North South Road is a 25.4-mile highway corridor located in Eldorado National Forest in the Sierra Nevada range. North South Road begins at Omo Ranch Road and extends northward to Morman Emigrant Trail via the ghost town of Caldor. North South Road is designated as Forest Road 10N83 and despite being a single lane wide is fully paved. Construction of North South Road began in the early 1930s. The purpose of the corridor was to create additional access to the California Door Company town of Caldor and act as the main north/south highway in Eldorado National Forest. By 1932 two notable Warren Pratt Truss spans were installed by the Forest Service at the Middle Fork and North Fork of the Cosumnes River. During the 1980s the northern end of North South Road would be realigned away from Cosumnes Mine Road towards Morman Emigrant Trail. Much of the corridor of North South Road would burn during the Caldor Fire in 2021. The deck of the historic t...
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