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Part 1 1. Highway Evolution A Hardy Breed of Men 2. Big Dreams, Little Money 3. Dawn of the Highway Era 4. More Money, Quick Where's the Concrete? 5. Motoring, A California Passtime From Auto Camp to Motel 6. Highway 99 is Born WPA Guides 7. Seeking the 99 Trail 8. Construction Challenges 9. Conquering the Shasta River Canyon 10. Bridge Talk Lois' Big Adventure 11. The Sacramento River Canyon 12. Shasta Dam and Beyond 13. Yolo Causeway and the Tower Bridge 14. Highway 99 is Demoted Part 2 A Tour Down the Northstate Part 3 Appendix: Following the 99 Trail Bibliography, Index |
Part 1 The Thrill of Discovery 1. CA Highway History in a Nutshell 99 Offspring Kaiser the Concrete King One for the Road Gallery 2. Getting a Handle on the Central Valley The Wandering Wage Earner Two Flavors of Alphabet Soup 3. Traveling Down the Great Valley When Accidents Are Odd... Where Will We Sleep Tonight? Water Tower Gallery 4. 250 Mule Teams Unite California Fresno Scraper Signage Arrows and Stars Gallery 5. The City and the Citrus Belt Luxury Filling Stations Busy Mr. Beale 6. Dates, Sand and Salty Water The Trail of the Migrant Worker Roadside Attractions Old and Simple Gallery Part 2 A Tour Through Central and Southern CA Gone but not Forgotten Gallery Part 3 Appendix: Following the 99 Trail Bibliography, Index |
Part 1 1. Out of the Mud and Onto the Pavement 2. Good Roads and Named Highways Big Guys 3. The Highway: Designing It, Defining It Roadside Fun 4. Many Rivers to Cross 5. World Wars, A Depression and the Highway Roadside Attractions 6. The Highway: Finding It, Signing It 7. North Over the Siskiyous Tikis and Totems 8. And Through the Northwest Part 2 A Tour Through the Northwest Part 3 Appendix: Following the 99 Trail Bibliography Index |