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In 1866, a further realignment placed La Porte in Plumas County, [10] where it has remained ever since. La Porte was named Rabbit Creek until 1857. [11] Gold was found in Rabbit Creek in 1850. It was a hub of gold mining [12] activity and commerce in the region during the California Gold Rush. The town was largely destroyed by fires in 1855 ...
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 is an expressway from its starting point until it approaches Martinez, at which point it becomes a full freeway (the California Delta Highway) passing Concord, Pittsburg, and Antioch. The John Muir National Historic Site is located directly north of Route 4 on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez .
The 43.0-mile [2] (69.2 km) portion over the Sierra Nevada remains unconstructed, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has no plans to build it through the wilderness areas. [3] SR 190 is a National Scenic Byway known as the Death Valley Scenic Byway.
SR 18 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System, [6] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation. [ 7 ] SR 18 from SR 138 at Crestline to SR 38 at the westernmost point of Big Bear Lake, and the SR 18/38 overlap in the City of Big Bear Lake, are designated as part of ...
SR 68 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System; [7] however, only the part from SR 1 to the Salinas River is designated by Caltrans as a scenic highway. [8] The Monterey-Salinas Highway is a California Scenic Route because of its views of the chaparral and springtime lupin for 14 miles (23 km) between State Route 1 in Monterey to the ...
SR 84 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, [11] and is designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation from SR 238 to I-680 in Alameda County, [12] meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has ...
SR 243 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, [6] and is officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), [7] meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained popular ...