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Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88 . It lies on the Great Basin Divide , with the West Fork Carson River on the east and the South Fork American River on the west.
State Route 88 (SR 88), also known as the Carson Pass Highway, [2] [3] is a state highway in the U.S. state of California.It travels in an east–west direction from Stockton, in the San Joaquin Valley, to the Nevada state line, where it becomes Nevada State Route 88, eventually terminating at U.S. Route 395 (US 395).
The California Department of Transportation attempts to keep Donner Summit (Interstate 80, I-80), Echo Summit (U.S. Route 50, US 50) and Carson Pass (State Route 88, SR 88) open year-round. Most other passes at higher elevation than these are usually closed during winter, with opening and closure dates varying based on snowfall and available ...
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
Frémont invited Carson on the second expedition, due to his proven skills, and he joined Frémont's party on the Arkansas River. [14] Unable to find a new route through Colorado to the South Pass, Frémont took to the regular Oregon Trail, passing the main body of the great migration of 1843. [14]
The road loosely follows the river and the Carson Valley on the western edge of communities of Centerville, Gardnerville Ranchos, and Minden where the highway ends at a Y junction with U.S. Route 395. Despite the fact that California State Route 88 is an east-west highway, Nevada State Route 88 follows a nearly straight north-south path.
Barker Pass; Beckwourth Pass (lowest Sierra Nevada pass at 5,221 feet (1,591 m)) Carson Pass; Devil's Gate Pass; Donahue Pass; Donner Pass (pass of the Donner Party and Lincoln Highway) Donner Summit (Euer Saddle, pass of Interstate 80) Ebbetts Pass; Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass of U.S. Route 50)
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