Gribblenation

The original California State Route 194 was a short lived post-1964 Sign State Route designation located in Sierra County near Downieville.  The original California State Route 194 was defined as being aligned from "Route 49 near Downieville to Eureka Mine Road near Saddleback Mountain."  The original California State Route 194 was deleted in 1965 via Legislative Chapter 1372.  What became the original California State Route 194 was brought into the State Highway System in 1907 and would become Legislative Route Number 36.  Below Legislative Route Number 36 can be seen aligned north from Downieville to Saddleback Mountain on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Sierra County.  The cover photo of this blog depicts an eastward view from the terminus of what was California State Route 194 on Saddleback Road at California State Route 49/Cannon Point looking towards Downieville.   The history of the original California State Route 194 Gold on the North Fork...

Back in 2017 I had just completed California State Route 124 on my way the last Trans-Sierran Highway Pass I had yet to take; CA 49 over Yuba Pass. This blog serves as a second part of a series on California State Route 49.  The way I reformatted the first entry it should serve with this one as a route guide for CA 49 from CA 41 in Oakhurst all the way north to CA 89 in Sierraville.  The first part of the blog series includes the history of each Legislative Route Number ("LRN") that eventually became parts of CA 49.  This first entry on CA 49 from CA 41 north to CA 16 can be seen here. California State Route 49; CA 41 north to CA 16 As noted in Part 1; CA 49 actually begins in Madera County to the south in Oakhurst at CA 41.  CA 49 is about 295 miles long and travels most of the traditional 1849 Gold Rush Country north from Oakhurst to CA 70.  If you want history and old mining towns then CA 49 is one of the best routes on the West Coast to see both....