Murphys Grade Road

[Max Rockatansky]

Murphys Grade Road is an approximately 6.4-mile highway which connects the community of Murphys to the Angels Camp neighborhood of Altaville.  The Murphys Grade was commissioned in 1865 by the Murphys and Altaville Turnpike Company.  Unlike many Gold Rush era franchise toll roads, the Murphys Grade was profitable as it followed a favorable grade through Angels Creek Canyon.  The corridor was made a Calaveras County public highway in 1911 and would be modernized in 1943.

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