Thank you so very much Steve ❤️ ... I had a High School friend that fell victim to Craig Peyer ... It changed my life forever... This is a great tribute!
@bryanferree103 жыл бұрын
Rip Cara while you and your dad knew our family you are never forgotten every time I drive by on the 15 I think of you.
@peterm1826 Жыл бұрын
😏
@raytewell70678 ай бұрын
Amen
@mikebrady17673 жыл бұрын
The bridge was in use until 1977. After being in use as the U.S. 395 bridge on a two lane highway, this bridge became the northbound side of U.S. 395 after it was upgraded to a new 4 lane freeway in 1967 with a new 2 lane southbound bridge next to it which was a higher bridge than the 1949 bridge is. In 1977 the current Interstate 15 bridges were built (I am not sure if the 1967 southbound side of U.S. 395 bridge was widened into the the new northbound I-15 bridge or if it was demolished in favor of the new bridge or not). The old 1949 U.S. 395 bridge was then taken out of service with the opening of the new I-15 bridges in 1977. I remember driving the 1967-1977 U.S. 395 4 lane freeway north out of San Diego which ended just south of Escondido for many years when it had little traffic and few people living along it's corridor. It seemed that after I-15 was built that urban areas sprang up fast!
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the additional information on this.
@milotorres68943 жыл бұрын
Nice info share,👍🙏😔✌️
@coppertop78273 жыл бұрын
I can remember at 12 yrs old in 1969 the first time my parents took that bridge to take us to our new home in Poway when we moved from the midwest to CA - I asked if we were going to live in the sticks...coming from a large metro city, Poway area looked terrible to me. I am so thankful now that I grew up and went to school there... it's changed so much now, it's hard to recognize it.
@mikejohnson77833 жыл бұрын
Yep used until 1977 not 1967. Because I remember driving over this old bridge until 1977 and seeing the 15 being built at the time beside this bridge. Wish the narrator got his facts rights. By the way for you freeway fact lovers it took 10 years 1970-1980 to build the 15 from Escondido at El Norte parkway to the border check just outside Temecula. Amazing to push an 8 lane freeway through the mountains. And to push all that dirt from the old 395 exit to the 76 exit to create the arched bridge and the down hill decent platform. The reason I know, I saw it being built as a witness. I did not read it some where so it is a fact.
@oldfriend3273 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this and let me tell you why this video is so special. I have lived in Los Angeles my whole life, all 47 years of it. You don't see this kind of hallow ground and respect for those who have passed even when there is some sort of tribute. L.A. is VERY selfish. There is something magical about San Diego and this memorial to this poor soul Cara Knott who had absolutely no reason to be taken from the world. God bless you Cara and your Dad to be in a much better place than here. Never knew about you, sorry. For more than 15 years no joke I have been trying to figure out how to move down there and just don't have the finances to do it. Thank you for sharing this with us.
@sueantoniotti85203 жыл бұрын
When I lived in San Diego I had heard Mr Knott had set up a memorial for his daughter. I never went to see it. Thanks for sharing.
@raceboy95173 жыл бұрын
Memorial ??
@milotorres68943 жыл бұрын
Heart wrenching story of a families loss of loved one.,🙏😔✌️🙏
@johnlafever31623 жыл бұрын
@@raceboy9517 did you even watch the video?
@raceboy95173 жыл бұрын
@@johnlafever3162 never mind now I've already looked it up...
@johnlafever31623 жыл бұрын
@@raceboy9517 well it’s not like you ask specifics and they did pretty much describe the entire memorial, that it was close by and who it was named after.
@aryan1313ful2 жыл бұрын
OMG! We remember when she went missing. In 1986, pretty much nothing was there- a long lonely stretch of highway. Her dad. Omg- he was more than devastated. He died of a broken heart.
@bill.godwin-austen3 жыл бұрын
In a sad irony, the exit from I-15 that Cara Knott drove down to park at the end of the bridge when pulled over by Peyer was Mercy Road.
@stankygeorge3 жыл бұрын
A sad story of a dead bridge and victims of a stolen life! Thank you for sharing this!
