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Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route, Roseville to Black Butte, CA, Roseville, Placer County, CA
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Roseville, CA
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Documentation compiled after 1968.
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Survey number HAER CA-220
Part of building/structure is in Black Butte, Siskiyou County, CA.
Significance: The Southern Pacific Railroad Shasta Route between Roseville and Black Butte, California was one of the elements of the original Central Pacific Railroad. Begun in 1863 as the California & Oregon Railroad intended to join Marysville, California with Portland, Oregon, the line came under control of the Central Pacific by 1867. The Central Pacific finally completed the final link in the route in 1880. In the early years of the 20th century, major improvements were undertaken by railroad magnate E.H. Harriman to upgrade tracks, replace early bridges, and improve service. Related to these efforts was initiation of the Natron Cutoff between Black Butte, California and Natron, Oregon in 1905. The final major reconstruction on the Shasta Route occurred in 1938-42 when construction of Shasta Dam forced a major realignment between Redding and Lakehead. For the purpose of the current project, the Shasta Route was found likely to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places at the state level of significance under Criterion A for its significance in engineering, transportation history, and the economic history of California and Oregon, and in the development of the West, and under criterion B for its association with E.H. Harriman. As contributors to the overall historic property, the route's Common Standard bridges over the Sacramento River were also found to meet criterion C, representing a type, period, and method of construction. The Shasta Route's period of significance is 1863 to 1945, from the beginning of construction through the conclusion of the railroad's achievements in World War II.
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Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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