Nevada State Route 878

State Route 878 marker

State Route 878
Slide Mountain Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 1.022 mi[1] (1.645 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: Mt. Rose east parking area
North end: SR 431 near Incline Village
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
SR 877SR 880

State Route 878 (SR 878) is a short state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The highway is known as Slide Mountain Road.

Route description

The southern terminus of SR 878 is at the eastern base of Slide Mountain, in the mountains of the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, at the parking lot for the Winters Creek Lodge of the Mount Rose Ski Resort. From this point, one can see Washoe Valley and Washoe Lake in the distance. From here, the highway curves around the northeastern side of the mountain, traveling about one mile (1.6 km) to its northern terminus at an intersection with Mount Rose Highway (SR 431), not far from Mount Rose.[2]

History

Slide Mountain Road was first approved for the SR 878 designation on July 1, 1976.[3]

Route description

The entire route is in Washoe County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
 0.000.00Mount Rose Ski Resort east parking areaSouthern terminus
 1.021.64 SR 431 (Mount Rose Highway) Incline Village, RenoNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing

  1. "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions & Maps" (PDF). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. Google (January 12, 2014). "Overview of SR 878" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index & Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2001.