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Colfax, California. Location of Colfax in Placer County, California. / 39.09722°N 120.95389°W / 39.09722; -120.95389. Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, [4] at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census.
Iowa Hill (formerly, Iowa City) [2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States. [1] The town is located 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill [2] 9 miles east of Colfax and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento. It lies at an elevation of 2861 feet.
State Route 174. State Route 174 ( SR 174) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The two-lane 13-mile (21 km) highway in the western Sierra Nevada, added to the state highway system in 1933, connects Interstate 80 in Colfax with SR 20 / SR 49 in Grass Valley, crossing the Bear River next to a 1924 concrete arch bridge.
Bunch Creek is a stream in Placer County, California, United States. Bunch Creek is a tributary to the North Fork of the American River, which confluence is to the east at 920 feet (280 m) elevation. In reaching that confluence, Brush Creek flows through Bunch Canyon. The water quality in Bunch Creek is characterized by low turbidity, and is ...
Chicago Park, California. / 39.14528°N 120.96722°W / 39.14528; -120.96722. Chicago Park (formerly: Storms Station) is a residential and unincorporated historic agricultural community in Nevada County, California. [2] It is located along Highway 174, with its center at the intersection of Mt. Olive Road. The neighborhood gets its name ...
Secret Town was a historical mining town in Placer County, California. It was located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Colfax, at an elevation of 2904 feet (885 m).. Name. After gold was discovered in this area, miners wanted to keep the location a secret, hence the unusual name.
Long Ravine Trestle. / 39.1235; -120.9401. Long Ravine Trestle is a pair of deck plate girder railway bridges near Colfax, California. [1] They carry the Union Pacific Railroad Roseville Subdivision over Long Ravine and Interstate 80, traversing the Sierra Nevada. The original crossing was a three-span Howe truss bridge with wooden trestle ...
Colfax station. / 39.0994; -120.9531. Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. Served by the California Zephyr, it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. [4]