@Okapi.LuckyFeather Жыл бұрын
I have visited the sad memorials below the bridge. There is an overwhelming feeling of grief there. Some who have gone at night say they feel the presence of evil or see ghosts. I will never go back.
@larrylarry7393 жыл бұрын
I biked across that bridge many times in high school. Unfortunately I also remember the Cara Knott murder as if it were yesterday. It gripped the entire county. So sad.
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Never even knew this bridge was there! And I’ve been living in San Diego for years. Great video! Very nice to see the memorial Oak Grove underneath the bridge and to hear of some of the tragic history associated with the bridge.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it really is hidden away. I was shocked the first time I saw it. Thank you again.
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
@@SidetrackAdventures Thanks to you, I made it out to the Plank Road yesterday. I’ve driven interstate eight eastbound for years and never knew that was there. Thanks, man!
@JohnDoe-bf1fw3 жыл бұрын
SoCalX uses this bridge for repelling practice. I repelled off this and froged back up many time. Its a great place to learn new skills and get current before hitting the mines.
@markcantemail80183 жыл бұрын
You gotta get out More ? It is amazing what you can see so close to home . yes that is a Nice memorial . Stay safe .
@scottm89143 жыл бұрын
Had no idea about this and have lived in san diego all my life, thanks for the history lesson🙌
@fogskiss31373 жыл бұрын
I've taken the Poway road exit off the 15 countless times but never even knew that was there. Interesting and sad history.
@misryluvsco81693 жыл бұрын
This is a really nice video, very thoughtfully done. You do a great job! Thanks. 👍😊
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thank you too!
@ScratchGlass93 жыл бұрын
I remember this vividly... went to the bridge twice, never went below. So horrifying.
@johnpinckney49793 жыл бұрын
This is why, when I was teaching my daughter to drive, to never pull over immediately for "law enforcement". I told her to flash her lights, immediately call 911, and proceed to a public area. I told her that a professional officer would understand. My confidence was confirmed when she saw lights behind her, but the "officer" (in an unmarked Crown Vic) sped away when he saw her on her cell phone.
@dfpytwa3 жыл бұрын
I had a run in with that cop back in the day while temporarily living and doing a contract work in that area off of my 82 Goldwing motorcycle. I beat the bogus ticket he wrote me in court which really pissed him off to the point he went on a rant in court and the judge had him thrown out. A few weeks later while heading back to where I was staying at the time at about the same time of night and place I had been pulled over by him some crazy fuck ran up on me hot with a car and fired a shotgun at me from behind out of the drivers side window. Most of the shot hit my rear cargo carrier which fortunately I carried my tools and spare parts for the bike in since they were heavy and I wanted to maintain my center of gravity. I did catch two pieces of buckshot in my shoulder though. The perp slammed on his brakes and exited the freeway behind me. My cargo container full of tools saved me but I still have one piece of #1 buckshot stuck in my shoulder blade from that. I suspected it might have been him but he had an alibi and the investigation went nowhere. A couple years later while living in Indiana and seeing the story of the murder I knew damn well that had to be him who tried to take me out too. I wonder how many more people he murdered and never got charged for.
@DSTREETMEDIA9 ай бұрын
Wow !!! Imagine how many rogue killer cops throughout the country there were just in the past, not even at the moment! Wow!
@rodsdmba1571 Жыл бұрын
I read about this case when I lived in Los Angeles. The article described a remote area with an offramp to nowhere. The horror that a person who we expect to be protecting the public from monsters was the monster (and almost got away with it) left an indelible mark. Years later (1995) we moved to San Diego, Rancho Penasquitos. We'd hike in PQ canyon and north and south of the creek out towards I-15. One day the Knott murder was mentioned on the local news and it hit like a ton of bricks when it became clear that the location was familiar to me. Sam had to fight to get the memorial garden ok'd. I remember seeing him there on a couple of occasions while out riding my mountain bike. That he passed away shortly thereafter while on a visit is just incredibly sad.
@canamrider073 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Escondido, before the new freeway, we traveled the bridge when we made a the big trip to San Diego each time. Thanks for the video.
@chunkadaryl3 жыл бұрын
I remember my dad taking me over this bridge. He had a grove in Fallbrook and love to take people up and down 395. 395 was a scenic drive from San Diego.
