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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.
It also includes the routes that were decommissioned during the 1964 state highway renumbering. Each U.S. Route in California is maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [2] [3]) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300-635).
SR 49 near Downieville: Eureka Mine Rd near Saddleback Mountain 1964: 1965 SR 195: 7.42: 11.94 Harrison Street near Oasis: SR 111 in Mecca: 1964: 2014 SR 196 — — SR 2 / Angeles Forest Highway: SR 249 south of Palmdale: 1964: 1965 Was decommissioned before any segment was constructed. SR 197: 6.725: 10.823
The state highway system of the U.S. state of California is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).. Each highway is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [1] [2]) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300–635).
State Route 99 (SR 99) is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley.From its southern end at Interstate 5 (I-5) near Wheeler Ridge to its northern end at SR 36 near Red Bluff, SR 99 goes through the densely populated eastern parts of the valley.
Deleted from highway system; part of East Los Angeles Interchange: I-180 — — US 101 in San Rafael: I-80 in Berkeley: 1981: 1991 Former designation of I-580: I-205: 12.973: 20.878 I-580 near Tracy: I-5 near Manteca: 1970: current Formerly part of US 50: I-210: 44.90 [c] 72.26 I-5 in Los Angeles: SR 57 in Glendora: 1964: current
SR 89 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System; [12] however, it is only a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans from the El Dorado-Placer county line to a point 3.2 miles west of the US 395 junction, [13] meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the ...
The road then turns east, and crosses I-5. The route enters agricultural land as it continues east. It then terminates at SR 99 in southern Bakersfield. Taft Highway continues as a county road to Union Avenue (old US 99 and SR 99 Business), where it becomes Panama Road. Highway 119 is commonly known as Taft Highway.