Exploring More of Abandoned Highway 80 Near San Diego

In this video we venture to an abandoned stretch of Historic Route 80 in eastern San Diego County in California. This portion is on the Mountain Springs grade and is between Jacumba Hot Springs and Ocotillo, just below the Desert View Tower. This section of the road can still be driven on if you can get to it. Since part of the road is on BLM land, the Smugglers Gulch section is a popular spot for shooting as well.

The 80 was also known as the Dixie Overland Highway and ran from Savannah, GA to San Diego, CA. This portion of Highway 80 was in use from 1913 until about 1938.

To get to this section of Highway 80, you exit Interstate 8 at Mountain Springs Road, then turn east on the dirt road. You follow the dirt road until it intersects with a paved road, which is old Highway 80.

Our earlier video on the abandoned portion of Highway 80 near Descanso can be found here: Exploring Abandoned Highway 80 Near S...

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