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]

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Travel back to the Gold Rush era on Highway 49, where charming mining towns dot the route, surrounded by the panoramic vistas and bubbling streams of the western Sierra Nevada foothills.

Sacramento, the capital of California, is located west of Highway 49, in the area called Central Valley, at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers. This is the sixth most populated city in the state.

Take CA-41 north 41 miles to the beginning of CA-49 at Oakhurst. There are also main access routes from Merced, Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento. From the north, CA-49 begins at its junction with CA-70, about 6 miles west of US-395 and about 31 miles northeast of Reno.

2024年1月4日 · Some are even beginning a gold rush again today, proving why California is one of the top places to find gold in the US. All are located on the aptly named Highway 49, after the miners, or 49ers, who came to the area from 1848-1948 looking for gold. Here are some gold rush towns to see on a Highway 49 road trip.

Linking both the sites of California's storied Gold Rush and its current, vibrant rural attractions, the Golden Chain Highway traverses the beautiful Mother Lode. From the jewel of the National Park system, Yosemite in the south, to the alpine beauty of Lake Tahoe in the north, and all the special spots in between, Highway 49 showcases the best ...

2018年7月11日 · Beginning in Oakhurst just north of Fresno and south of Yosemite National Park, SR 49 traces the Mother Lode of California, passing through such historic gold mining communities as Jamestown, Sonora, Columbia, Angels Camp, San Andreas, Jackson, Placerville, Auburn, Grass Valley and Nevada City.

A road trip on historic Highway 49 doesn’t simply take you from point A to point B—it also transports you to the past. Begin in Old Town Auburn with a stop at cozy Auburn Coffee …

2018年4月27日 · California State Highway 49, the “Mother Lode Highway,” can truly take you back to the days of ’49. The road connects gold rush mining camps, ghost towns and historic sites from Oakhurst in the south, to Sierra City in the north. It’s three hundred miles of beautiful country along the foothills of the Sierra Mountains.