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Echo Summit is a mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada in the western United States, located in eastern El Dorado County, California.At 7,377 ft (2,249 m) above sea level, it is the highest point on U.S. Route 50 in California, which traverses it at postmile 66.48 between Twin Bridges and Meyers, south of Lake Tahoe.
US 50 begins in West Sacramento, where I-80 leaves the West Sacramento Freeway onto a bypass of Sacramento.At the western terminus, a mileage sign gives the distance to the California cities of Placerville and South Lake Tahoe along with the eastern terminus of the highway in Ocean City, Maryland. [3]
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching 3,019 miles (4,859 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean.
After crews cleared a massive boulder that had tumbled into the highway, a much smaller slide spurred a brief second closure. Highway 50 near South Lake Tahoe reopens after rockslides Skip to main ...
The 40-mile stretch of highway linking Sacramento to the Lake Tahoe Basin was shut down just after 11 a.m. as the California Highway Patrol and the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office investigated a ...
Work along this 4.5-mile stretch could cause up to 20-minute delays, Caltrans said.
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, on the east coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of the state and was named " The Loneliest Road in America " by Life magazine in July 1986.
Echo Lake is in the Sierra Nevada, and within the El Dorado National Forest. The lake is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Highway 50 at Echo Summit. The lake is divided into two sections; an Upper lake, and a Lower lake. The elevation of Echo lake is maintained in summer months with a dam at 7,414 feet (2,260 m) above sea level. [1]