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Nevada State Route 207

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383: 314: 56: 421:. This section of the former SR 19 was 13 miles (21 km) long, about 9 miles (14 km) of which comprised the Kingsbury Grade portion of highway. SR 19 through the mountains remained unimproved for many years; the route was not paved until 1967. By 1968, the eastern end of the Kingsbury Grade was moved southwards to line up with what is now Mottsville Lane, mirroring the approximately 11 miles (18 km) alignment of the present highway. 572: 401: 37: 586: 524: 254: 239: 129: 950: 490: 105: 428:
of Nevada's state highway system on July 1, 1976. In that process, this portion of SR 19 was assigned to the new SR 207. This change was first seen on state highway maps in 1978. Also included in the new SR 207 was the 3-mile (4.8 km) section of Mottsville Lane which connects
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A road connecting Lake Tahoe to the Carson Valley, situated in the approximate location of today's SR 207, appears on Nevada state maps as early as 1919. By 1929, this unimproved road was included in the state highway system as the northwestern end of the former
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lands. It goes through several switchbacks, eventually turning southward as it descends the mountains. The road goes down an
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state line near the southern shores of Lake Tahoe. From there, the route heads eastward on an uphill climb through the
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Following the realignment, the Kingsbury Grade section of SR 19 was not altered until the
931: 898:(Map) (1983-1984 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1983. Lake Tahoe Region inset 591: 476: 472: 340: 332: 318: 116: 112: 418: 344: 542: 414: 400: 293:, it is one of three Nevada highways that connect the western edge of the state to the 963: 531: 278: 155: 298: 893: 871: 827: 803: 779: 755: 731: 707: 17: 567: 355: 336: 294: 55: 949: 350:
After exiting the pass, SR 207 continues its trek eastward through
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floor. SR 207 comes to an end at its junction with Foothill Road (
36: 286: 165: 939: 832:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1968. Lake Tahoe Region inset 399: 381: 312: 852:
Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
854:. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2001. p. 101. 927: 922: 808:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1967. § E1 413:, a longer route stretching from Lake Tahoe through 185: 171: 161: 151: 146: 123: 99: 94: 86: 78: 65: 32: 688:(Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1997 661:(Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2007 386:View south towards Mottsville, Nevada and the 8: 941:Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 207 417:and south to the California state line near 784:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1941 760:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1936 736:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1929 712:(Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1919 623: 621: 619: 447: 335:, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the 231: 60:Nevada State Route 207, highlighted in red 944: 317:View from the west end of SR 207 in 975:Transportation in Douglas County, Nevada 781:Official Road Map of the State of Nevada 757:Official Road Map of the State of Nevada 733:Highway Map – State of Nevada 615: 289:, United States. Commonly known as the 327:SR 207 begins at a junction with 29: 540: 521: 515: 487: 481: 277:) is an 11.082-mile (17.835 km) 7: 82:11.082 mi (17.835 km) 829:1968 Official Highway Map of Nevada 805:1967 Official Highway Map of Nevada 629:Nevada Department of Transportation 459: 25: 948: 584: 570: 522: 488: 252: 237: 127: 103: 54: 35: 709:Road Map of the State of Nevada 551:Continuation beyond SR 206 895:Official Highway Map of Nevada 867:Official Highway Map of Nevada 655:Kingsbury and Zephyr Cove Area 600:List of state routes in Nevada 390:from SR 207, October 2015 1: 605:List of highways numbered 207 454: 194:Nevada State Highway System 996: 393: 555: 550: 535: 518: 510: 505: 484: 471: 466: 463: 458: 453: 450: 347:(elevation 7,344 feet ). 