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| Slide Mountain Road | ||||
 SR 878 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.022 mi[1] (1.645 km) | |||
| Existed | 1976–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Mt. Rose east parking area | |||
| North end |  SR 431 near Incline Village | |||
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State Route 878 (SR 878) is a short state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The highway is known as Slide Mountain Road.
Route description
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View at the north end of SR 878 looking south
The southern terminus of SR 878 is at the eastern base of Slide Mountain, in the mountains of the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, at the parking lot for the Winters Creek Lodge of the Mount Rose Ski Resort. From this point, one can see Washoe Valley and Washoe Lake in the distance. From here, the highway curves around the northeastern side of the mountain, traveling about one mile (1.6 km) to its northern terminus at an intersection with Mount Rose Highway (SR 431), not far from Mount Rose.[2]
History
Slide Mountain Road was first approved for the SR 878 designation on July 1, 1976.[3]
Route description
The entire route is in Washoe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mount Rose Ski Resort east parking area | Southern terminus | |
| | 1.02 | 1.64 | SR 431 (Mount Rose Highway) – Incline Village, Reno | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Google (January 12, 2014). "Overview of SR 878" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index & Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2001.