US 466 – Hinkley

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Hinkley

At Hinkley Road and Old Bakersfield Highway.
New State 58 freeway bypassing Hinkley.
Former railroad crossing location just east of Hinkley. Removed when the Hwy 58 Barstow Bypass was constructed.
Railroad crossing site from current Hwy 58. Crossing was located near the grey box at the tracks.

Hinkley is a small community west of Barstow. It was made famous (or infamous) in the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich” regarding water pollution caused by a PG&E gas pipeline station. Hinkley was also recently bypassed by a freeway in late 2017.

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