Route between Sacramento and Bridgeport CA
I plan to drive from the Sacramento area over the Sierra Nevada mountains to Bridgeport CA on Highway 395 (and return). I will be towing a 9,000 lb. (loaded) toy-hauler travel trailer. Can anyone r...
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Us out West wrote:msmith1199 wrote:
Taking I-80 all the way to 395 and then down to Bridgeport is 246 miles.
If you take 50 to 89 to 88 t0 395 it's 189 miles. I don't see how adding 120 miles to your round trip is a no brainer. 50, 88, and 89 are all very good two lane state highways. 50 is even freeway and four lane much of the way.
Sorry...should have said 'no-brainer' for me pulling a 40' 5ver.
We've pulled 88 to Jackson, both ways and is OK. Been on 50 also but the traffic going to and coming out of Tahoe can be sometimes heavy.
Again for coming out of Sac I prefer I-80 going over the hill to Reno then heading South on 580/395. I'm never in any rush to get to my destination so a little more time and miles doesn't bother me.
You don't go through Jackson on the route I suggested. You pick up 88 just outside of South Lake Tahoe. It isn't as easy as I-80, but I-80 is a lot of extra miles.
