Nevada State Route 207

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State Route 207 (SR 207) is an Script error: No such module "convert". state highway in western Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Commonly known as the Kingsbury Grade, it is one of three Nevada highways that connect the western edge of the state to the Lake Tahoe region through the Carson Range. The route was part of State Route 19 prior to 1976.

Route description

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View from the west end of SR 207 in Stateline looking eastbound,
October 2015

SR 207 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 50 in Stateline, less than Script error: No such module "convert". from the California state line near the southern shores of Lake Tahoe. From there, the route heads eastward on an uphill climb through the Kingsbury area to travel through Daggett Pass (elevation Script error: No such module "convert".).[1]

After exiting the pass, SR 207 continues its trek eastward through Toiyabe National Forest lands. It goes through several switchbacks, eventually turning southward as it descends the mountains. The road goes down an escarpment to the Carson Valley floor. SR 207 comes to an end at its junction with Foothill Road (SR 206), at the site of Mottsville west of Gardnerville.[2][3]

History

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View south towards Mottsville, Nevada and the Carson Valley from SR 207, October 2015

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Historical marker #117

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.[4] By 1929, this unimproved road was included in the state highway system as the northwestern end of the former SR 19, a longer route stretching from Lake Tahoe through Minden and south to the California state line near Holbrook.[5] This section of the former SR 19 was Script error: No such module "convert". long,[6] about Script error: No such module "convert". of which comprised the Kingsbury Grade portion of highway.[7] SR 19 through the mountains remained unimproved for many years; the route was not paved until 1967.[8] By 1968, the eastern end of the Kingsbury Grade was moved southwards to line up with what is now Mottsville Lane, mirroring the approximately Script error: No such module "convert". alignment of the present highway.[9]

Following the realignment, the Kingsbury Grade section of SR 19 was not altered until the 1976 renumbering 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.[10] This change was first seen on state highway maps in 1978.[11] Also included in the new SR 207 was the Script error: No such module "convert". section of Mottsville Lane which connects Kingsbury Grade to SR 88, making SR 207 about Script error: No such module "convert". long; however, this section appears to have been removed from the route by 1983.[12] The route has been largely unchanged since.

Major intersections

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See also

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