Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 03/05/2026 9:24am

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**March 5, 1864: Beale’s Cut Completed, Transforming Travel Through San Fernando Pass**
On March 5, 1864, Los Angeles County officials formally accepted General Edward Beale’s newly completed San Fernando Hill Road and Beale’s Cut, a major infrastructure project that significantly improved travel in and out of the Santa Clarita Valley. Built after nearly two years of labor, the toll road replaced the pass’s most dangerous հատվածs and quickly became a vital route for miners, settlers and freight traffic heading north.

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