading County applying for grants to rebuild dozens of Mojave Desert bridges
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Part of Route 66 in Mojave Desert may remain closed until 2016
A portion of the National Trails Highway (aka Route 66) from Essex, California, to just east of Amboy, California, may remain closed until 2016 because flash flooding in September 2014 damaged the roadway and bridges there, according to a San Bernardino County official. The flooding washed away about 50 bridges from Essex to Ludlow, California. … Continue reading Part of Route 66 in Mojave Desert may remain closed until 2016
Amboy School may become home to artists colony
The long-closed Amboy School in the desolate Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, California, may become a center for an artists colony, according to the Needles Desert Star in Needles, California. The Needles Unified School District owns the property, and is considering selling it or leasing it to a European artists colony, the newspaper reported. An … Continue reading Amboy School may become home to artists colony
Roy’s in Amboy hosting art installation
The landmark Roy's gas station and convenience store in Amboy, California, is hosting an art installation by a Swiss artist through at least the summer. The installation is called "Golden Smile Salty Tears" in six bungalows in the Roy's Motel part of the complex, using found objects. The artist, Severin Guelpa, explained on the installation's … Continue reading Roy’s in Amboy hosting art installation
Route 66 reopened from Ludlow to Amboy
A 28-mile stretch of Route 66 from Ludlow, California, to Amboy, California, that was closed in September because of flood damage reopened Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from San Bernardino County. Flash flooding Sept. 7-8 damaged the National Old Trails Road, aka Route 66, and about 40 bridges from Essex, California, to Ludlow. … Continue reading Route 66 reopened from Ludlow to Amboy
Major section of Route 66 in Mojave Desert may reopen by January
A significant part of Route 66 in Southern Calfornia's Mojave Desert may reopen by January after flood damage forced its closing in early September. ZachNews, based in Needles, California, reported a 28-mile section of Route 66 from Ludlow to Amboy may reopen as soon as next month. Unprecedented flash flooding closed almost all the roadway … Continue reading Major section of Route 66 in Mojave Desert may reopen by January
Route 66 in Mojave Desert may reopen by late January
We're now starting to realize the extent of flooding damage to Route 66 in Southern California in September. Not only do 80 miles through the Mojave Desert remain closed, but it likely will remain closed until late January -- two months later than originally anticipated. According to a story in Inland News Today, Roni Edis … Continue reading Route 66 in Mojave Desert may reopen by late January
Senator may urge Obama to make Mojave a monument
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) may ask President Obama to create two national monuments in California's Mojave Desert, including one that includes a stretch of Route 66, reported the Los Angeles Times. Feinstein said Monday she wants to break a logjam of interests that stalled two previous bills to create the two protected zones, the largest … Continue reading Senator may urge Obama to make Mojave a monument
Chinese guardian lions stand guard near Amboy
Here's something no one expected -- someone set up two Chinese guardian lion statues in the middle of the Mojave Desert off Route 66 near Amboy, California. Charyl Armstrong posted this video this week of her traveling companion going out to check the statue. And, as Armstrong notes, "in the middle of nowhere." https://youtu.be/iseq-320304 I … Continue reading Chinese guardian lions stand guard near Amboy
Route 66 in Mojave may reopen by late November
Long sections of historic Route 66 that were closed in mid-September because of extensive flood damage may reopen by late November, reported The Press-Enterprise. The newspaper had more details about the damage: In some spots there are holes large enough to swallow one of the motorcycles belonging to tourist groups that regularly retrace the Western … Continue reading Route 66 in Mojave may reopen by late November