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U.S. Route 50 US 50 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 108.624 mi (174.813 km) Existed 1926–present Tourist routes US 50 between SR 49 in Placerville and SR 89 near South Lake Tahoe Major junctions West end I-80 in West Sacramento Major intersections I-5 in Sacramento SR 99 / I-80 BL in Sacramento SR 49 in Placerville SR 89 in South Lake Tahoe East end US 50 ...
A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. [11]After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in nearby Coloma, California, by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to run water to separate the gold from the soil.
State Route 49 Golden Chain Highway SR 49 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 295.065 mi (474.861 km) SR 49 has three route breaks, and the length given above does not include the SR 120, SR 20, and SR 89 overlap mileages. Existed 1934–present Tourist routes Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway Major junctions South end SR 41 at Oakhurst Major intersections SR 140 at ...
State Route 193 ( SR 193) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs through Placer and El Dorado counties. It begins as an east–west arterial road running from Lincoln to Newcastle, just west of Auburn. Then after concurrencies with Interstate 80 and State Route 49 through Auburn, SR 193 resumes heading eastward from Cool ...
California State Route 89. State Route 89 ( SR 89) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels in the north–south direction, serving as a major thoroughfare for many mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range. It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the 8,314-foot (2,534 m ...
Placer County, California. ( 2020) Placer County ( / ˈplæsər / PLASS-ər; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. [ 4 ] The county seat is Auburn. [ 5 ] Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan ...
March 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM. JOHN WALKER/Fresno Bee Staff Photo. The California Department of Public Health is suing El Dorado County and the city of Placervillefor banning needle exchange programs ...
State Route 88 ( SR 88 ), also known as the Carson Pass Highway, [ 2][ 3] is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It travels in an east–west direction from Stockton, in the San Joaquin Valley, to the Nevada state line, where it becomes Nevada State Route 88, eventually terminating at U.S. Route 395 (US 395).