@mr.b38373 жыл бұрын
The irony of the name of the road where Cara Knott was murdered can not be over-stated.
@sdmike1141 Жыл бұрын
Very cool. Another segment of the 395 story…Thanks!
@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P3 жыл бұрын
Seeing those rocks of painted names..... ran across, if memory serves well.... Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena, DEA. I still remember you 'Kiki'!! R.I.P......Marine! 2021P.
@scottbayliss34973 жыл бұрын
Theres a great documentary on Amazon prime about Kiki .......The last Narc
@MA_8083 жыл бұрын
Cara Knott RIP
@gofast3209 Жыл бұрын
I love your abandoned roads vids!! Well done!!
@monsterfrank3 жыл бұрын
I remember that bridge the southbound lanes were the bridge to the left near the hov lane if i remember correctly and all round that area use to be farms thanks for sharing I miss my home town now i live in mayberry usa andy griffith home town
@kaylinde23213 жыл бұрын
I’ve lived here all my life and pass that bridge probably every day, had no idea it was there. But I’ve heard this story, I was told that’s why they changed the roads name to Mercy Road. So sad about the dad dying there of a heart attack too 🥺
@50buttfish3 жыл бұрын
There used to be a lot of signal lights between Riverside and San Diego on the 395. Drive thru downtown Escondido was more peaceful than all the maniac driving going on now.
@wjgraham633 жыл бұрын
Wow! I live near Poway and never even knew this existed.
@da_birbs_are_watching_you Жыл бұрын
I live in the area, but I never knew about this bridge or the history behind it. You have got yourself a new sub :)
@johnjaco55443 жыл бұрын
I drove the old bridge 1,000 times in the old days Poway USED To be a peaceful little town, Not so much anymore. Good video thanks a lot.
@FPSxSpartan3 жыл бұрын
Being a georgia native, living in Poway the past year has been really pleasant, in my opinion it's a nice area comparatively.
@dougmanatt43173 жыл бұрын
This bridge, although near the city of Poway, is within the city of San Diego.
@KW145. Жыл бұрын
Correct ✅ He just assumed it’s Poway because of the two exits between Poway Road and Scripps Poway Pkwy.
@jeff7.6293 жыл бұрын
It looks a lot like the old bridge at 76 and Vista Way.
@Terrifier19843 жыл бұрын
Is same design though and of course part of the same era
@elizabethbogle3533 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully done.
@MrSquareart3 жыл бұрын
WOW!! I rode my bike over the bridge to go to poway. Never really knew anything more about the bridge!! thank you for sharing!
@malcolmmoodie65123 ай бұрын
Love your piano playing
@Veetribe.7 ай бұрын
I meet sam knotts at a park in Escondido..he would go to al the north county parks and plants trees in remembrance of his daughter..i talked to him for awhile and gave him a hug when we said goodbye..i just remembered the heart of a father for his daughter..so sad
@dking16023 жыл бұрын
I grew up near there in the early to mid 70s. A friend of mine and I would regularly hike there. On one of these hikes, we climbed the bridge and found a ravens nest with three fledgling babies. As I approached the nest, I decided that whichever raven tried to kill me first was coming home with me. We named him Edgar Allen Crow. He was an awesome pet. Loved by all
@BrianScott-yk7xr Жыл бұрын
holy shit!!! Hi Dave, its Brian Scott I think that friend was me. I remember Edgar. I stopped by your mom and dads place you werent there so how is it going.
