Old Plank Road

The Old Plank Road is a plank road in Imperial County, California, that was built in 1915 as an eastwest route over the Algodones Dunes. It effectively connected the extreme lower section of Southern California to Arizona and provided the last link in a commercial route between San Diego and Yuma.

Plank Road
Remains of Old Plank Road in 2001
LocationGrays Well Road near Winterhaven, California
Coordinates32.710317°N 114.922783°W / 32.710317; -114.922783
Built1915
Reference no.845
Location of Plank Road in California
Old Plank Road (the United States)
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