Road Information

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This highway information is the latest reported as of Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 01:40 PM.

SR 89

[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
Is closed from the Jct of US 395 (Mono Co) to the Jct of SR 4 /Monitor Pass/ (Alpine Co) - Due to snow - Motorists are advised to use an alternate route

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Picketts Jct (Alpine Co) to 2.7 mi south of the Jct of US 50 (Alpine Co)

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Picketts Jct (Alpine Co) to 2.7 mi south of the Jct of US 50 (El Dorado Co) /Luther Pass/

[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
Is closed at the Truckee River Bridge /in Tahoe City/ (Placer Co) 24 hrs a day 7 days a week thru 2359 hrs on 12/31/25 - Due to construction - Motorists are advised to use an alternate route

Is closed from the Lassen Volcanic Nat'l Park South Bdry to the Jct of SR 44 /Lassen Loop/ (Tehama, Shasta Co) - For the winter - Motorists are advised to use an alternate route

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Picketts Jct (Alpine Co) to 2.7 mi south of the Jct of US 50 (El Dorado Co) /Luther Pass/

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from 5 mi north of the Jct of US 50 to Bliss State Park (El Dorado Co)

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Sugar Pine State Park (El Dorado Co) to the Jct of I 80 (Nevada Co)

Please research chain control locations as Caltrans is currently working to update chain control descriptions for consistency with internet mapping, like Google Maps & Mapquest