Existed: 1957 – present Counties: Douglas Constructed 1957 Major cities Gardnerville, Minden | North end: US 395 in Minden Length 12.66 km County Douglas County, Nevada | |
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History: Established as SR 37 by 1935 South end: SR 88 at the CA border near Gardnerville | ||
State Route 88 (SR 88) is a state highway in Douglas County, Nevada. It runs from the California state line along Woodfords Road to U.S. Route 395 in Minden. Prior to 1957, the highway existed as State Route 37. The highway continues into California as California State Route 88; both highways are closely related. Although Route 88 is a secondary route today, the highway is a historical route from when Carson Pass was a major crossing of the Sierra Nevada.
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Map of NV-88, Nevada, USA
Route description
The route enters Nevada from California near Woodfords, California. Just after exiting the Sierra Nevada via the Carson River. The road loosely follows the river, and the Carson Valley on the western edge of communities of Gardnerville, Centerville and Minden where the highway ends at a Y junction with U.S. Route 395. Despite the fact that California State Route 88 is an east-west highway, Nevada State Route 88 follows a nearly straight north-south path.
History
The highway shares much of its history with its California counterpart. Both formed part of a trail that went under such names as "Emigrant Trail", "Kit Carson Emigrant Trail" which has existed since the 1840s. The Carson Pass route was one of two primary divisions of the California Trail. The trail's use diminished with the establishment of the First Transcontinental Railroad which was completed in 1869, and follows a path closer to modern Interstate 80 across the Sierra Nevada. Newer names for the road have included "Carson Pass Road" after Carson Pass in California.
Woodsford Road first appears on state maps in 1934 as a gravel and graded highway. By 1935, State Route 37 had been established along the roadway. The route remained unchanged until being renumbered as State Route 88 by 1957.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Douglas County.