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State Route 49 (SR 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush and it is known as the Golden Chain Highway. [2] The road was initially lobbied in 1919 by the Mother Lode Highway Association, a group of locals and historians.
Pages in category "Roads in Mariposa County, California" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... California State Route 49; California State ...
A new highway route to Yosemite came to fruition in the 1930s with the Fresno-Yosemite road, known today as California State Route 41. [18] This route shortened the trip from Fresno to Yosemite Valley by 35 miles. [19] Over 1.2 million people annually enter Yosemite National Park through its south gate, predominantly passing through Oakhurst on ...
Bootjack is located south of the center of Mariposa County at 2] at an elevation of 2,238 feet (682 m) [2] in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada California State Route 49 passes through the community, leading west-northwest 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Mariposa, the county seat, [4] and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Oakhurst.
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A propane truck driver was killed Sunday in a single-vehicle collision in Madera County. The California Highway Patrol said the fatal crash happened just before 5 p.m. at Road 222 and 220, near ...
Major highways intersect in Mariposa; California State Route 49 and California State Route 140 merge for 0.8 miles (1.3 km) through the town's main street. Route 49 extends southeast to Oakhurst and northwest to Coulterville, while Route 140 leads southwest to Merced in the San Joaquin Valley and northeast to Yosemite Valley.
A few cases exist, such as SR 110, where a defined California State Route partially overlaps with a federally defined Interstate Highway, while the remaining portion is signed as a state highway. This table only addresses the portion signed as a California State Route in these cases.