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  • Is Highway 17 That Dangerous or Is It Just Laurel Curve?

    Posted by Ranger Lautamo
    |Date: December 17, 2014
    | (14) Comments
    Is Highway 17 That Dangerous or Is It Just Laurel Curve?

    Is Highway 17 That Dangerous or Is It Just Laurel Curve?

    The narrow lanes and dangerously tight curves of California’s Highway 17 have earned it ominous nicknames ...

    The narrow lanes and dangerously tight curves of California’s Highway 17 have earned it ominous nicknames like “Killer 17” and “Blood Alley”. In the mid-60s philanthropist Harvey West tried to slow do ...

    December 17, 2014
    | by Ranger Lautamo
    | (14) Comments
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