@pamelanovelli12393 жыл бұрын
Thank you for honoring the Knott family ;) I live here and remember that horrid day when she was murdered:( It also is sad to see an officer fall from grace by becoming EVIL ;( He was supposed to protect this community! I never have been there by Mercy road,though just a quick drive for me! It always broke my heart knowing this story;( I had no idea all this was even here and it brings me great joy to see her soul honored! I am sorry for the Knott family :( May she rest in Christs peace:) thank u for ur video :)
@lukepevensie3 жыл бұрын
I walked from my house in poway all the way to the bridge and made it till sunset and then I had to get back home at around midnight
@kathydavenport44223 жыл бұрын
So sad and beautiful at the same time. Rest in peace all of you guys. May the family's find healing and peace bless anyone. Love sent your way
@powayimports41753 жыл бұрын
Used to ride my mountain bike through there all the time...never knew the story! Yikes
@pamil19233 жыл бұрын
Sam Knott died of a broken heart. Poor father.💔
@sterlingperkes58802 жыл бұрын
We explored the canyon and the old bridge last year, when the water was higher in the creek. It's even more dramatic from the bottom, down by the creek with all the pillars ands arches of both the bridges towering overhead. Farther west, down the canyon are lovely woods with the creek winding through. To the east, past the memorial grove, a narrow, path hugs the steep canyon side, and looks down on dense forest and creek. Under the highway, though there was lots of graffiti, defacing the bridges and even the road. Why do some people seem to want to make everything beautiful ugly? Why? The pics seemed to show that grey paint has been applied in an attempt to cover it up. There was also tons of trash left by homeless encampments. The pics seemed to show there has been been some attempt to clear that away as well.
@SidetrackAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Yes, unfortunately graffiti seems to be a problem everywhere, no matter how remote you go.
@DSTREETMEDIA9 ай бұрын
Graffiti can be painted over, it’s not destroyed, in fact graffiti is the oldest form of human art & communication, rock paintings by natives are sacred. Graffiti has been done by generation after generation and it’s as impulsive as going to the bathroom outside. It is a universal language of communication of those who are mostly unheard & invisible. I always look at graffiti like the youth are communicating to each other, it goes through phases too, sometimes more artistic than other times!
@CRYTHX Жыл бұрын
i went there yesterday for fun i didnt know abt this history. crazy what happened there in 1986
@henrywyckoff4301 Жыл бұрын
You're right. This is unexpectedly sad.
@MatthewBrannigan3 жыл бұрын
I live locally and generally consider this the Poway area, but although close by, strictly speaking, it isn't - it's between Scripps Ranch and Sabre Springs on that side of the freeway and therefore on the San Diego city side of the border.
@BrianScott-yk7xr11 ай бұрын
I consider it penasquitos....
@fredphilippi83883 жыл бұрын
So beautiful.
@randyalbright72124 ай бұрын
Gratitude for this memorial.
@antonioperez26233 жыл бұрын
I've never seen the bridge before. Thanks for sharing.
@Wiseguy14083 жыл бұрын
The TV program "Forensic Files" had show about the Cara Knott murder.
@celebrityrog3 жыл бұрын
I immediately knew what bridge this was before you even said anything about Cara's murder. So fucked up and sad.
@j.r.murray3 жыл бұрын
I designed and built both bridges.
@pthomps19542 жыл бұрын
1949 and 1977. That is quite a work history.
@coyotegrad-collectables3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@wno10433 жыл бұрын
We used to live in Mira Mesa. I remember that murder. We used to go to church in Poway, and I once worked in Escondido, and then some years later, San Marcos. So I've traveled that route many, many times. We now live in Ohio.
@michaelduszynski41283 жыл бұрын
If you go down below the bridge and hike upstream, you come upon a mini never never land of small to medium sized waterfalls and cascades. In 1983 I worked in Carlsbad and lived in Oceanside. Took the 5 freeway home one day, normally I'd use El Camino Real, just after the La Costa Avenue North on ramp, Peyer pulls alongside me on the left after seeing my Ohio plates, gets on his bullhorn, and shouts, "You're following too close, please back off", I waved at him and did so as instructed and he sped away.
@hayleecarlson33843 жыл бұрын
My boyfriend lives off the poway road exit, I’ve seen a tiny bit of this bridge while driving on the 15 but I’m definitely gonna go check it out
@Gypsyboy9322 жыл бұрын
Well done! Thanks
@davidb32712 жыл бұрын
Wow my office is right up the hill from there, I pass it almost every day and had no idea that was down there!
@Porsche996driver3 жыл бұрын
Wow never knew that bridge or memorial. Tastefully done brother. 🙏🏼
@opathe2nd9733 ай бұрын
OMG. Bit hard to enjoy but thanks for the video. Bless my children!
