After completing Nevada State Route 431 over Mount Rose I continued onto NV 341 on Geiger Grade Road. My next destination was Virginia City in Storey County. NV 341 is a 22 mile State Highway from US 395A/NV 431 in Washoe County southward over the Virginia Range through Storey County to US 50 in Lyon County. From US 395A/NV 431 the route of NV 341 begins a rapid ascent on Geiger Grade Road. The Geiger Grade opened in 1860 as a toll road from Washoe Valley to the Comstock Lode Mines of Virginia City. The Geiger Grade while narrow is a relatively shallow grade compared to the route north of Mound House to Virginia City (modern NV 342). The Geiger Grade was first signed as NV 17 in 1929. 1929 State Highway Map From Geiger Lookout Wayside Park there is a large overlook of Truckee Meadows and the ascending Geiger Grade/NV 341. South from Geiger Lookout Wayside Park NV 341/Geiger Grade enters Storey County. At Lousetown Road NV 341 encounters a fo...
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