California State Route 88

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road transportation infrastructure state highway

California State Route 88 is a scenic highway in California that crosses the Sierra Nevada, providing an all-weather route between the Central Valley and Nevada via Carson Pass.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road transportation infrastructure → state highway →
abbreviation	CA 88 → SR 88 →
connectsRegion	Central Valley of California NERFINISHED → Nevada →
connectsTo	California State Route 12 NERFINISHED → California State Route 49 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 395 (via connecting roads in Nevada) →
country	United States →
crosses	Carson Pass → Sierra Nevada →
function	all‑weather route across the Sierra Nevada →
hasFeature	high‑elevation mountain passes → lake and forest scenery → snow‑prone segments →
hasMountainPass	Carson Pass →
highwayNumber	88 →
knownFor	reliable winter access over the Sierra Nevada → scenic mountain views →
locatedIn	Alpine County, California NERFINISHED → Amador County, California NERFINISHED → Central Valley of California NERFINISHED → San Joaquin County, California NERFINISHED → Sierra Nevada →
maintainedBy	California Department of Transportation → Caltrans →
nearBorder	California–Nevada border →
parallelTo	Interstate 80 (regionally) → U.S. Route 50 (regionally) →
partOf	California State Route system →
passesNear	Caples Lake, California → Kirkwood, California → Silver Lake, California →
passesThrough	Jackson, California →
region	Northern California →
roadType	two‑lane highway →
scenicDesignation	scenic highway (informal description) →
seasonalStatus	generally kept open year‑round →
state	California →
traversesPass	Carson Pass →
usedFor	interregional travel → recreational access to Sierra Nevada → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carson Pass → Sierra Nevada passes →	traversedBy
Red Lake →	access
Caples Lake →	accessedBy
Kirkwood Mountain Resort →	accessedVia
Elephant Back →	nearestHighway
Carson Pass →	onRoute