The Yuba–Donner Scenic Byway is an
National Forest Scenic Byway through the
Tahoe National Forest in the U.S. state of
California.
It consists of the following routes:
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Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
from
Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lowe ...
to
Truckee
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highes ...
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California State Route 89 from Truckee to
Sierraville
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California State Route 49
State Route 49 (SR 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants ...
from Sierraville to
Nevada City
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California State Route 20 from Nevada City to Emigrant Gap
References
State Scenic Highway System (California)
National Forest Scenic Byways
Tahoe National Forest
Roads in Nevada County, California
Roads in Sierra County, California
Roads in Yuba County, California
Named highways in California
Interstate 80
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