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U.S. Route 395 is a U.S. Route that starts in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia, runs along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley, winds through Carson City, Reno, back into California, crosses through the Modoc Plateau, and into eastern Oregon, into eastern Washington, through Spokane, ending at the Canadian border. Much of the Washington segment is cosigned with Interstate 82, Interstate 182, Interstate 90, or U.S. Highway 2. It is also known as Interstate 580 between Reno and Carson City, though this designation is not yet reflected in roadside signs.
Major cities California US-395 begins in Hesperia, California at the junction with Interstate 15. It intersects California State Highway 18 near Adelanto, California. Then, it intersects California State Highway 58 at a small town known as Kramer Junction, California. The highway continues along the Sierra Nevada towards Bishop, California, where it meets State Route 168. Going through the town of Bishop, US 395 meets U.S. Highway 6. Points of interest along the highway include: The highway exits California to serve the Reno, Nevada metropolitan area but then returns. This northern piece also follows the Sierra Nevada. It passes through the towns of Susanville and Alturas Points of interest along this portion include: State law Legal Definition of Route 395: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 610 Nevada U.S. 395 in Nevada is a major highway, the majority of which is now or is scheduled to be upgraded to Interstate Highway standards. Portions are also designated as Interstate 580 but is not signed as such. The highways follows the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada from state line to state line. It should be noted that, according to mile-markers within the city of Reno, the freeway portion is designated as Interstate 580, with US 395 still running along Virginia Street from Lemmon Valley to the Mount Rose Junction. U.S. 395 Enters Nevada at Topaz Lake then decends to Carson Valley where it becomes the main streets of Gardnerville, Minden and Carson City. In Reno the highways is designated the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway. The highway returns to California just north of Reno at Bordertown. Points of interest along the highway include: Washington US-395 enters Washington with I-82 over the Columbia River then splits at exit 113 and goes through Kennewick and Pasco, in between Kennewick and Pasco it crosses the Columbia River as the Blue Bridge. Then combines and splits from I-182 and heads north. As it heads north it passes the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. It crosses through farmland and little towns until it combines with I-90 at the town of Ritzville. From there it goes to Spokane (US-2 merges into I-90/US-395 as they enter the city) and splits from I-90 at the Division st. exit. US-395 (along with US-2) procede North through Spokane as Division street to the north edge of the city where they split (US-2 heading Northeast to Idaho). US-395 then procedes north to the Canadian boder. Tri-Cities US-395 enters the Tri-Cities at I-82 exit 113, where it passes residential areas south of Kennewick. After that there is a stoplight at 27th Avenue. The next major intersction is at 10th next to Fred Meyer, then goes to the Columbia River It goes over the Columbia River as the Blue Bridge and from there you can see the Cable Bridge (WA-397) as it goes to I-182/US-12. When it splits again it goes right by the Tri-Cities Airport. And then on to I-90 and Spokane. Termini As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Ferry County, Washington at the Canadian border, where it continues as British Columbia provincial highway 395. Its southern terminus is in Hesperia, California at an intersection with Interstate 15. US Highway 395 once extended to downtown San Diego. This part of the highway is now the alignments of Interstate 15 from Hesperia to Devore and Interstate 215 from Devore to Temecula where it meets Interstate 15 again. From Temecula the old route follows Interstate 15 again to east of Fallbrook where the original US 395 still exists as a frontage road. "Old US 395" can be followed from north of California State Highway 76 through Escondido where it meets Interstate 15 again. Finally, California State Highway 163, the old routing of US 395, splits off Interstate 15 at the south end of Miramar and follows the Cabrillo Freeway into downtown San Diego. States traversed The highway passes through the following states, from north to south: Image gallery Image:US395 victorville.jpg|U.S. 395 near Victorville, California Image:US395 near lone pine ca.jpg|Southbound U.S. 395, somewhere between Big Pine, CA and Independence, CA Image:US395 north of mono lake.jpg|U.S. 395 as it squeezes between Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada. Image:US395SouthofCarsonCity.jpg|U.S. 395 south of US 50 junction near Carson City, Nevada Image:Blue_Star_Memorial_Highway.jpg|Dedicatory road sign along U.S. 395 just north of Mono Lake. Related US routes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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