230: 190: 181: 142: 70: 53: 48: 970:State highways in Nevada 945:KML is not from Wikidata 541:Mottsville Lane – 301:. The route was part of 530:(Foothill Road) – 441:The entire route is in 352:Toiyabe National Forest 343:area to travel through 980:Central Overland Route 955:Nevada State Route 207 405: 404:Historical marker #117 391: 324: 957:at Wikimedia Commons 403: 396:Nevada State Route 19 385: 316: 578:United States portal 437:Major intersections 429:Kingsbury Grade to 303:State Route 19 297:region through the 874:on 22 January 2015 406: 392: 366:), at the site of 329:U.S. Route 50 325: 321:looking eastbound, 953:Media related to 592:U.S. Roads portal 561: 560: 309:Route description 268: 267: 264: 263: 66:Route information 27:Highway in Nevada 16:(Redirected from 987: 952: 935: 908: 907: 905: 903: 890: 884: 883: 881: 879: 862: 856: 855: 848: 842: 841: 839: 837: 824: 818: 817: 815: 813: 800: 794: 793: 791: 789: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 752: 746: 745: 743: 741: 728: 722: 721: 719: 717: 704: 698: 697: 695: 693: 687: 677: 671: 670: 668: 666: 660: 650: 644: 643: 641: 639: 625: 594: 589: 588: 587: 580: 575: 574: 573: 536:Eastern terminus 526: 525: 506:Western terminus 502:South Lake Tahoe 492: 491: 461: 456: 448: 426:1976 renumbering 260: 256: 255: 245: 241: 240: 232: 131: 130: 107: 106: 58: 39: 30: 21: 995: 994: 990: 989: 988: 986: 985: 984: 960: 959: 946: 943: 938: 937: 936: 920: 916: 911: 901: 899: 892: 891: 887: 877: 875: 864: 863: 859: 850: 849: 845: 835: 833: 826: 825: 821: 811: 809: 802: 801: 797: 787: 785: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 754: 753: 749: 739: 737: 730: 729: 725: 715: 713: 706: 705: 701: 691: 689: 685: 682:Quadrangle 7-12 679: 678: 674: 664: 662: 658: 652: 651: 647: 637: 635: 627: 626: 617: 613: 590: 585: 583: 576: 571: 569: 566: 557: 523: 489: 439: 398: 380: 322: 311: 305:prior to 1976. 291:Kingsbury Grade 271:State Route 207 253: 251: 238: 236: 128: 104: 95:Major junctions 61: 49:Kingsbury Grade 44: 43: 42:State Route 207 40: 28: 23: 22: 18:Kingsbury Grade 15: 12: 11: 5: 993: 991: 983: 982: 977: 972: 962: 961: 919: 918: 917: 915: 914:External links 912: 910: 909: 885: 857: 843: 819: 795: 771: 747: 723: 699: 672: 645: 614: 612: 609: 608: 607: 602: 596: 595: 581: 565: 562: 559: 558: 553: 552: 549: 538: 537: 534: 520: 517: 514: 508: 507: 504: 486: 483: 480: 469: 468: 465: 462: 457: 452: 443:Douglas County 438: 435: 379: 376: 310: 307: 283:Douglas County 266: 265: 262: 261: 248: 246: 228: 227: 226: 225: 220: 218:Pre‑1976 215: 213: 208: 203: 197: 196: 188: 187: 186:Highway system 183: 182: 179: 178: 173: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 153: 149: 148: 144: 143: 140: 139: 125: 121: 120: 101: 97: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 71:Maintained by 68: 67: 63: 62: 59: 51: 50: 46: 45: 41: 34: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 992: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 967: 965: 958: 956: 951: 942: 933: 929: 925: 924: 913: 897: 896: 889: 886: 873: 869: 868: 861: 858: 853: 847: 844: 831: 830: 823: 820: 807: 806: 799: 796: 783: 782: 775: 772: 759: 758: 751: 748: 735: 734: 727: 724: 711: 710: 703: 700: 684: 683: 676: 673: 657: 656: 649: 646: 634: 630: 624: 622: 620: 616: 610: 606: 603: 601: 598: 597: 593: 582: 579: 568: 563: 554: 548: 544: 539: 533: 529: 513: 509: 503: 499: 495: 478: 474: 470: 449: 446: 444: 436: 434: 432: 427: 422: 420: 416: 412: 402: 397: 389: 388:Carson Valley 384: 377: 375: 373: 369: 365: 361: 360:Carson Valley 357: 353: 348: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 320: 315: 308: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 279:state highway 276: 272: 259: 249: 247: 244: 234: 233: 229: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 198: 195: 192: 191: 189: 184: 180: 177: 174: 170: 167: 164: 160: 157: 156:United States 154: 150: 145: 141: 138: 134: 126: 124:East end 122: 118: 114: 110: 102: 100:West end 98: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 74: 69: 64: 57: 52: 47: 38: 31: 19: 947: 921: 900:. 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Kingsbury Grade
State Route 207 marker
Nevada State Route 207 starts near the shores of Lake Tahoe and runs east through Daggett Pass to meet SR206 near Minden.
NDOT
US 50
Stateline
Kingsbury
SR 206
Gardnerville
United States
Nevada
Douglas
Interstate
US
State
Pre‑1976
Scenic
SR 206
SR 208
state highway
Douglas County
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Carson Range
State Route 19

Stateline
U.S. Route 50
Stateline
California

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