also known as Angeles Crest Highway, with access to ski resorts and popular hiking areas. State Route 39 was completed in 1961, but access to that 4.4-mile chunk was padlocked in 1978. It’s ...

"How many accidents do you get up here a day?" we asked, knowing that before they repaved and smoothed Angeles Crest Highway it held the infamous title of most dangerous road in California.

one victim was killed in an auto accident on Angeles Crest Highway. The fatal incident happened around 9:58 a.m., near mile marker 34. Emergency crews responded to the scene shortly after.