Good old SR 58. That's a long climb out of Bakersfield to Tehachapi, isn't it? Did that quite a few times when I worked for CalFire, going south to Riverside or maybe San Diego. You could have set your cruise control at 110 after the summit. 😀. You wouldn't have to edit the video afterward. I didn't know that the freeway bypassed Kramer Junction (US 395) too. I can remember when it was like two gas stations and a hamburger stand. I hope the change didn't kill it like the Mojave bypass did.
Hi SkyDiverClassic! Firstly, I think that everyone in the entire world can see how valuable the work you did/you do is for everyone, your being a firefighter. L.A. is crazy right now, and I know about twelve people who have lost homes, mostly people I used to work with at Walt Disney Feature Animation. So thank you for the work that you did, and maybe that you still do. Secondly, yes, the divided 58 highway is such an easy drive now. It does bypass Kramer Junction, but the off ramp for U.S. 395 is really close to the old 58 and 395 crossing so I think those businesses are still doing well. A lot of people still use U.S. 395 to go north and south. And thirdly, you're right about the town of Mojave. Changing the alignment of CA SR 58 did indeed affect negatively the town of Mojave because it brought the traffic so much further north. If you're going north or south on the 14, you'll still stop through there, but I'm sure that businesses saw something like 35-40% less traffic when the new route was opened. I want to do a drive of the old 58 at some point. I'm just so backlogged with other stuff at the moment. Thank you for watching the video, and thank you for your firefighting courage! -Fred : )
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Good old SR 58. That's a long climb out of Bakersfield to Tehachapi, isn't it? Did that quite a few times when I worked for CalFire, going south to Riverside or maybe San Diego. You could have set your cruise control at 110 after the summit. 😀. You wouldn't have to edit the video afterward. I didn't know that the freeway bypassed Kramer Junction (US 395) too. I can remember when it was like two gas stations and a hamburger stand. I hope the change didn't kill it like the Mojave bypass did.
Hi SkyDiverClassic! Firstly, I think that everyone in the entire world can see how valuable the work you did/you do is for everyone, your being a firefighter. L.A. is crazy right now, and I know about twelve people who have lost homes, mostly people I used to work with at Walt Disney Feature Animation. So thank you for the work that you did, and maybe that you still do. Secondly, yes, the divided 58 highway is such an easy drive now. It does bypass Kramer Junction, but the off ramp for U.S. 395 is really close to the old 58 and 395 crossing so I think those businesses are still doing well. A lot of people still use U.S. 395 to go north and south. And thirdly, you're right about the town of Mojave. Changing the alignment of CA SR 58 did indeed affect negatively the town of Mojave because it brought the traffic so much further north. If you're going north or south on the 14, you'll still stop through there, but I'm sure that businesses saw something like 35-40% less traffic when the new route was opened. I want to do a drive of the old 58 at some point. I'm just so backlogged with other stuff at the moment. Thank you for watching the video, and thank you for your firefighting courage! -Fred : )