U.S. Route 395

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U.S. Route 395

Length:

1305 mi (2100 km)

Formed:

1926

South end:

I-15 in Hesperia, CA

North end:

BC 395 at US-Canada border near Laurier, WA

United States Numbered Highways
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 395 is a U.S. Route that starts in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia, runs along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley, winds through Carson City, Reno, back into California, crosses through the Modoc Plateau, and into eastern Oregon, into eastern Washington, through Spokane, ending at the Canadian border.

1 Major cities
2 Route description
3 Termini
4 States traversed
5 Image gallery
6 Related US routes
7 Sources and external links

[edit] Major cities

[edit] Route description

[edit] California

U.S. Highway 395 shield in California

US-395 begins in Hesperia, California at the junction with Interstate 15. It intersects California State Highway 18 near Adelanto, California. Then, it intersects California State Highway 58 at a small town known as Kramer Junction, California. The highway continues along the Sierra Nevada towards Bishop, California, where it meets State Route 168. Going through the town of Bishop, US 395 meets U.S. Highway 6.

Points of interest along the highway include:

The Sierra Nevada to the west of the highway, including
- Owens Valley
- Mount Whitney
- Manzanar National Historical Site
- Mammoth Mountain, which has a ski resort.
- Mount Dana
Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills, filming location for many Westerns.
The Long Valley Caldera, a volcanic caldera that the road runs through.
The Mono and Inyo Craters, a chain of geologically recent volcanic craters.
Mono Lake, one of the oldest lakes in North America, home to many migratory birds.

Between the Long Valley Caldera and the Nevada border, the highway crosses three high mountain passes, Deadman Summit, Conway Summit, and Devil's Gate Pass.

The highway exits California to serve the Reno, Nevada metropolitan area but then returns. This northern piece also follows the Sierra Nevada. It passes through the towns of Susanville and Alturas Points of interest along this portion include:

[edit] State law

Legal Definition of Route 395: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 610

Route 395 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.8 of the California State Highway Code.

Route 395 is part of the Scenic Highway System, as stated by section 263.8 of the California State Highway Code.

[edit] Nevada

U.S. 395 in Nevada is a major highway, the majority of which is now or is scheduled to be upgraded to Interstate Highway standards. The portion from Carson City to Reno is also designated as Interstate 580 but is not signed as such, except on mile markers. The highways follows the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada from state line to state line.

U.S. 395 Enters Nevada at Topaz Lake then descends to Carson Valley where it becomes the main streets of Gardnerville, Minden and Carson City. In Reno the highways is designated the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway. The highway returns to California just north of Reno at Bordertown. Points of interest along the highway include:

Topaz Lake
Jobs Peak (in California, but only viewable from the highway in Nevada)
Carson River
Carson Valley
Eagle Valley, the valley where Carson City resides.
Washoe Valley
Washoe Lake
Slide Mountain
Mount Rose
White Lake, a dry lake just east of the freeway.

[edit] Oregon

US 395 enters Oregon at New Pine Creek, then heads north to Lakeview. At Lakeview, it multiplexes with Oregon Route 140 for five miles, then continues to north to Valley Falls. At Valley Falls, it turns northeast through Wagontire to Riley. Near Riley, US 395 multiplexes with US 20 through Hines and Burns. Approximately two miles northeast of Burns, US 395 turns north through Seneca and Canyon City to John Day. At John Day, it multiplexes with US 26 and heads west to Mount Vernon. At Mount Vernon, US 395 turns north through Long Creek and Pilot Rock to Pendleton. At Pendleton, it multiplexes with Interstate 84 and US 30 west to Stanfield. At Stanfield, US 395 turns north through Hermiston to Umatilla. East of Umatilla, it multiplexes with US 730 and heads west to Interstate 82. It then multiplexes with I-82 to the Washington state line at the Columbia River.

[edit] Oregon highway designations

The Oregon section of US 395 is comprised of the following highways, from south to north:

Part of the Fremont Highway, which is Highway 19 (including the section multiplexed with OR 140);
Part of the Central Oregon Highway, which is Highway 7 (multiplexed with US 20);
The John Day-Burns Highway, which is Highway 48;
Part of the John Day Highway, which is Highway 5 (multiplexed with US 26);
Part of the Pendleton-John Day Highway, which is Highway 28;
Part of the Old Oregon Trail, which is Highway 6 (multiplexed with I-84 and US 30);
The Umatilla-Stanfield Highway, which is Highway 54;
Part of the Columbia River Highway, which is Highway 2 (multiplexed with US 730); and
Part of the McNary Highway, which is Highway 70 (multiplexed with I-82).

[edit] Washington

US-395 enters Washington with I-82 over the Columbia River then splits at exit 113 and goes through Kennewick and Pasco, in between Kennewick and Pasco it crosses the Columbia River as the Blue Bridge. Then combines and splits from I-182 and heads north. As it heads north it passes the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. It crosses through farmland and little towns until it combines with I-90 at the town of Ritzville. From there it goes to Spokane (US-2 merges into I-90/US-395 as they enter the city) and splits from I-90 at the Division st. exit. US-395 (along with US-2) proceed North through Spokane as Division street to the north edge of the city where they split (US-2 heading Northeast to Idaho). US-395 then proceeds north to the Canadian border.

[edit] Tri-Cities

US-395 enters the Tri-Cities at I-82 exit 113, where it passes residential areas south of Kennewick. After that there is a stoplight at 27th Avenue. The next major intersection is at 10th next to Fred Meyer, then at West Kennewick Avenue, followed by the intersections at West Clearwater Avenue and North Yelm Street, then goes to the Columbia River. It then goes over the Columbia River as the Blue Bridge and from there you can see the Cable Bridge (WA-397) to the east as it goes to I-182/US-12. When it splits again in Pasco, it goes right by the Tri-Cities Airport before resuming a north/south direction at the Oregon Avenue interchange. And then on to I-90 and Spokane.

[edit] Washington Legal Definition

The Washington section of US-395, with the exception of multiplexes with Interstate 82, Interstate 182 and with Interstate 90 and U.S. 2, is defined at Washington Revised Code § 47.17.575.[1]

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Ferry County, Washington at the Canadian border, where it continues as British Columbia provincial highway 395. Its southern terminus is in Hesperia, California at an intersection with Interstate 15.

US Highway 395 once extended to downtown San Diego. This part of the highway is now the alignments of Interstate 15 from Hesperia to Devore and Interstate 215 from Devore to Temecula where it meets Interstate 15 again. From Temecula the old route follows Interstate 15 again to east of Fallbrook where the original US 395 still exists as a frontage road. "Old US 395" can be followed from north of California State Highway 76 through Escondido where it meets Interstate 15 again. Finally, California State Highway 163, the old routing of US 395, splits off Interstate 15 at the south end of Miramar and follows the Cabrillo Freeway into downtown San Diego.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states, from north to south:

[edit] Image gallery

U.S. 395 near Victorville, California	Southbound U.S. 395, somewhere between Big Pine, CA and Independence, CA	U.S. 395 as it squeezes between Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada.	U.S. 395 south of US 50 junction near Carson City, Nevada
Dedicatory road sign along U.S. 395 just north of Mono Lake.