Then and now: Road used to go through meadow

A road used to run through this South Shore meadow. Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

Before there was an officially-routed and designated Highway 50 at South Shore, there were various unpaved other roads. One such road ran along the shoreline from Stateline toward Tahoe Valley in the early 1900s, part of which became today’s Lakeview Avenue.

It traversed the Upper Truckee marsh area where Mt. Tallac is visible behind Tahoe Mountain.

This is the same meadow in 2014. Photo/Bill Kingman

Remnants of the old bridge remain today. Photo/Bill Kingman

That long-gone road crossed the Upper Truckee River in mid-meadow and connected to what is today’s Washington Street (the Dunlap Ranch). The concrete and wood remnants of the bridge can be visited today via an easy and scenic walking trail starting at the Sunset Avenue cul de sac next to the river.

— Bill Kingman