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"ThrowbackThursday To 1939 on the Gasquet Ranger District. Pictured is the Redwood Highway, US Hwy 199, that goes between Crescent City and Grants Pass running along the iconic Smith River.
"The unpaved Redwood Highway opened in the late 1920's replacing the Gasquet Toll Road which was constructed in 1887. Local newspapers called it 'one of the great recreational highways in America' and said it improved travel conditions within one of the most beautiful sections in California.
"DidYouKnow US 199 is one of the original US Routes created during November 1926.
"#SixRiversNF #US199 #RedwoodHighway"
Photo: U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Foresthttps://www.facebook.com/SixRiversNF/posts/381607714002698 (Accessed: June 10, 2022)
Posted by Marlene Biddle to Medford Oregon And Surrounding Areas Memories, May 31, 2022https://www.facebook.com/groups/229606631113859/posts/132218947518889
Redwood Highway, Vintage Postcard
Posted by Rita Henry to the RPPC - Real Photo Postcards Facebook Group, May 9, 2022https://www.facebook.com/groups/260189224008370/posts/5691645124196059
Middle Fork of the Smith River
Smith River National Recreation Area, CaliforniaPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 25, 2012
Grassy Flat Campground
Smith River National Recreation Area, CaliforniaPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 25, 2012
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