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A Caltrans tow truck is surrounded by snow along a closed Interstate 80 near Donner Pass on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after authorities shut down the major freeway due to whiteout conditions.
Other mountain roads were closed to all but local traffic and Caltrans worked through the day feverishly to keep Highway 50, the last remaining portal to the Tahoe basin, open albeit with chain ...
After another winter storm pummeled Northern California this week with relentless rain and snow, blizzard conditions closed roads around Lake Tahoe.
State Route 267 (SR 267), known as North Shore Boulevard, is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It connects Interstate 80 in Truckee with State Route 28 in Kings Beach on Lake Tahoe's shoreline. It serves as an alternate route to State Route 89 for connecting between Interstate 80 and State Route 28 near the Nevada border.
This state highway was significantly extended in both directions in 1919, west to Ukiah and east to Emigrant Gap, [17] creating what was known as the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway, connecting Ukiah and Lake Tahoe in combination with Route 37 (now I-80) and Route 38 (now SR 89). [18]
The road curves to the north through Tahoe National Forest before crossing into Nevada County and the town of Truckee. [5] This portion of the highway has been designated the "10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway", honoring the US Army division that lost 992 soldiers during the Italian Campaign in World War II. [7]
They were among several travelers Saturday on Highway 50 — most of whom were tourists rather than locals — who braved blizzard-like conditions and chain controls en route to Lake Tahoe.
Blizzard conditions shut down most major highways and roads in the Greater Lake Tahoe area, including Interstate 80 and Highway 50. California Highway Patrol pleaded with drivers to not attempt to ...