Future Interstate 580 and U.S. 395 south (Mt. Rose Junction to Washoe City) - UNCONSTRUCTED
Temporary U.S. 395 and Nevada 430 south
After mainline U.S. 395 southbound traffic merges onto Virginia Street at Exit 57A, the next major intersection is with Nevada 341/Geiger Grade Road southeast to Virginia City and Nevada 431/Mt. Rose Highway southwest to Incline Village and Lake Tahoe. Photo taken 07/23/09.
After an entrance to The Summit Reno shopping center, a temporary set of route markers points the way to Nevada 341 south (left), Nevada 431 south (right), U.S. 395 south (straight ahead), and U.S. 395 north (right via Nevada 431 south). Photo taken 07/23/09.
A guide sign points the way to Carson City and South Lake Tahoe via U.S. 395 south, Virginia City via Nevada 341 south, and North Lake Tahoe (including Incline Village) via Nevada 431 south. Photo taken 07/23/09.
An afternoon summer thunderstorm brought rain to the area around Mt. Rose Junction and Galena. Use Nevada 431 southwest to the University of Nevada Redfield Campus. Photo taken 07/23/09.
Southbound U.S. 395 meets Nevada 341 south and Nevada 431 south at this signalized intersection. Photo taken 07/23/09.
This U.S. 395 south reassurance shield posted on Virginia Street after its intersection with Nevada 431 (Mt. Rose Highway) and Nevada 341 (Geiger Grade Road). U.S. 395 travels along a four-lane surface highway between south Reno and Washoe Lake. Steamboat and Pleasant Valley lie ahead along the 50-mph roadway. After construction, the road south was widened and is cosigned as both U.S. 395 and Nevada 430 based on the intent for this road to become Nevada 430 when the Interstate 580 freeway is completed in 2011. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
This mileage sign posted on U.S. 395 southbound after junction Nevada 431 and 341 provides the distance to Carson City, Minden, and Bishop. Minden/Gardnerville is the southern extent of the Reno to Carson City developed corridor. Much further south is Bishop, California, which represents the western terminus of U.S. 6. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
Evidence of ongoing freeway construction is prevalent on the west side of U.S. 395 between Mt. Rose Junction and Washoe City. Photos taken 07/19/09.
Views of the future Interstate 580 & U.S. 395 freeway over Galena Creek west of the community of Pleasant Valley. Construction is underway involving the building of a high-level concrete arch bridge over the Galena Creek. The southbound span should be complete by August 2006 based upon the current time table. At that time crews can proceed on construction of the approach roadways and supporting infrastructure to connect the bridges and complete the new 6-lane freeway. See the official project web site for detailed information. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
Looking westward at Interstate 580 construction of the Browns Creek Bridge and St. James Parkway grade separation. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 southbound at the Eastlake Boulevard intersection and Lake Washoe State Park. Eastlake Boulevard travels east of nearby Lake Washoe between Washoe City and Lakeview Estates. Slide Mountain (el. 9,698 ft) rises in the distance. Trails associated with the Mt. Rose Ski Area are prevalent on the peak. Photo taken 09/09/05.
The Washoe Hill Memorial lies at the Washoe Hill Summit (elevation 5,589 feet above sea level; the replacement sign must be incorrect, since the elevation of Washoe Hill is higher than that of Washoe City, and Washoe City sits at an elevtion of 5,035 feet above sea level) just west of the Eastlake Boulevard intersection. U.S. 395 enters Washoe City ahead. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 enters the unincorporated community of Washoe City (elevation 5,035 feet above sea level) west of Little Washoe Lake. A series of intersections including this one with Corey Station Way reside along the four-lane highway through this stretch. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
Southbound U.S. 395 meets Corey Canyon Way at this intersection. Photo taken 09/09/05.
This view looks west on Corey Canyon Way toward the new Parker Ranch Road and Interstate 580 freeway west of U.S. 395 at Washoe City. Parker Ranch Road will pass underneath the new freeway and tie into the newly built Kelly Canyon Road and Jeffrey Pines Road. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 again widens out to expressway configuration with a jersey barrier dividing the two directions of traffic. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The next intersection along U.S. 395 south is with Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) on U.S. 395 southbound in Washoe City. Nevada 429 loops west of the Washoe Lake Freeway through Franktown. The state highway provides access to Bowers Mansion and Davis Creek Park. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Variable message signs advise high profile vehicles of wind advisories on the Washoe Lake Freeway. When winds are too strong, over-sized vehicles must travel south along Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) between Washoe City and Lakeview. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
Old U.S. Highway 395 skirts the eastern fringes of the Sierra Nevada west of Lake Washoe. Davis Creek County Park and Bowers Mansion Regional Park lie along the first two miles of Nevada 429. Photo taken 09/09/05.
A single Nevada 429 trailblazer shield is posted on southbound U.S. 395 at the intersection. Photo taken 07/19/09.
An at-grade intersection composes the junction between Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) and U.S. 395. There are no shields posted for the 7.378-mile long state highway. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south
This U.S. 395 mileage sign is posted approximately ten miles north of Carson City at the beginning of the Washoe Lake Freeway. The future Interstate 580 freeway from Reno southward will tie into this freeway by 2011 around this location; from here south to Carson City, the U.S. 395 freeway will become part of Interstate 580. Photo taken 09/09/05.
A U.S. 395 south reassurance shield is posted shortly thereafter. Photo taken 07/19/09.
U.S. 395 again assumes a freeway configuration, and this segment would become part of Interstate 580 once the freeway is finished. The freeway travels in a straight line almost due south, somewhat parallel to the shore of Washoe Lake to the east. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The Carson Mountains, which lie west of U.S. 395, are protected as part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The national forest covers the substantial segments of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, including lands between Lake Washoe and Lake Tahoe to the west. Photos taken 09/09/05 and 07/19/09.
