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Twin Bridges, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Twin Bridges |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | Twin Bridges, California.jpg |
| pushpin_map | California#USA |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in California |
| pushpin_image | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | California |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | El Dorado County |
| established_title | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 1864 |
| elevation_ft | 6115 |
Twin Bridges is a small unincorporated community on U.S. Route 50 near the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. It is located 5 mi west of Echo Summit, at an elevation of 6115 ft. Right after the town, the U.S. 50 eastbound starts a steep ascent to Echo Summit, passing Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort shortly before the summit.
When snow chains are required on the summit, Caltrans often establishes chain control in Twin Bridges.It is likely because of the limited availability of shoulders where chains can be installed on summit approaches.
The ZIP codes are 95721 and 95735. The community is inside area code 530.
The former ski area Edelweiss was just above Twin Bridges on US-50, at what is now called Camp Sacramento. It was the home hill for future Olympian ski racer Spider Sabich. He was raised in Kyburz, 12 mi west, in the 1950s and early 1960s.
A post office opened in Twin Bridges in 1947.
Demographics
Climate
Twin Bridges has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsb) characterized by warm, dry summers, and cold, extremely snowy winters.
|access-date = May 21, 2023
References
References
- {{gnis. 1656374
- {{California's Geographic Names. 570
- (December 23, 2004). "Edelweiss". Western Lost Ski Areas Project.
- [http://www.brainyzip.com/zipcodes/95/95735.html refzip], access date 2008-02-13
- [http://www.mla.org/map_data_primary&state_id=&county_id=&mode=zip&zip=95735&place_id=&order=&a=y MLA] access date 2008-02-13
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