U.S. Route 395 California Photographs (Independence to Topaz Lake)
Left - Facing south along U.S. Route 395 from the U.S. Route 6 Junction in Bishop, California
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - U.S. Route 395 directional sign at the end of U.S. Route 6 in Bishop. Up until the 1960s, U.S. Route 6 continued south from Bishop towards Los Angeles concurrently with U.S. Route 395. U.S. Route 6 was truncated at Bishop during the massive California route restructuring of the 1960s.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Junction signs on U.S. Route 395 at the U.S. Route 6 turn-off in Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing north along U.S. Route 395 from the U.S. Route 6 Junction in Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Junction of U.S. Route 6 at U.S. Route 395 in Bishop. This intersection marks the current western terminus of U.S. Route 6.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing west along U.S. Route 6 towards the U.S. Route 395 Junction in Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - U.S. Route 395 Junction Sign on U.S. Route 6 approaching Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The final westbound U.S. Route 6 highway marker in Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing east along U.S. Route 6 from the U.S. Route 395 Junction in Bishop
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Heading north on U.S. Route 395 between Bishop and Lake Crowley. Scenic Mount Morgan towers almost 10,000 feet above the highway at this point.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing south along U.S. Route 395 towards Bishop near Sherwin Summit
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - A motorists's dream: This particularly photogenic reversing curve on U.S. Route 395 sweeps its way through the foothills near Sherwin Summit between Bishop and Mammoth Lakes.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Facing north along U.S. Route 395 towards Mammoth Lakes from Sherwin Summit
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Green guide sign on U.S. Route 395 at the Hwy 203 Interchange at Mammoth Lakes
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - A memorable alpine view emerges around this curve in U.S. Route 395 near Deadman Summit north of Mammoth Lakes
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - The high snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada as seen from Deadman Summit on U.S. Route 395
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Sign indicating Deadman Summit on U.S. Route 395. This is one of several mountain passes on U.S. Route 395 between Bishop and Carson City, Nevada.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing south towards Bishop along U.S. Route 395 between June Lake and Lee Vining
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - U.S. Route 395 approaching Mono Lake, as seen from Conway Summit
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The highway climbs so quickly out of the Mono Valley that one can literally get an aerial photo of U.S. Route 395 from Conway Summit. Note the abandoned curved section of the highway at right.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - U.S. Route 395 wiggles its way up Conway Summit north of Lee Vining
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Approaching the crest at Conway Summit on U.S. Route 395
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - This steel flex-beam guide rail is the only thing that separates traffic on U.S. Route 395 from the precipitous plunge into the Mono Valley
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing south along U.S. Route 395 at Conway Summit. This four-lane highway is already on its steep descent from the mountain pass to the valley floor below. Note the widened centreline of the highway which contains an asphalt rumble strip.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Approaching the crest at Conway Summit. It is a very lonely 60 mile journey along U.S. Route 395 to the California-Nevada Boundary from here.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
