The Highway That Vanished - Chasing Lost U.S. 395

Highway 395 is one of the most famous roads in the American West, stretching for more than 1,300 miles from the Mojave Desert to the Canadian border. But what many people don't realize is that it didn't always begin in the desert. For more than 40 years, U.S. Highway 395 started in downtown San Diego before traveling north through Escondido, Temecula, Riverside, San Bernardino, and the Cajon Pass. In 1979, more than 100 miles of the highway were officially removed from the U.S. Highway System. Today, most travelers have no idea the route ever existed. In this video, we retrace the forgotten southern end of U.S. 395, following the original alignment from San Diego to Hesperia. Along the way, we visit historic downtowns, old bridges, railroad depots, the Mission Inn, Camp Cajon, Mormon Rocks, and countless surviving pieces of a highway that quietly disappeared from the map, but not from the landscape. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:48 Cabrillo Bridge 06:58 Pomerado Road 11:07 Lake Hodges 14:39 Escondido 18:14 Old Bonsall Bridge 23:56 Temecula 31:13 Murrieta 32:56 Lake Elsinore 35:06 Perris 37:55 Riverside 43:09 Colton 46:25 San Bernardino 48:06 The Cajon Pass Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierra:    • The Best Road Trip in California? - Explor...   Highway 395 in Nevada:    • Into the Silver State - Highway 395 Throug...   Highway 395 in Northern California:    • Discovering Highway 395 in California's Re...   Highway 395 in Oregon:    • The Loneliest Road in Oregon - Traveling a...   Highway 395 in Washington:    • Exploring Highway 395 in Washington - From...   ○ Gear we use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sidetrack... ►Join us on Patreon:   / sidetrackadventures   ►Please subscribe for weekly updates showcasing some of our adventures:    / @sidetrackadventures   ►Also please follow Sidetrack Adventures on Instagram:   / sidetrackadventures   ►Music in this video is from Epidemic Sounds; use our link for a free trial: https://share.epidemicsound.com/v927fj