U.S. Highway 395 - California Travel Information

U.S. Highway 395 Southbound

U.S. Highway 395 south

U.S. 395 southbound reassurance shield posted after the Exit 8 diamond interchange with California 70 at Hallelujah Junction. There are no additional markers found along the expressway between here and the Nevada state line. Photo taken 09/09/05.

U.S. 395 continues southward into Reno and Carson City, Nevada from Hallelujah Junction. A mileage sign lists the distances after the junction with California 70. Photo taken 09/09/05.

Traveler services lie six miles ahead across the Nevada state line at Bordertown. The rain shadow caused by the Sierra Nevada to the west leave the areas of U.S. 395 in Lassen and Sierra County desolate and dry. Photo taken 09/09/05.

Passing over the Evans Canyons Under Crossing on U.S. 395 southbound. Small white signs are placed by Caltrans to indicate overpasses, rivers, culverts, and other bridges along the California highway system. These signs give the formal name, mile post, and bridge identification number to such features. Photo taken 09/09/05.

U.S. 395 southbound at the Sierra County line. 3.2 miles of pavement comprise all of U.S. 395 in Sierra County. Photos taken 09/09/05.

One mile north of the Bordertown diamond interchange (Exit 83) on U.S. 395 southbound. The signs for Exit 83 are Nevada style signs placed by Caltrans. U.S. 395 upgrades to a full freeway from the state line southward through Reno. Photo taken 09/09/05.

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	U.S. 395 southbound at the 0.50-mile guide sign for Bordertown, Nevada (Exit 83). Village Parkway meets the freeway ahead between Cold Springs, Nevada and old U.S. 395 (southbound side Frontage Road). The parkway straddles the northern reaches of the dry White Lake. Travelers will find services ranging from gas, food, and camping at Bordertown. Photo taken 09/09/05.
	U.S. 395 is not a full freeway between Hallelujah Junction and Nevada despite the fact that many maps display it as such. The reason for the expressway status involves the at-grade intersections with Long Valley Road and Bringman Road on the stretch. Pictured here is the Long Valley Road turn-off from the southbound carriageway. Photo taken 09/09/05.
	Nevada welcome sign posted on U.S. 395 southbound at the Washoe County line. The four-lane freeway skims between Peavine Pike (el. 8,272 ft) and Granite Peak southeast from Bordertown to Reno. A small "snow chains required when flashing" sign accompanies the welcome sign. These types of signs are posted throughout snow prone areas of Nevada. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 winds its way through Reno, Carson City, and the Carson Valley 83 miles south before returning to California at Topaz Lake. See Nevada @ RockyMountainRoads.com - U.S. Highway 395 Southbound (California to Reno) for continuing coverage in the Silver State. Otherwise rejoin U.S. 395 in California at the next photobox below.
	Southbound U.S. 395 approaching Junction Eastbound California 120. Note the lack of a California 120 shield on this sign. This is one of the few remaining signs that feature distance in miles and kilometers. Photo taken 03/29/01 by Joel Windmiller.
	This mileage sign along southbound U.S. 395 provides the distance to Lee Vining (seven miles), Junction California 158/June Lake Loop (18 miles), and San Diego (427 miles). The control city for southbound U.S. 395 is San Diego, which is the former southern terminus of U.S. 395. With the completion of Interstate 15 and Interstate 215, the southern terminus of U.S. 395 was retracted to Hesperia. Photo taken 04/25/04 by Trevor Carrier.
	U.S. 395 southbound concludes at the on-ramp to Interstate 15 at Hesperia. A partial "Y" interchange composes the southern terminus south of the signalized intersection with Joshua Street. Joshua Street provides access to Interstate 15 northbound for U.S. 395 southbound travelers. Pictured here is an Interstate 15 trailblazer posted ahead of Joshua Street on U.S. 395 south. Photo taken 09/09/05.
	A look at the U.S. 395 intersection with Joshua Street taken from a gas station on the northeast corner of the crossing. Motorists continuing south from the traffic light default onto Interstate 15 south to San Bernardino. Joshua Street meanwhile meets Interstate 15 nearby at a half-diamond interchange to the east. Drivers bound bound for Victorville must turn east onto Joshua Street for its northbound on-ramp to Interstate 15. Photo taken 09/09/05.

Page Updated October 11, 2005.