Twin Bridges REAL ESTATE Information

Twin Bridges is a small unincorporated community on U.S. Route 50 located near the entrance to Desolation Valley. It is located 50 miles west of Echo Summit, at an elevation of 6115 feet. It has a population of 14 people according to census figures, however as of 2008 the road sign lists the population at 10. 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.

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When snow chains are required on the summit, Caltrans often establishes chain control in Twin Bridges. This is likely because of very 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 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. He was raised in , twelve miles (20 km) west, in the 1950s and early 1960s. A post office opened in Twin Bridges in 1947. (Source: Wikipedia)