Talk:U.S. Route 50 in California

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Isn't the Watt Avenue exit in Sacramento or at least on the border? BTW, the reason I asked is because I once lived near there and remember the city limit sign being at Watt Avenue. Teak the Kiwi 02:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, the city limit is on Watt Avenue for some distance. Try looking on a city map to verify the exact city limits of Sacramento Mm555 18:22, 9 September 2007

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[edit] History notes

Early roads east of Placerville

Information is from Sierra Crossing: First Roads to California and [1].

  • Johnson's Cut-off, open by summer 1852
    • East from Placerville to Bartlett's Bridge (near 38.766° N 120.517° W), then across the bridge and along Vleck Creek Road and Peavine Ridge Road, continuing east along the ridge and then down Wrights Lake Road to the north bank of the river, then along the river (staying on the north bank??) and over Johnson Pass, then probably via Pioneer Trail and Genoa Peak Road?, then over Spooner Summit to Carson City
    • Main route soon moved to Luther Pass from Lake Tahoe, connecting with the older Carson Trail at Woodfords

[2] shows several, concentrating on the Pony Express route.

Another source: [3]

--NE2 19:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bridge dates

  • 1967-68 under SR 51/SR 99
  • 1968 under Alhambra Boulevard
?
  • 1971 over 34th Street, Stockton Boulevard
  • 1971 over 39th Street
  • 1971 under 48th Street
  • 1971 under 51st Street
  • 1971 under 59th Street ramp
  • 1971 under 59th Street
  • 1971 over 65th Street
  • 1971 over Redding Avenue, RR
  • 1971 over Folsom Boulevard
  • 1971 over Hornet Drive
  • 1969 under SR 16
  • 1971 under Occidental Drive
  • 1971 under Watt Avenue
1973? Watt Avenue to Sunrise Boulevard
  • 1973 over Folsom Boulevard, RR
  • 1973 under Mayhew Road
  • 1973 under Bradshaw Road
  • 1973 under Routier Road
  • 1973 under RR
  • 1973 under Mather Field Road
  • 1973 under ped
  • 1973 under Zinfandel Drive
  • 1973 over RR, Folsom Boulevard
1962 Citrus Road to Folsom turnoff
  • 1962 under Sunrise Boulevard
  • 1962 over RR
  • 1962 over Buffalo Creek
  • 1971 over ped
  • 1971 over canal
  • 1994 under Hazel Avenue
  • 2000 under ped
  • 1948 over Alder Creek
  • 1962 over Folsom Boulevard, RR
?
  • 1998 under Prairie City Road
  • 2000 under Bidwell Street
  • 1965 over Placerville Road, RR
  • 1965 over Latrobe Road
  • 1965 over Silva Valley Parkway
  • 1939 over Carson Creek
  • 1966 over Bass Lake Road
1970 Bass Lake Road to Shingle Springs
  • 1970 under Cambridge Road
  • 1970 over Cameron Park Drive
1969 Shingle Springs to Missouri Flat Road
  • 1969 under Ponderosa Road
  • 1969 over Shingle Springs Drive
  • 1969 over Greenstone Road
  • 1969 under El Dorado Road
  • 1969 under Missouri Flat Road
1963 Perks Corner-West Placerville freeway
  • 1963 over Weber Creek
  • 1963 under Placerville Drive
  • 1997 under Ray Lawyer Drive
  • 1963 over Placerville Drive
1955 expressway through Placerville
  • 1955 under ped
  • 1955 under ped
  • 1955 over Clay Street
  • 1954 over Locust Avenue
  • 1954 over Mosquito Road
1961 Placerville to Newtown Road
  • 1961 under Carson Road
  • 1961 over Schnell School Road
  • 1961 over Smith Flat Road
  • 1961 over Point View Drive
  • 1961 under Smith Flat School Road
1957 Camino Bypass, Five Mile Terrace-Camino expressway
  • 1957 over Snows Road
1965-66 Pollock Pines-Camino Bypass
  • 1964 over Carson Road
  • 1964 over Ridgeway Drive
  • 1964 over Sly Park Road
~1960 four-laned between Pollock Pines and Riverton - this was the easternmost four lanes in 1963
  • 1946 over El Dorado Ditch
  • 1987 over South Fork American River (Riverton)
  • 1990 over South Fork American River
  • 1990 over South Fork American River
  • 1980 over Pyramid Creek
  • 1939 over Echo Summit sidehill viaduct
  • 1941 over Upper Truckee River
  • 1995 over Upper Truckee River
  • 1995 over Trout Creek
Old alignments
  • 1928 over RR
  • 1960 over Alder Creek
  • 1967 over Willow Creek
  • 1925 over Humbug Creek
  • 1930 over Willow Creek
  • 1950 over Carson Creek tributary
  • 1918 over Carson Creek
  • 1918 over Deer Creek
  • 1935 over Weber Creek (Forni Road)
  • 1930 over Hangtown Creek
  • 1933 over Hangtown Creek

--NE2 10:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA hold

There are some minor issues that I will go back and address myself instead of complicating matters through explanation. I have a two requests. First, WP:lead guidelines recommend that the intro be at least two paragraphs. Second, I think there needs to be a few sentences concerning the fact that the Sierra portion of the road is sometimes closed in the winter due to snow storms. (maybe I missed it in the text. If I did, please point it out to me.) Thanks.User:calbear22 (talk) 21:57, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

What is the status of your revisions? --Rschen7754 (T C) 23:51, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
In terms of your second point, unless this is a regularly scheduled closure, this is not relevant to the article, as there are many roads frequently closed in the winter due to snowstorms. --Rschen7754 (T C) 06:34, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Second paragraph of lead added.--Rschen7754 (T C) 06:40, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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Everything appears to be in order. Good job.User:calbear22 (talk) 17:55, 29 March 2008 (UTC)