Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is a stream bend in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California. Horseshoe Bend is situated nearby to the hamlet Tuttletown, as well as near Melones.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archie Stevenot Bridge and Robinson’s Ferry.
Archie Stevenot Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stevenot Bridge carries State Route 49 over New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River between Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties in the U.S. state of California and was completed in 1976. Archie Stevenot Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Horseshoe Bend.
Robinson’s Ferry
Geographical marker
Robinson's Ferry is a historical site in Angels Camp, California in Calaveras County. John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead founded a ferry in 1848. The ferry crossed the river, where New Melones Lake is now. Robinson’s Ferry is situated 2 miles west of Horseshoe Bend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melones and Springfield.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet. Melones is situated 2 miles west of Horseshoe Bend.
Springfield
Hamlet
Springfield is an unincorporated community located in Tuolumne County, California. It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark. Springfield is situated 3 miles east of Horseshoe Bend.
Columbia
Columbia is a census-designated place located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold Rush, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines." The town's historic central district is within the Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy.
Horseshoe Bend
- Type: Stream bend
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01187° or 38° 0′ 43″ northLongitude
-120.46353° or 120° 27′ 49″ westElevation
755 feet (230 metres)Open location code
84CX2G6P+PHGeoNames ID
5358185
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