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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.
Oakhurst's decline started with the mining industry collapse, the end of stagecoach travel to Yosemite, and the 1931 closure of the Madera Sugar Pine Company. The All-Year Highway, opened in 1926, rerouted Yosemite bound auto traffic via California State Route 140 through Merced, further reducing visitor numbers and economic activity in Oakhurst.
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.
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California: Pacific Coast Highway. Officially known as California State Route 1, the Pacific Coast Highway is a popular locale for a breathtaking Big Sur road trip that begins in Monterey and ends ...
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.
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 ...
State Route 127. I-15 at Baker to Nevada; State Route 138. SR 2 near Wrightwood to SR 18 at Crestline; State Route 139. SR 299 near Canby to Oregon; State Route 140. SR 49 at Mariposa to Yosemite National Park. Route 140, scenic drive through the Merced River Canyon to Yosemite National Park. Designated August 30, 1991, in Mariposa County ...