@Jason_Voorhees. Жыл бұрын
I used to fish off this bridge in the late 90s up the road more towards the Arco station.. used to actually catch nice sized cat fish and tons of blue gill
@donniehill56889 ай бұрын
This Bridge and Cara, Heartbreaking story has meaning to me and my Family, Although I never knew Cara. I grew up in Poway and knew people who did. And shared what a wonderful person she was. I later found out my Grandmother used to Babysit her when she was very young. I also remember many of my friends being afraid (girls) of driving by themselves after what happened. While all of this was going on with the investigation I was filling my fathers van at Texaco on Poway road I saw Graig Peyer filling up his Highway Patrol car not knowing later he would be the Killer. Continued Prayers for the Knott Family.
@WyomingTraveler3 жыл бұрын
Sad story
@yourefatandlazy3 жыл бұрын
the real question is how man times did peyer commit those crimes
@billscott3563 жыл бұрын
The bridge is in San Diego perhaps as far as two miles from Poway.
@bigpebble3 жыл бұрын
When built it was still Poway. It's also was the Poway turn off, so the name is appropriate whether it was annexed or not when Penasquito was grabbed by San Diego.
@ChrisW-17 Жыл бұрын
I always thought it curious the original Mercy Rd interchange seemed like an exit to nowhere, as it was just long enough to connect the four on/off ramps at the time. Years later, the road (Mercy Road west and Scripps Poway Parkway east) was finally extended in both directions. Cara Knott was killed soon after we moved to Poway in the mid 80s, so this etched itself in my memory for being so close to home.
@g.a.c.41393 жыл бұрын
There is no pain like the pain experienced by a parent that has lost a child.
@joeolander43503 жыл бұрын
I followed this story in the papers and can say that he never admitted that he did it.......
@FPSxSpartan3 жыл бұрын
I think that's next to exit 18 on the 15 and I drive by it everyday and haven't noticed 😂😅
@surfbeetle67 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos but would like to offer a correction to this story. This bridge was in service as part of the highway until 1976, not 67 as you say in the video. Also it is more commonly known as “Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge”. Wikipedia has more accurate information. I grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos and remember this bridge before the 15 was built.
@chuckaddison51343 жыл бұрын
Drove through Poway almost every day I was stationed in San Diego. Never knew.
@SkittlesGirl65 Жыл бұрын
I remember this story, since @ the time in 1986 I was living in Escondido. I moved to Escondido in 1980. Really sad, and shocking when we all learned it was a CHP officer.
@danawilkes61743 жыл бұрын
Went across this bridge several times in the 1950's & 1960's...
@stewartteaze9328 Жыл бұрын
This bridge is actually within the City of San Diego... the Poway City limit is about 2 miles east of this location, on Poway Road... about 1/2 mile west of Pomerado Road intersection. The adjacent Sabre Springs neighborhoods built in the 80's and 90's are all entirely within the City of San Diego.
@tomwellman15543 жыл бұрын
That’s near Poway but not in Poway. It’s in Rancho Peñasquitos which is a community in the City of San Diego.
@Belenshares2 жыл бұрын
Actually, Rancho Peñasquitos starts on the West side of the 15. This area immediately East of the 15 is called Sabre Springs.
@KW145. Жыл бұрын
It is not in Poway, California. It is still very much in the City of San Diego. It is nearest to the Sabre Springs/Rancho Peñasquitos/Scripps Ranch community. Also technically the road is off is Scripps Poway Parkway. Although back then it was part of Mercy Road.
@vagrante133 жыл бұрын
I used that exit extensively for 4 1/2 years and had no idea that bridge existed.
@lesliecarr312 Жыл бұрын
Oops. My mistake. That second bridge I meant isn't the other side of the Glencliff fire. It's actually just east of Guatay as you race down that big steep hill into Pine Valley. Sorry about my little goof ther.
@paulscanter55626 ай бұрын
This bridge is actually not in Poway. It's in San Diego and 3 miles west of the Poway city boundary.
@heatherp45043 жыл бұрын
Grew up in poway. Now that bridge is home to all the stoner highschoolers
@SanitysVoid2 жыл бұрын
Friends and I would play capture the flag under that bridge and in the area. Not a single punk band wrote a song about this, blink 182 was from Poway.
