Back in late October of 2016 I had a long weekend off which coincided with a warm weekend in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. That being the case the winder in the weather gave me a chance to finish some additional Trans-Sierra Highways starting with California State Route 4 over Pacific Grade Summit and Ebbetts Pass. I would later return to Pacific Grade Summit and Ebbetts Pass during the smoke filled summer of 2020. California State Route 4 ("CA 4") contains probably most infamous Trans-Sierra State Highway in Caltrans Inventory. CA 4 from CA 207 in Bear Valley east over Pacific Grade Summit and Ebbetts Pass includes approximately 30 miles of one-lane highway which reaches gradients as steep as 24%. CA 4 is a 192 mile State Highway which originates at I-80 near Hercules of the San Francisco Bay Area and terminates at CA 89 in the remote Sierra Nevada Mountains of Alpine County. CA 4 is probably the most diverse State Highway in California as it has; ...
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