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Fresno Section Page 423 Routes 374-375
28.1 6.4 End of road; turn left with travel.
31.9 3.8 End of road; turn right.
32.1 0.2 Fairmount, left-hand road, store on right. Turn left. Avoid left-hand road
at fence corner 33.3.
34.0 1.9 Irregular 4-corners; bear left downgrade.
36.6 2.6 End of road at foot of grade; turn right.
Left before this turn is Route 412 to Mojave.
38.7 2.1 End of road at foot of grade; turn left.
39.9 1.2 ELIZABETH LAKE.
Right is Route 684 to Los Angeles via Boquet canyon.
Route 374—Bakersfield to Taft, Cal.—38.3 m.
Reverse Route 40.
Via Panama and Old River. Oiled macadam to Old River; balance concrete. Sum-
mary: 25.7 miles concrete; 12.6 miles oiled macadam.
Thru irrigated farming country to Old RiverT then across open prairies and the big
oil fields adjacent to Taft.
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Distance For this and other exits see City Map, page 394.
Total Between
Mileage Point*
0.0 0.0 1 KERSFIELD, Chester Ave. & 19th St. Go south with trol-
ley on Chester Ave. Pass court house on left 0.2.
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1.5 1.5 End of street; turn right.
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2.7 1.2 4-corners; meeting poles, turn left.
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4.2 1.5 4-corners; turn right away from poles.
5.1 0.9 End of road; turn left. Cross RR 6.6. Cross RR
9.6 4.5 Panama, 4-corners, school ,on left. Turn right.
12.1. Thru Old River 12.6. Pass pumping plant on right 24.0.
Enter oil fields 35.0. Same thorofare becomes 6th St.
38.1 28.5 Center; St.; turn left two blocks.
Right before this turn is Route 375 to McKIttrlck.
38.3 0.2 TAFT, Center & 4th Sts., bank on left.
Route 375—Maricopa to McKittrick, Cal.—23.8 m.
Reverse Route 38.
Summary; 12.8 miles con-
Via Taft. First 12.8 miles concrete; balance oiled dirt.
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Distance , mfles' 'thru pipe lines before it reaches its final
Total Between refinery.
Mileage Point*
0.0 o.o MARICOPA, California & Main Sts., bank on right. Go north-
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west on California St. and follow road thru oil fields. Cross
RR 0.3.
Right-hand diagonal road; bear right. Cross RR 6.6 now on
6.4 6.4
Center St.
Taft, Center & 4th Sts., bank on right. Straight thru on Center
7.5 1.1
St. Thru 4-corners 7.7.
Right at 7.7 is Route 40 to Bakersfield.
8.0 0.5
8.2 0.2
11.0 2.8 3-corners; near ngm. wim -
onal road 12.8. Same thorofare becomes Mam bt.
Diagonally left at 12.8 leads to Fellows.
23.8 12.8 McKITTRICK, sta. on far right.
is Route 36 to Bakersfield.
Straight ahead on Main St.
Left is Route 376 to Santa Margarita.
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