Talk:California State Route 91

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[edit] Comment

Wasn't this one of the first freeways to use FasTrak? --64.169.88.40 08:58, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Currently, I haven't found that information yet. What I do know is that the name FasTrak is trademarked by Transportation Corridor Agencies, the local agency that maintains the Orange County toll roads. So I'm assuming that they were the first ones to use the system. The 91 Express lanes are run by a different agency. In the meantime, I'll have to edit the changes you made. Zzyzx11 22:48, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Now, I've decided to create a separate article to deal with the 91 Express Lanes. Zzyzx11 06:46, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] cleanup-infobox

Why is there a template:cleanup-infobox on this article? Can it be deleted? BlankVerse 10:57, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Because the infobox is way too big. --SPUI (T - C) 11:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
That's only one opinion. Many other users feel it's a fine infobox as there is no such thing as a "too big" infobox per Wikipedia policies. Feel free to remove the tag at your convenience.JohnnyBGood t c VIVA! 17:10, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Although SR-91 is an east-west road, it inherited its odd (as opposed to even) route number from the now mostly decommissioned U.S. Route 91 (U.S. 91)

Shouldn't the above go in the trivia section? 67.172.125.13 04:36, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

No, there should not be a trivia section in this article. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 19:17, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

But that is kind of a cool factoid... and is relevant because the north/south odd east/west even convention started here in CA. Dark Nexus (talk) 08:25, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

It didn't; California didn't adopt the system of sign route numbers until 1934. --NE2 00:10, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

I would like to know if anyone can direct me to the correct place to get up-to-date information on the SR-91 expansion project in the harbor Interatate 5 area. It is a matter of the imminent domain, which will mean home owners in this area will be forced out thier homes. Please assist me in finding the current status of the mentioned project, so I can share this data with other home owneres that have approached me with thier concerns about this matter. Contact me @ Philipcoleyf@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.81.201 (talk) 18:07, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History notes

From [1]:

216. Santa Ana to San Bernardino. Length 34 miles.
217. Newport Beach to Santa Ana. Length 6 miles.

Over existing county pavements in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, this route would furnish a direct connection from the Coast state highway at Newport to San Bernardino. Practically all of this road is already paved. Maintenance and reconstruction would be necessary in the future. High standards of grading and paving.

219. Arrowhead Trail (Silver Lake Cut-off). Length 125 miles.

This route is designed to furnish direct and short connection from Barstow, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada. The federal aid authorities are urging the inclusion of this road as a necessary link in the federal aid route from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Los Angeles. The state of Nevada is also urging its inclusion in the California highway system. Country desert, much sand, little water, some available deposits of native rock and gravel. Maximum elevation 4500 feet. Topographical conditions not difficult for good location and construction. Minimum standards of grading and rock surfacing.

Maps of south end
Original (?) route of SR 18, apparently built in 1935

[2][3] - earliest I have near San Bernardino is 1943 (Colton, Riverside)

  • Cajon Boulevard, Mt. Vernon Avenue, Valley Boulevard (later North La Cadena Drive), La Cadena Drive, Russell Street, Main Street, 1st Street, Market Street, Magnolia Avenue, 6th Street
  • Yorba Street, Pomona Road, Auto Center Drive, Pomona Rincon Road, south from the east end of the Prado Dam, just north of rail line, Prado Road
    • Bypassed early by Palisades Drive, Green River Road [4][5]
  • SR 91 (minor changes can be seen on current topos), curvy alignment south of SR 91 between SR 241 and Weir Canyon Road (also bypassed early), Santa Ana Canyon Road, Orange Olive Road, Lincoln Avenue, Carson Street

1947 Anaheim, 1947 Corona

Freeway history (mostly from bridge dates)
  • 1974, I-110 to I-710
  • 1970-71, I-710 to SR 19
  • 1968-70, SR 19 to I-5
    • November 1968, SR 19 to Studebaker Road: [10]
    • Before November 1968, Studebaker Road to Artesia Boulevard? (first section west of I-5)
    • June 1969, Artesia Boulevard to SR 39: [11][12]
    • August 6, 1970, SR 39 to I-5: [13]
  • 1958-59, I-5 to State College Boulevard
  • 1964-67, State College Boulevard to SR 55 (was a surface road from 1961)
  • 1970-71, SR 55 to Maple Street (was a surface road)
  • 1961, Maple Street to Magnolia Avenue
  • 1959, Magnolia Avenue to Arlington Avenue
  • 1957, Arlington Avenue to SR 60
  • 1961, SR 60 to La Cadena Drive (was a surface road)
  • 1959, La Cadena Drive to I-10

[15]

--NE2 00:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ownership of toll lanes

Are the toll lanes on the 91 privately owned? See http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_making_inroads_private/ Sarsaparilla (talk) 03:40, 10 January 2008 (UTC)