U.S. Route 395 in California
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U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Hesperia, California to the Canadian border in Laurier, Washington. The California portion of US 395 is a 557-mile (896 km) route which traverses from Interstate 15 (I-15) in Hesperia, north to the Oregon state line in Modoc County near Goose Lake. The route clips into Nevada, serving the cities Carson City and Reno, before returning to California.
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Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
Length | 556.909 mi[1] (896.258 km) | |||
Existed | 1930s–present | |||
Tourist routes | Portions of US 395 in Inyo and Mono Counties[2] | |||
Southern segment | ||||
South end | I-15 in Hesperia | |||
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North end | US 395 at Nevada state line in Topaz Lake, NV | |||
Northern segment | ||||
South end | US 395 at Nevada state line near Cold Springs, NV | |||
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North end | US 395 at Oregon state line in New Pine Creek, OR | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | California | |||
Counties | San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo, Mono; Sierra, Lassen, Modoc | |||
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Prior to truncation, US 395 served the metropolitan areas of San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino. The highway serves as a connection to the Los Angeles area for the communities of the Owens Valley, Mammoth Lakes and Mono Lake. The highway is used as an access route for both the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, and the lowest point in North America, Death Valley.
The corridor has been used since the California gold rush, and before numbering was known by several names including El Camino Sierra.