Back to Saint Francis Dam Driving Tour by History CakeStop 13 of 14
Between Santa Paula and Saticoy
There were several amazing and brave acts of heroism and people pulling together to help one another as more are forewarned than the unfortunate folks further up the valley
Santa Paula, CAWritten by historians, never AIResearched & written by Marc Striegel
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Between Santa Paula and Saticoy
The flood reached the highway bridge at Montalvo about 4:40 AM. The bridge, which had been constructed in 1898, was the first permanent crossing of the Santa Clara River. Traffic was being held north on the highway at Montalvo and south of the bridge at Oxnard. Only the Southern Pacific railroad lines lay between the bridge and the pacific ocean and all trains had been halted.
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