Segments of the road were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
[2] It was the first "trans-Cascadian" wagon road, and connected the Rogue River Valley and the upper Klamath Basin.
[2] Among other effects, the road brought the first sawmill to the Klamath Basin.
[2] It is believed that 1909 is the date of the last wagon traversal of the entire road, and that the 1910 Cat Hill Fire contributed to its effective closure.
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