Henness Pass Road

Henness Pass Road (HM1S06)

Location: Floriston, CA 96111 Sierra County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 31.475', W 120° 0.122'

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The Henness Pass Road was a major immigrant trail from the Truckee Meadows to the California gold fields. In the 1850's it was improved and became a toll road. In 1860 Felix O'Neil built a bridge over the Truckee River, east of this place and near the existing bridge. His stage stop was known as O'Neil's Station. For a time, Verdi was known as O'Neil's Crossing.

After the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, the route served as the primary supply road for the mines. It continued to be a major transportation route through the Sierra Nevada Mountains until the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

The Henness Pass Road was included in the Lincoln Highway, the country's first transcontinental highway system. It continued to carry wagon and later automobile traffic between Truckee and Verdi until the completion of the last portion of the Victory Highway (later Highway 40) through the Truckee River Canyon in 1925.
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HM NumberHM1S06
Series This marker is part of the Lincoln Highway series
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, May 1st, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 757693 N 4379285
Decimal Degrees39.52458333, -120.00203333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 31.475', W 120° 0.122'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 31' 28.5" N, 120° 0' 7.32" W
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Area Code(s)530
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Henness Pass Rd, Floriston CA 96111, US
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