Site Navigation Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Utah Wyoming     U.S. Highway 395 South - Reno to Minden U.S. 395 runs from Interstate 15 near Victorville, California, north into Washington. It enters Nevada briefly near Lake Tahoe, Carson City, and Reno-Sparks. Through much of this area, U.S. 395 is either multi-lane divided highway or freeway. The section of U.S. 395 freeway south of Interstate 80 is designated as the "hidden" Interstate 580. U.S. 395 South U.S. 395 southbound reassurance shield posted on Virginia Street after its intersection with Nevada 431 (Mt. Rose Highway) and Nevada 341 (Geiger Grade Road). U.S. 395 travels along a four-lane surface highway between south Reno and Washoe Lake. Steamboat and Pleasant Valley lie ahead along the 50-mph roadway. Photo taken 09/09/05. Mileage sign posted on U.S. 395 southbound after junction Nevada 431 and 341. Minden represents the southern extent of the Reno to Carson City developed corridor. Bishop, California represents the junction with U.S. 6. Photo taken 09/09/05. Views of the future Interstate 580 & U.S. 395 freeway over Galena Creek west of the community of Pleasant Valley. Construction is underway involving the building of a high-level concrete arch bridge over the Galena Creek. The southbound span should be complete by August 2006 based upon the current time table. At that time crews can proceed on construction of the approach roadways and supporting infrastructure to connect the bridges and complete the new 6-lane freeway. See the official project web site for detailed information. Photos taken 09/09/05. Looking westward at Interstate 580 construction of the Browns Creek Bridge and St. James Parkway grade separation. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 southbound at the Eastlake Boulevard intersection and Lake Washoe State Park. Eastlake Boulevard travels east of nearby Lake Washoe between Washoe City and Lakeview Estates. Slide Mountain (el. 9,698 ft) rises in the distance. Trails associated with the Mt. Rose Ski Area are prevalent on the peak. Photo taken 09/09/05. The Washoe Hill Memorial lies at the Washoe Hill Summit (el. 5,589 ft) just west of the Eastlake Boulevard intersection. U.S. 395 enters Washoe City ahead. Photos taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 enters the small village of Washoe City west of Little Washoe Lake. A series of intersections including this one with Corey Station Way reside along the four-lane highway through this stretch. Photos taken 09/09/05. A look at the new Parker Ranch Road and Interstate 580 freeway west of U.S. 395 at Washoe City. Parker Ranch Road will pass underneath the new freeway and tie into the newly built Kelly Canyon and Jeffrey Pines Roads. Photo taken 09/09/05. Approaching Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) on U.S. 395 southbound in Washoe City. Nevada 429 loops west of the Washoe Lake Freeway through Franktown. The state highway provides access to Bowers Mansion and Davis Creek Park. Photo taken 09/09/05. Variable message signs advise high profile vehicles of wind advisories on the Washoe Lake Freeway. When winds are too strong, over-sized vehicles must travel south along Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) between Washoe City and Lakeview. Photo taken 09/09/05. Old U.S. Highway 395 skirts the eastern fringes of the Sierra Nevada west of Lake Washoe. Davis Creek County Park and Bowers Mansion Regional Park lie along the first two miles of Nevada 429. Photo taken 09/09/05. An at-grade intersection composes the junction between Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) and U.S. 395. There are no shields posted for the 7.378-mile long state highway. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 mileage sign posted ten miles north of Carson City at the beginning of the Washoe Lake Freeway. The future Interstate 580 freeway from Reno southward will tie into this freeway by 2008. Photo taken 09/09/05. Trees associated with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest cover the nearby Sierra Nevada between Lake Washoe and Lake Tahoe to the west. Photos taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 hugs the Lake Washoe western shores between Nevada 429 and Exit 44 (Bellevue Road). Bellevue Road ties into the freeway 0.7 miles east of Old U.S. Highway 395 near Franktown. Photo taken 09/09/05. Southbound reassurance shield posted after the Exit 44 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Bellevue Road. Photo taken 09/09/05. Eastlake Boulevard (Nevada 428) returns to U.S. 395 at the Lakeview interchange of Exit 42. Nevada 428 entails just 0.342 miles of the six mile drive between the Lake Washoe Freeway and New Washoe City. Photo taken 09/09/05. Washoe Lake State Park encompasses all of the lands east of U.S. 395 from Exit 44 south and the area north and west of Eastlake Boulevard to New Washoe City. Photo taken 09/09/05. Southbound at the Exit 42 diamond interchange with Nevada 428 (Eastlake Boulevard). Nevada 429 (Old U.S. Highway 395) ends at the interchange from a parallel alignment to U.S. 395 southbound. Old U.S. 395 continues south to Hobart Road before merging onto the freeway. Photo taken 09/09/05. Views of the U.S. 395 descent from Lakeview to Carson City. Signs of road construction involving the Carson City Bypass (Future Interstate 580 & U.S. 395) lie in the valley below. The new freeway will continue U.S. 395 east to the intersection of College Parkway and Hot Springs Road and south from there to U.S. 50 west of Airport Road by 2006. The 2010-segment of Future Interstate 580 continues the bypass southward to Clearview Drive adjacent to Edmonds Drive and west from there to the