California State Route 190

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State Route 190
Length:	188.34 mi[1] (303.1 km)
Major junctions:
SR-99	TUL 0.00
SR-65	TUL R15.22
END MAINTAINED ROUTE	TUL 57.50
US-395	INY 9.85
SR-136	INY 24.55
SR-127	INY 140.69
Major cities:	Porterville Camp Nelson Olancha Death Valley
California State Routes < SR 189 SR 191 > Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

California State Route 190, partly the Death Valley Scenic Byway, is a state highway in California, United States that is split into two parts. The western portion of Route 190 begins in Tipton in Tulare County at the intersection with California State Route 99 and heads east towards Porterville. It makes a short ascent up the Sierra Nevada before ending at Quaking Aspen (there is an END 190 sign). The eastern portion begins at US 395 near Olancha in Inyo, heading east towards Death Valley, ending at CA 127. There were plans to connect the two portions, but the Sierra Nevadas make it implausible.

[edit] Landmarks

The byway contains many landmarks, including the following:

• Dante's View - a mountain peak along the byway
• Badwater Springs - the lowest point in the USA
• Salt Flats of Death Valley
• Furnace Creek Badlands - badlands along the byway
• Devil's Golf Course - jagged peaks along the byway
• Artist Drive - a drive into the Black Mountains

[edit] Recent events

Huell Howser discovered – and shared with the public in California's Gold episode #125 – that a portion of SR-190 – presumably in and/or near Death Valley National Monument – was critically damaged by Surface runoff from a thunderstorm in August 2004. It was repaired and opened to the public again in April 2005.