State Route 49 North - Nevada City to Vinton

SR 49 confirming marker posted between SR 20 and Coyote Street (SR 49 Business) in Nevada City.

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SR 49 rises to an elevation of 2,700 feet above sea level at the community of Camptonville. The scenic highway gains another 300 feet on 21 mile drive to Downieville

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Within the community of Downieville, SR 49 (Commercial Street) crosses the Downie River on a single lane pony truss bridge. The 142 foot long span was built in 1938.¹

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California State Route 49 rises to 6,701 feet in elevation to cross the Sierra Nevada at Yuba Pass. East from here, the state route winds down into Sierra Valley, or the Middle Fork of the Feather River Basin.

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SR 49 lowers 1,700 feet in elevation from Yuba Pass to SR 89.

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SR 49 combines with SR 89 southeast across the Sierra Valley to Sierraville. SR 89 enters Sierra Valley at Calpine from Mohawk Valley to the northwest.

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SR 49 north & SR 89 south combine for four miles from Sattley to the community of Sierraville.

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SR 49 and 89 divide in Sierraville. SR 49 proceeds northeast along the eastern edge of the Sierra Valley en route to Loyalton and Vinton, while SR 89 turns south from Sierraville toward Truckee via Hobart Mills.

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SR 49 circles around Mount Ina Coolbrith 12.8 miles through Sierra Valley to the community of Loyalton.

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County Road A-24 (Sierra Valley Road) originates from SR 49 (Main Street) in Loyalton. CR A-24 follows 2nd Street and Beckwith Road through the Loyalton street grid en route to the Middle Fork Feather Wild and Scenic River area in Plumas County.

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SR 49 passes under the Union Pacific (Western Pacific) Railroad over crossing (built in 1928) just south of Vinton.

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SR 49 concludes 0.4 miles north of the UP Railroad at SR 70 (Feather River Highway) and the unincorporated community of Vinton.

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Eastbound SR 70 leads to U.S. 395 and Reno, while SR 70 west travels to Quincy and Feather River Canyon.

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SR 49 (Golden Chain Highway) ends at a stop sign with SR 70 (Feather River Highway).

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