2007-03-24 13:39:39 · 6 answers · asked by llselva4 6 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
While the name is commonly used to denote a longer stretch of Interstate 5, the "Grapevine" is actually just the 6.5-mile segment of highway that runs from Fort Tejon northward to the bottom of the grade in the San Joaquin Valley. In 1772, Spanish military officer Pedro Fages, then-governor of California, named the north side "Cañada de Las Uvas," or Canyon of the Grapes, for the wild cimarron grapes that once grew there. Contrary to popular belief, the name "Grapevine" is unrelated to the serpentine course of the 1915 Ridge Route highway in the same location.
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2007-03-24 13:50:44 · answer #1 · answered by MEDELLINESVIDA.COM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grapevine Highway 5
2016-12-29 10:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why is the section of the 5 Freeway in SoCal called "The Grapevine?
2015-08-06 14:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highway 5 Grapevine
2016-11-07 07:06:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because the old road that used to be there was all twisted up like a grapevine. Freeway 5 changed all that, but the name still remains.
2007-03-24 13:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its called the Grapevine because of it configuration its similar to a grapevine.
2007-03-24 13:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by tamaradramirez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there, you will find access to multiple freeways.
2007-03-24 19:03:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