Weldon Canyon
Weldon Canyon is the name of two canyons in California.
Los Angeles County[]
In Los Angeles County, California, United States, at 34°19′59″N 118°30′21″W / 34.33306°N 118.50583°W, Weldon is a canyon through which Interstate 5 passes. The Old Road, now paralleled by I-5, opened on May 28, 1930, through the canyon as a bypass of the 1910 Newhall Tunnel. This original road through the canyon was 20 feet (6 m) wide and made of concrete. The canyon is named after , who helped build the Southern Pacific Railroad's nearby San Fernando Tunnel.[1][2]
WikiMiniAtlasSolano County[]
In Solano County, California, at 38°24′42″N 122°03′01″W / 38.41167°N 122.05028°W, Weldon is the name sometimes given to a canyon west of Vacaville, California.[3] Weldon canyon is mentioned in the diaries of Willis Linn Jepson. This canyon is now more commonly called . Mix Canyon Road runs through it.
References[]
- ^ Harrison Irving Scott, Ridge Route: The Road That United California, pp. 60-61, third printing, 2003, ISBN 0-615-12000-8
- ^ McLean, Don "Catch your breath and contemplate" Los Angeles Times 24 February 2004
- ^ https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.411668,-122.050381&t=p
- Santa Susana Mountains
- Geography of Los Angeles
- Landforms of Los Angeles County, California
- Landforms of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Canyons and gorges of California
- Historic trails and roads in California
- Transportation in the San Fernando Valley