State Route 207 (SR 207), named Mount Reba Road along its entire length, is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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that serves as a
spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the s ...
from
State Route 4
Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries:
International
* AH4, Asian Highway 4
* European route E04
* European route E004
* Cairo – Cape Town Highway
Albania
* SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakav ...
near the
community of Bear Valley in
Alpine County
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to
Mount Reba and the
Bear Valley Mountain Ski Resort.
Route description
The route begins at
State Route 4
Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries:
International
* AH4, Asian Highway 4
* European route E04
* European route E004
* Cairo – Cape Town Highway
Albania
* SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakav ...
as a two-lane road, and heads north to its northern terminus at
Mount Reba, where it expands to make way for the
Bear Valley Mountain Ski Resort parking lot. Because SR 207 is the only way to access the ski resort, the state highway has more traffic during winter than when it is not snowing in the mountains. The route totals about a mile. After its intersection with SR 207, SR 4 quickly becomes a one-lane highway as it heads east to
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass (el. ), named after John Ebbetts, is a high mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California. Ebbetts is the eastern of two passes in the area traversed by State Route 4. The western pass is the Pacific Grad ...
. Winter traffic to SR 207 and the ski resort may be further exacerbated due to the fact that the segment of SR 4 through Ebbetts Pass typically closes during the winter months.
SR 207 is not part of the
National Highway System,
a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program a ...
.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{CASR external links, SR, 207
California @ AARoads.com - State Route 207
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