@tjlee99013 жыл бұрын
the bridge looks like it could stand for 1000 k years
@ConnorRB3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes that bridge. I've walked on it at night before and biked it during the day. Its infamies for teens to drive onto and do drugs and graffiti. Also the path to it was a huge dumping ground. And another thing. There are homeless who live under the i15 near the bridge.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
We didn't see any homeless on our visit. We did see some cars out there when we took that far picture but they were gone before we got there.
@jlr36363 жыл бұрын
I live nearby and visit weekly in the summer to photograph butterflies, lots of graffiti however I have never seen homeless campers. Morons dump construction trash .
@bkip200023 жыл бұрын
Another place that I vested while Geocaching (GC2F36Q & GCNPFE).
@jolly92443 жыл бұрын
I go by on the freeway like everyday and i had no clue that was there
@HERKAIPO Жыл бұрын
If you go on the western foot path you will come across the horse stables just east of black mountain road.
@paulmadkow91433 жыл бұрын
I used to live in this area for 29 years. Never knew this existed. Boy do I feel stupid.
@rkgsd3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a smaller version of the famous Bixby Creek Bridge on old Highway 1.
@BrianScott-yk7xr11 ай бұрын
There used to be a campground under bixby bridge , we stayed there
@madog12 жыл бұрын
That CHP officer pulled Cara over on the I-15, told her over his P.A. system to continue down off the exit below. He was on the news a couple days later, talking about how to be safe when being pulled over. He had cuts on his face and I think hand(s).
@abraxusvolta9070 Жыл бұрын
holy cow.
@griffhenshaw5631 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for remembering cara Knott. Pyre was the chp go to guy for news broadcasts. He pulled over young blonde girls in white VW s. Glad no parole for him
@tomitstube3 жыл бұрын
he's going to die in jail, he'll be 77 when his next parole hearing comes up in 2027. (one of those "country club" jails) it's speculated that cara threatened to report him, but he had had complaints before, (and as usual nothing was done about them because of his "standing" within the police force) so he must have been getting too handsy this time. numerous women would come forward to say they had been pulled over by this guy on the same stretch of secluded road.
@lawrencewilliams8818 Жыл бұрын
How old is this bridge
@goodguygto3 жыл бұрын
Actually before the crime happened there (the murder, that happened), that was actually exit off of I-15!! The ex-cop [The Murderer], he would lead them off the I-15 to that area to give them a citation (a ticket)!!!
@peggyjenkinson45143 жыл бұрын
You sound younger than me.....I have complained to the city-should it be Cal-Trans- There is a sign as you are coming into Hillcrest-that says Historic 163. It's supposed to be 395! I remember all this, I remember the death too.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I've seen that sign. I've always wondered why they put it up instead of a 395 sign.
@lesliecarr312 Жыл бұрын
The old arch bridges are the most beautiful. In those days, road and bridge builders cared about engineering and anesthetics. Now bridges are just plain ugly, even if they serve a useful purpose. There are at least two bridges along US Highway 80 between the Viejas Casino and Resort and Pine Valley. One is that little old bridge off of CA Highway 79 just north of Interstate 8 that was built I 1917. The other can be seen from Highway 80 as you head east, down the big hill from the Glencliff fire station east of Pine Valley. The two lane concrete road is not the original road. Another skinny concrete road was poured in continua before. Some of this old road was used for the 2-lane road now in use, but there are a few short stretches still visible along the current Highway, and the best piece is at the east end of Boulevard.
@williamriley-jones3 ай бұрын
Locals to San Diego call this the garden of murdered children
@josephgonzales38573 жыл бұрын
The TV program forensic files made a episode about this murder
@Fotosynthesis8583 жыл бұрын
That’s not in Poway. It’s in Rancho Penasquitos OR Sabre Springs. The Poway marker doesn’t start until a few miles east of the bridge. It’s also the bridge where Sharon Tate was murdered by a police officer. I’ve lived in Penasquitos since 1976 & we would play at that bridge as kids.
@BrianScott-yk7xr11 ай бұрын
I lived there in 1970...there was nothing around really nothing