A Day Along Highway 49 and The Gold Country

"Old Highway 49 Bridge"

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United States Picture by Al & Holly Rodriguez
Travel story: A Day Along Highway 49 and The Gold Country

Just North of Nevada City, CAAfter much rain, we finally got a week-end of some fine weather and decided to take a short drive along Highway 49 and the very scenic South Yuba River Canyon. This day we made two stops, first at the old Highway 49 bridge.

The old Highway 49 bridge (1921) an outstanding example of the concrete Rainbow arch-style construction which was very common in the 1920's. After over 70 years of use, the bridge was closed to automobile traffic in 1993. The old... More