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Piru Gorge

Video on Piru Gorge and Pyramid Lake by the Historic Highway 99 Association of California

1963 view of Piru Gorge, looking toward Pyramid Rock. Courtesy – Caltrans

Postcard view of Piru Gorge circa 1930's. — Postcard view of Piru Gorge circa 1930’s.

Piru Gorge in 1958. Piru Creek Bridge (53-0082) as well as the Channel Change is visible in the upper portion of the photo. Courtesy – Caltrans

View of old US 99 just north of the bridge near the Channel Change in 1970. Photo Courtesy - Gordon Glattenberg — View of old US 99 just north of the bridge near the Channel Change in 1970. Photo Courtesy – Gordon Glattenberg

Piru Gorge is one of the more scenic sections of old US 99. Most of it is not submerged, though is no longer open to auto traffic. A large channel change was constructed in 1932 to remove the need for two bridges crossing Piru Creek. This later proved to be a detriment as the creek has since eroded almost the entire channel and a large portion of the highway. This segment was completed in 1933 with three lanes and was widened to four lanes in 1951. This whole section was bypassed by I-5 in 1968.

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