Old Santa Susana Stage Road
Historic road between San Fernando and Simi valleys in southern California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Old Santa Susana Stage Road, or Santa Susana Wagon Road, is a route taken by early travelers between the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley near Chatsworth, California, via the Santa Susana Pass. The main route climbs through what is now the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, with a branch in Chatsworth Park South.
Old Santa Susana Stage Road | |
Nearest city | Chatsworth, California |
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Built | 1861 |
Architectural style | None |
NRHP reference No. | 74000517 |
LAHCM No. | 92 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 10, 1974[1] |
Designated LAHCM | January 5, 1972 |
It was an important artery linking the Los Angeles Basin and inland Ventura County and as such, was part of the main route for travel by stagecoach between Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1861 until the opening of rail traffic between the cities in 1876. The Old Santa Susana Stage Road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Part of the stage road is also a Historic-Cultural Monument of Ventura County and of the City of Los Angeles under the name Old Stagecoach Trail.