Johnson Pass

William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection

A woman poses at Johnson Pass next to the summit sign. 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.

Date Uploaded: June 18, 2025

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Source: California State Archives

Source URL: https://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/s/exhibits/item/31065

Source Caption: c. 1915-1920. Unidentified women standing at a summit point in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, at elevation 7,630 feet. She is standing next to a road sign with directions and distances to Placerville and Lake Tahoe listed.

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