Johnson Pass Lookout

William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection

A couple poses at Johnson Pass next to a lookout shack. This route over the Sierras was originally a wagon and stagecoach road, and with the advent of the automobile became part of the Lincoln Highway. It was bypassed by the Echo Summit route a little bit to the south, which Hwy 50 still uses. The lookout was built in 1921.

Date Uploaded: June 18, 2025

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Source: California State Archives

Source URL: https://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/s/exhibits/item/30849

Source Caption: "Summit -- Tahoe, Placerville Highway." William and Grace McCarthy standing in front of a small wood shed, likely along what is now U.S. Route 50 east of Placerville.

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