BP&L Road

missy · Post by **missy** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:22 am

Does anyone know if BP&L Roads in the Angeles Forest are public or private? What does BP&L stand for?

Thank you!
Missy

jeko1034 · Post by **jeko1034** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:18 am

missy wrote:Does anyone know if BP&L Roads in the Angeles Forest are public or private? What does BP&L stand for?

Thank you!
Missy

It stands for Bureau of Parks & Land management. Not sure if they are for the public's, but I bet you can call and ask!

Post by **JeffH** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:23 pm

Wow, I had that same question today since I saw a pole with that stenciled in Johnson’s Pasture. Thanks for the info, now I’ll seem smarter to people I hike with.

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:39 am

I had always been under the impression that these were Bureau of Power and Light roads in the Angeles from around 1917 on.

Post by **dima** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:55 am

I'm feeling out of the loop. These are existing roads? What's an example of one?

missy · Post by **missy** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:32 am

dima wrote: I'm feeling out of the loop. These are existing roads? What's an example of one?

One here: 34°29'19.6", -118°03'45.1"

Another off of Little Tujunga Rd going towards Highline Saddle I think.

missy · Post by **missy** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:34 am

jeko1034 wrote: It stands for Bureau of Parks & Land management. Not sure if they are for the public's, but I bet you can call and ask!

Can you please link me to their website?

Post by **dima** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:39 am

missy wrote: ↑
dima wrote: I'm feeling out of the loop. These are existing roads? What's an example of one?
One here: 34°29'19.6", -118°03'45.1"

Another off of Little Tujunga Rd going towards Highline Saddle I think.

Both of these are powerline roads today. We're sure that "PL" isn't "power and light"?

missy · Post by **missy** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:50 am

dima wrote:
missy wrote:
dima wrote: I'm feeling out of the loop. These are existing roads? What's an example of one?
One here: 34°29'19.6", -118°03'45.1"

Another off of Little Tujunga Rd going towards Highline Saddle I think.
Both of these are powerline roads today. We're sure that "PL" isn't "power and light"?

I figured it had to do with BL&P industries (http://www.bplindustries.com). But I’m not so sure because Jeko seemed so sure. But it kinda seems like he might be thinking of BLM. Unless there was an organization a long time ago that I didn’t know of ?

Post by **Sean** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:26 pm

It's the Bureau of Power & Light from the early days of building transmission lines. You can go on them. Some are even driveable.

mattmaxon · Post by **mattmaxon** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:04 am

I always thought it was burbank power and light... but the road section that crosses foothill blvd at wheatland has had debris flows blocking the road LADWP had a crew there during the last series of storms and thought it was strange LADWP was watching bp&l infrastructure DOH!