present U.S. 50 & 395 merge/split in south Carson City. Photos taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 transitions into a multi-lane divided surface highway (Carson Street) on the north entrance to Carson City. Pictured here is the intersection with Arrowhead Drive, and east-west route between U.S. 395 and U.S. 50. A future interchange with the Carson City Bypass lies just east of Carson Street. Photo taken 09/09/05. A set of mast arm traffic lights govern the intersection of U.S. 395 (Carson Street) with College Parkway. College Parkway constitutes Nevada 531, a 1.950-mile route between Carson Street and Airport Road (Nevada 525). The parkway ends one mile west of U.S. 395 at Western Nevada Community College. Photo taken 09/09/05. Hot Springs Road ends at U.S. 395 (Carson Street) ahead of the central business district. The two-lane roadway arcs northeast to Nevada 531 (College Parkway) to Goni Road at Carson Airport. U.S. 395 through Carson City doubles as Nevada 529 between the future ends of the Carson City Bypass. This designation was created in anticipation of the relocation on the limited access highway. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 narrows as it enters the Carson City central business. The stretch of Carson City through downtown is notorious for traffic delays and congestion. Pictured here is the signalized intersection with Long Street. Photo taken 09/09/05. Southbound U.S. 395 (Nevada 529) at Junction U.S. 50 (Nevada 530) in downtown Carson City. This marks the western terminus of Nevada 530, the future designation for U.S. 50 between downtown and the Carson City bypass. U.S. 50 otherwise continues east to Fallon with a connection to Virginia City. Beyond Fallon, U.S. 50 embarks on its journey as the nation's "Loneliest Road". U.S. 50 westbound joins U.S. 395 south for a 3.5 mile overlap. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 50 west & 395 south at the hidden eastern terminus of Nevada 511 (Washington Street). Nevada 511 spurs 0.808 miles west from Carson Street to Nevada 516 (Ormsby Boulevard). Ormsby was the name of the county that Carson City overtook in 1970. Washington Street east ends at Roop Street and Mills Park. Photo taken 09/09/05. Another in the series of signalized intersections that line Carson Street through downtown. U.S. 50 & 395 meet Robinson Street in this scene, an east-west street between Richmond Avenue to Saliman Road. Photo taken 09/09/05. Unsigned Nevada 513 (Fifth Street) intersects U.S. 50 & 395 (Carson Street). The Nevada State Capital Complex encompasses the the five blocks east of Carson Street between Musser and Fifth Streets. Nevada 513 travels east from Division Street (Nevada 512) 4.801 miles to Carson River Road. Photo taken 09/09/05. Nevada 520 (Stewart Street) travels south from U.S. 50 (William Street) 1.227 miles to Carson Street (U.S. 50 & 395). The unsigned state highway ends at this signalized intersection. Photo taken 09/09/05. The first set of U.S. 50 & 395 reassurance markers is not placed until Carson Street leaves downtown Carson City south of Stewart Street (Nevada 520). The federal highway tandem widen again through the south suburbs. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 50 west & 395 south at the west end of Fairview Drive adjacent to Silver City Mall. Fairview Drive ends 1.5 miles east at Edmonds Drive. The Nevada State Railroad Museum lies west of the Fairview Drive signalized intersection with Carson Street. Photo taken 09/09/05. One half mile north of the U.S. 50 westbound split from U.S. 395 (Carson Street) southbound. Nevada 518 (Snyder Avenue) spurs 1.017 miles southeast to Bigelow Drive ahead. U.S. 50 otherwise prepares to turn west toward Spooner Summit (el. 7,146 ft). Future Interstate 580 will tie into the forthcoming junction from the east by 2010. Photo taken 09/09/05. Southbound at the U.S. 50 west and U.S. 395 split. U.S. 50 journeys 10.6 miles west to junction Nevada 28 at Spooner Junction. From there Nevada 28 travels north and U.S. 50 travels south along the eastern shores of Lake Tahoe. U.S. 50 crosses into South Lake Tahoe, California 23 miles west at Stateline, Nevada. Photo taken 09/09/05. A small internally lit street sign lies at the high-speed ramp onto U.S. 50 westbound from U.S. 395 south. Traffic lights govern the movements between the two highways ahead otherwise. Photo taken 09/09/05. U.S. 395 continues south through the growing suburbs of Carson Valley from U.S. 50 to Minden. Pictured here is the intersection with Old Clear Creek Road, a parallel two-lane highway to U.S. 50. Photo taken 09/09/05. Southbound at the north end of Nevada 206 (Jacks Valley Road) and Sunridge Drive. Nevada 206 loops 15.432 southwest to Genoa. Sunridge Drive serves sprawling suburban areas to the east between U.S. 395 and Mica Drive. Photo taken 09/09/05. Welcome to Carson Valley sign posted south of Jacks Valley Road on U.S. 395. The Carson Valley entails the areas east of the Sierra Nevada in western Douglas County and Minden. Photo taken 09/09/05. the suburban landscape continues along U.S. 395 southbound on the approach to Mica Drive. Mica Drive represents one of the numerous residential thoroughfares that stem east and west of the federal highway in northern Douglas County. A yellow "prepare to stop when flashing" overhead precedes the intersection. Photo taken 09/09/05. Mileage sign posted on U.S. 395 south of Mica Drive. Minden lies nine miles ahead at the junction with Nevada 88. Nevada 88 flows south to California 88 in Alpine County. U.S. 395 turns southeast from Minden one mile to Gardnerville on the 171-mile drive to Bishop (junction U.S. 6). Photo taken 09/09/05. Page Updated October 9, 2005.