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It is a western alternate route of U.S. Route 101 between Eureka and Arcata, routed via the three bridges over Humboldt Bay and Tuluwat Island and Woodley Islands, rather than motorists having to circumvent the entire northern section of the bay (known as Arcata Bay) to the road connecting the Arcata area to the Samoa Peninsula. In literature ...
State Route 299 (SR 299) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs across the northern part of the state.At 305.777 miles (492.100 km), it is the third longest California state route, after Route 1 and Route 99, and the longest east-west route.
San Francisco and Eureka Railway formed by Southern Pacific Railroad in 1903 to build a connection from Willits to Eureka. Merged into NWP in 1907. Merged into NWP in 1907. San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad (SF&NP) built from Donahue landing on the Petaluma River to Santa Rosa in 1870 and extended to Cloverdale in 1872.
The Sequoia Park Zoo is the oldest zoo in California operating on a 7 acres (2.8 ha) facility operated by the City of Eureka in 60 acres (24 ha) Sequoia Park. [72] The Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, displays North Coast regional and cultural history in the repurposed Historic Register Bank of Eureka building.
McKinleyville is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north of Arcata, [4] at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m). [3] The population was 15,177 at the 2010 census, up from 13,599 at the time of the 2000 census. This unincorporated community is the third largest community, after Eureka and Arcata, on the far North Coast.
Loleta is located 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Fields Landing, [5] and 15 miles (24 km) south of Eureka at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). [2] The population was 783 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Loleta as a census-designated place (CDP). [ 6 ]
Arcata (/ ɑːr ˈ k eɪ. t ə /; [7] Wiyot: Goudi’ni; [8] Yurok: Oket'oh) [9] is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first founded in 1850 as Union, was
The Bigfoot Valley News has since closed, but the regional newspaper, Two Rivers Tribune (www.tworiverstribune.com), opened in 1994 and is still going strong. [16] [when?] Its news coverage area is from Burnt Ranch to Happy Camp, 97.5 miles (156.9 km) [17] [better source needed] (by Routes 299 and 96) to the north.