Harrison Scott, the foremost authority on the historic Ridge Route, tells the story of the road that united California in ...

The Ridge Route Preservation Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and opening up the pioneering road, announced Friday that it now has the go-ahead from the Angeles National Forest to ...

Volunteers with the Ridge Route Preservation Organization prepped parts of the road for a recent storm. Last year, a storm caused parts of the road to slide, which continues to move especially as ...

In 1915, the Old Ridge Route road was built, revolutionizing transportation from the stagecoach, to the Model T. Through rain and shine, the road still stands.

After 51 motorists had been killed on Ridge Route in 15 months, Chief E. Raymond Cato of the California Highway Patrol decided on an ingenious method to cancel the carnage, put it into effect last ...

But before it was the Grapevine that we know today, there was another road known as the Old Ridge Route. The Ridge Route was built in 1915 as automobiles became the dominant mode of transportation.

How it was built: The Old Ridge Route was built in 1915 as the automobile began to surpass stagecoaches as the main mode of transportation. The road was designed to be easier for cars to travel ...