Beale's Cut is the 90-foot-deep, hand-cut gash through the mountain southeast of Sierra Highway and San Fernando Road (later renamed Newhall Avenue) in the Newhall Pass.

18w · Public 1908 – Beale’s Cut at Fremont Pass Before freeways and tunnels, this narrow 90-foot cut through the mountains north of Los Angeles was the main gateway between the San Fernando and …

It was turned into a cut in 1939 as a part of a major realignment of US 6 as well as to eliminate the bottleneck created by the tunnel. After the tunnel was eliminated, the highway was upgraded to a …

A welder's spark touched off a fast moving fire that threatened Newhall Refinery Co. property south of Newhall was contained in less than an hour by Los Angeles County and U.S. Forest Service fire …

"The Newhall Refinery was established in 1930 and was located on the east side of (current) Sierra Highway, immediately north of Beale's Cut (which is actually part of the refinery property).

May 1, 2013 · Beale's Cut lasted as a transportation passage through the present day Newhall Pass locale until construction of the Newhall Tunnel was completed in 1910. Beale's Cut has appeared...

In this video we head down Sierra Highway, taking a detour through the abandoned Newhall Oil Refinery, and explore the history the history of Beale's Cut.

It is the oldest still-standing oil refinery in the Western Hemisphere (perhaps in the world). The site was designated California Historical Landmark No.172 on March 6, 1935.

Oct 10, 2024 · Even the historic markers were stolen long ago and never replaced. In this video we head down Sierra Highway, taking a detour through the abandoned Newhall Oil Refinery, and explore the …

Beale's Cut was eventually deepened to 90 feet (27.4 m). It lasted as a transportation passage near present-day Newhall Pass until the Newhall Tunnel opened in 1910.