U.S. 395 hugs the Lake Washoe western shores between Nevada 429 and Exit 46, Bellevue Road. Bellevue Road ties into the freeway 0.7 miles east of Old U.S. Highway 395 near Franktown. The exit numbers were changed between 2005 and 2009. Photos taken 09/09/05 and 07/19/09.
Southbound U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 meets Exit 46, Bellevue Road. Only the gore point signage indicates the offramp to Bellevue Road. As noted earlier, the exit numbers through here were modified by two miles perhaps in response to design changes to the freeway further south. Photo taken 07/19/09.
A U.S. 395 south reassurance shield is posted after the Exit 46 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Bellevue Road. Photo taken 09/09/05.
The next exit along U.S. 395 south is Exit 44, Junction Nevada 428/Eastlake Boulevard. Nevada 428 returns to U.S. 395 at the Lakeview interchange. The state only maintains less than a mile of Nevada 428; the rest of the six-mile drive between the Lake Washoe Freeway and New Washoe City is locally maintained. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
Washoe Lake State Park encompasses all of the lands east of U.S. 395 from Exit 44 south and the area north and west of Eastlake Boulevard to New Washoe City. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Southbound at the Exit 44 (former Exit 42) diamond interchange with Nevada 428 (Eastlake Boulevard). Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) ends at the interchange from a parallel alignment to U.S. 395 southbound. Old U.S. 395 continues south to Hobart Road before merging onto the freeway. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
The next three exits all serve Carson City, the capital of Nevada (population 52,457 as of the 2000 Census, founded 1858). This sign was added when the first segment of the new freeway bypass opened to traffic. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The next interchange along U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south is Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south to downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
A U.S. 395 reassurance shield is posted after the onramp from Eastlake Boulevard. Photo taken 07/19/09.
An upcoming exits mileage sign along U.S. 395 and Interstate 580 south provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south to downtown Carson City; Exit 41, Junction Nevada 531/College Parkway; and Exit 39, Junction U.S. 50 east to Fallon and Business U.S. 50 and Nevada 530/William Street west to downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Temporarily (prior to completion of the Carson City bypass), the most direct route to downtown Carson City, South Lake Tahoe, Minden, and Bishop is via Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south. This temporary sign will be removed once the bypass route is complete. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The right two lanes of Interstate 580 and U.S. 395 south connect to Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south to downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Southbound U.S. 395 and Interstate 580 meet Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south to downtown Carson City. Space is allocated for inclusion of an Interstate 580 next to the U.S. 395 shield on the pull-through sign. The next interchange is Exit 41, Junction Nevada 531/College Parkway. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The offramp to Exit 43, Junction Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street south has a steep grade (7%). Photo taken 07/19/09.
Going back to the top of the grade, this series of older photos provides views of the U.S. 395 descent from Lakeview to Carson City in 2005, prior to the opening of the Carson City Bypass. Signs of road construction involving the Carson City Bypass (Future Interstate 580 & U.S. 395) lie in the valley below. The new freeway now carries U.S. 395 east to the intersection of College Parkway and Hot Springs Road and south from there to U.S. 50 west of Airport Road by 2006. The 2010-segment of Future Interstate 580 continues the bypass southward to Clearview Drive adjacent to Edmonds Drive and west from there to the present U.S. 50 & 395 merge/split in south Carson City. Photos taken 09/09/05.
The freeway turns southeast shortly after the Business U.S. 395/Carson Street interchange. Photo taken 07/19/09.
This U.S. 395 south reassurance shield is posted after the onramp from Carson Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The next exit along U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south is Exit 41, Junction Nevada 531/College Parkway west to north Carson City and east to the Carson Airport. Photo taken 07/19/09.
An upcoming exits mileage sign along U.S. 395 and Interstate 580 south provides the distance to the next two exits: Exit 41, Junction Nevada 531/College Parkway and Exit 39, Junction U.S. 50 east to Fallon and Business U.S. 50, Nevada 530/William Street, and Temporary U.S. 50-395 west to Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Southbound U.S. 395 and Interstate 580 south reaches Exit 41, Junction Nevada 531/College Parkway. The next interchange along southbound is Exit 39, Junction U.S. 50 east to Fallon and Business U.S. 50, Nevada 530/William Street, and Temporary U.S. 50-395 west to Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
The temporarily final exit along U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south is Exit 39, Junction U.S. 50 east to Fallon and Ely and Junction Temporary U.S. 50-395 west to downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
A mileage sign along U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south shows only Exit 39, Junction U.S. 50/William Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
To the east, U.S. 50 crosses the Great Basin on what is billed as America's Loneliest Road. U.S. 50 serves Dayton, Silver Springs, Lahontan State Recreation Area, Fallon, Austin, Eureka, and Ely. Photo taken 07/19/09.
As of July 2009, the freeway bypass of Carson City ended at Exit 39. Since that time, the freeway has been extended south to Fairview Drive (unphotographed). However, the final extension of freeway to rejoin U.S. 50-395 is scheduled for completion in 2014. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Now on the offramp from U.S. 395 and Future Interstate 580 south to Exit 39, a left turn connects to U.S. 50 east to Fallon and Ely, while a right turn connects to Temporary U.S. 50-395 (Nevada 530)/William Street west to downtown Carson City. This is a single point urban interchange (SPUI). Photo taken 07/19/09.
Future Interstate 580 and U.S. 395 south and U.S. 50 west - UNCONSTRUCTED
