Nuclear escape tunnel route behind Mt Baldy in case of a nuclear attack in Los Angeles
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Located in the San Gabriel
Located in the San Gabriel Mountains of California, in USA, the Shoemaker Canyon Road is an aborted road. In the early days of the Cold War (1950s and 60s), the road was built (with convict labor), as an intended escape route should Los Angeles be attacked with nuclear weapons.
The road is 4,4 miles long. It’s called the Road to Nowhere, with two abandoned tunnels, chaparral and nice canyon views. The dead-end road was the first phase of a projected 23-year effort to build a 2-lane highway up the formidably steep East Fork San Gabriel River canyon to as far as Angeles Crest Highway. By the time the project was scrapped due to budget cuts and the road was abandoned in 1969. This well-graded dirt road with moderate grade penetrates several miles up the East Fork and then it ends abruptly. Today you can drive the first 1.8 miles of Shoemaker Canyon Road on pavement, then walk or mountain-bike the remaining graded-dirt section, going steadily uphill, to reach a pair of tunnels: 1.8 and 2.6 miles north of the closed gate. In the middle, the tunnels are quite dark, and some people might find it a little un-nerving. Don't do this in the hot midday sun, as there is virtually no shade except for the tunnel passages.
Here's an article from the Los Angeles Times
about the area and it's history..... https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photo...
Mount San Antonio, colloquially referred to as Mount Baldy, is the highest peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County, California.The peak is within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest. It is the tallest mountain in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Mount San Antonio's sometimes snow-capped peaks are visible on clear days and dominate the view of the Los Angeles Basin skyline. The peak is pyramid shaped, with a steep south face (Baldy Bowl) and a shallower north face. The summit is accessible via a number of connecting ridges along hiking trails from the north, east, south and southwest.
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The road is 4,4 miles long. It’s called the Road to Nowhere, with two abandoned tunnels, chaparral and nice canyon views. The dead-end road was the first phase of a projected 23-year effort to build a 2-lane highway up the formidably steep East Fork San Gabriel River canyon to as far as Angeles Crest Highway. By the time the project was scrapped due to budget cuts and the road was abandoned in 1969. This well-graded dirt road with moderate grade penetrates several miles up the East Fork and then it ends abruptly. Today you can drive the first 1.8 miles of Shoemaker Canyon Road on pavement, then walk or mountain-bike the remaining graded-dirt section, going steadily uphill, to reach a pair of tunnels: 1.8 and 2.6 miles north of the closed gate. In the middle, the tunnels are quite dark, and some people might find it a little un-nerving. Don't do this in the hot midday sun, as there is virtually no shade except for the tunnel passages.
Here's an article from the Los Angeles Times
about the area and it's history..... https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photo...
Mount San Antonio, colloquially referred to as Mount Baldy, is the highest peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County, California.The peak is within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest. It is the tallest mountain in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Mount San Antonio's sometimes snow-capped peaks are visible on clear days and dominate the view of the Los Angeles Basin skyline. The peak is pyramid shaped, with a steep south face (Baldy Bowl) and a shallower north face. The summit is accessible via a number of connecting ridges along hiking trails from the north, east, south and southwest.
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