Tahoe Area Road and Chain Requirement Report

Incline, NV…SR-89 is closed near Emerald Bay for avalanche control. Hwy 88 is closed in the Carson Spur area for avalanche control. One way traffic on US50. Chain controls on many of the area roads the report is below…

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY

DECEMBER 29, 2010
6:13 AM PST

All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions:

IR80:
Between Drum California Exit 150 and California State Line. (55.1
miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

Between 0.4 miles east of Junction State Route 225-Elko Exit 301
and 0.2 miles east of Junction State Route 229-Halleck-Ruby Valley
Exit 321. (20.3 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 0.2 miles west of Moor Exit 360 and 5.3 miles west of
Summit Exit 373. (8.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 1.1 miles east of Shafter Exit 387 and Utah State Line.
(22.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

US6:
Between 3.5 miles west of Murry Summit and 0.1 miles west of
Junction Murry Street. (8.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 4.8 miles west of Connors Pass and 0.6 miles east of
Junction US 93 at Majors Place. (10.4 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

US50:
Between 2.0 miles west of Kyburz California and 4.1 miles west of
Junction of California State Route 89. (23.6 miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

Between California State Line and 3.3 miles west of Junction US
395 at South Carson City. (18.9 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 1.3 miles west of Bob Scott Summit and 1.6 miles west of
Junction State Route 376. (4.8 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 0.5 miles east of Eureka and 5.3 miles east of Little
Antelope Summit. (40.4 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 4.8 miles west of Connors Pass and 0.6 miles east of
Junction US 93 at Majors Place. (10.4 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

US93:
Between Junction State Route 232-North Clover Valley Road and
Idaho State Line. (73.2 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

US93A:
Between Junction US 93 at Lages Junction and Junction Interstate
80. (59.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

US395:
Between 8.0 miles north of Bridgeport California and 17.0 miles
south of California State Line. (18.9 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 1.9 miles north of Junction US 395 Business and State
Route 529-North Carson Street and Junction State Route 429-Bowers
Mansion Road. (6.4 miles)
– high wind warning – trucks/buses/trailers/RVs prohibited
– open with no controls

SR28:
Between Junction US 50 and Tahoe City California. (26.8 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR70:
Between 10.0 miles east of Quincy California and 8.0 miles west of
Blairsden California. (4.8 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 0.3 miles east of Blairsden California and Beckwourth
California. (14.3 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 7.4 miles west of Junction US 395 and Junction US 395.
(7.4 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR88:
Between 2.2 miles east of Silver Lake California and Kirkwood
California. (2.6 miles)
– road closed due to avalanche control

Between Kirkwood California and 1.8 miles east of Kirkwood
California. (1.8 miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

Between 1.8 miles east of Kirkwood California and 5.2 miles west
of Junction State Route 89 at Picketts Junction. (7.2 miles)
– road closed due to avalanche control

Between 5.2 miles west of Junction State Route 89 at Picketts
Junction and 1.1 miles west of Woodfords California. (9.9 miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

SR89:
Between Junction Califorina State Route 88 and 3.0 miles south of
Junction US 50-Meyers. (8.0 miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

Between 5.7 miles south of Bliss State Park and Bliss State Park.
(5.7 miles)
– road closed due to avalanche control

Between Bliss State Park and Junction California State Route 28 at
Tahoe City California. (15.7 miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

Between Junction California State Route 28 at Tahoe City
California and Junction Interstate 80 at Truckee California. (13.4
miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between 5.4 miles north of Truckee California and Sierraville
California. (10.6 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between Calpine California and 6.0 miles north of Calpine
California. (6.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR207:
Between Junction US 50 and Junction State Route 206. (11.3 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR225:
Between Junction State Route 535-Idaho Street and Idaho State
Line. (100.3 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR226:
Between Junction State Route 225 and 3.6 miles north of Chicken
Creek Summit. (39.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR227:
Between Junction Pinion Road and Junction State Route 228. (4.8
miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR231:
Between Angel Lake and 4.0 miles north of Angel Lake. (4.0 miles)
– road closed

SR233:
Between Junction Interstate 80 at Oasis and Utah State Line. (34.9
miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR278:
Between Junction US 50 West of Eureka and 2.7 miles north of
Garden Pass Summit. (25.1 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR341:
Between Virginia City and 1.1 miles south of Junction US
395-Bottom of Geiger Grade. (12.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR342:
Between Junction State Route 341 at Silver City and Junction State
Route 341 at Virginia City. (3.8 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

SR431:
Between Junction State Route 28 and 7.5 miles south of Junction US
395. (17.0 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

CA267:
Between Junction of Interstate 80 at Truckee California and
Northstar. (5.9 miles)
– snow tires or chains required

Between Northstar and Junction California 28 at Kings Beach. (6.7
miles)
– chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles

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