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U.S. Highway 395 facts & figures

By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
05:16 PM PDT, April 20, 2007

U.S. 395 covers about 1,300 miles, from California through parts of Nevada to Oregon and Washington state.

1895: A 14,000-mile network of roads — including what would be bits of 395 — is recommended to the California Legislature.

1926: U.S. 395 is born as a federal highway.

1968: U.S. 395 gets trimmed. The roadway once extended south to San Diego, but now Hesperia becomes its southern terminus.

1998: Robert Adams writes a graphic novel of blacktop carnage titled "Highway 395."

2000: Fred Dryer (of TV's "Hunter") produces, stars in and directs the low-budget film "Highway 395." Nearby routes often become stand-ins.

Source: www.floodgap.com

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