This past weekend I took a detour off of California State Route 49 in Tuolumne County onto Signed County Route E18 north to CA 4 in Calaveras County. CR E18 is a 12.8 mile Signed County Route that was defined in 1974 according to CAhighways.org. CAhighways.org on Signed County Route E18 CR E18 is signed completely on Parrotts Ferry Road. While CR E18 wasn't added to the Signed County Route program until the 1970s Parrotts Ferry Road was noted as a significant County Maintained Roadway in Calaveras County and Tuolumne County on the 1935 California Division of Highways Maps. 1935 Calaveras County Highway Map 1935 Tuolumne County Highway Map I approached CR E18 from CA 49 northbound. Along CA 49 northbound there are several signs directing traffic to Columbia State Historic Park. CR E18 northbound is well signed as has numerous reassurance shields. CR E18 quickly junctions Columbia State Historic Park only a couple miles north of CA 49. Co...
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