 In June 1930 , an agreement was made between the county and the state to share in the construction and maintenance on the road to Kane Springs from Julian ; prison crews were to make up some of the workforce . Vista Way opened on November 26 , 1930 . By 1932 , the road from Escondido to Ramona was a gravel road , and the portion from Julian to U.S. Route 99 ( US 99 ) , which is currently designated as SR 86 , was still a dirt road . That year , the cost was predicted to be $ 176 @,@ 000 ( about $ 20 @.@ 6 million in 2015 dollars ) . 
