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The road passes are generally listed from north to south, with their elevation and access road. 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.
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.
Compass Card users may purchase a 30-day "rolling pass" valid for 30 days from the date of purchase in addition to the traditional monthly pass good for a calendar month (monthly pass only for adult Sprinter/Breeze). 14-day passes could be loaded onto the Compass Card at the cost of 60% of a monthly pass (adult Regional and Premium passes only).
The Pronto card is valid on the San Diego Trolley, MTS buses, NCTD buses, Coaster, and Sprinter. Most services charge a flat fare, and are eligible for Best Fare, the fare capping system that credits the cost of individual rides towards a daily or monthly pass. Coaster uses zone-based fares, and is not eligible for Best Fare.
The line through the pass was built in the early 1880s to connect the present day cities of Barstow and San Diego. [14] [15] Today the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway (the successor to the Santa Fe) use the pass to reach Los Angeles and San Bernardino as part of the Southern Transcon.
The Tejon Pass / t eɪ ˈ h oʊ n, t ə ˈ h oʊ n, ˈ t eɪ. h oʊ n /, previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio Mountains, linking Southern California north to the Central Valley.
Improvements to the six-mile (9.7 km) stretch between Highway 18 and the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line, including widening the shoulders and installing rumble strips, were proposed in February 2013, with no timeline for completion being given. [12] A proposed bypass to the north of downtown Palmdale has been studied by Caltrans.
Yaqui Pass [1] is a mountain pass on CR S3 in San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. The pass lies at an elevation of 1,742 ft (531 m) [ 1 ] and is located within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) east of the SR 78 and traverses the Santa Rosa Mountains .