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Emigrant Gap
Alta, CA 95701Emigrant Gap is a mountain pass located about 10 miles northwest of Alta, California. The pass served the early emigrants to California and later the ranscontinental railroad. Highway construction of I-80 have all but obliterated any traces of the pass. The Nyack Lodge, which overlooked the pass, is now a rest area.
There is also a town with the same name located immediately southwest of the actual mountain pass.
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Route 40 at Emigrant Gap (highway crosses under the railroad overpass). Postcard ca. 1950.
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Emigrant Gap. Postcard ca. 1960.
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Emigrant Gap, May 1999.
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Railroad at Emigrant Gap, ca. 1930. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Rest stop and scenic overlook at Emigrant Gap, ca. 1930. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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A view of the town of Emigrant Gap from Route 40. ca. 1930.
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A winter view of the town of Emigrant Gap from Route 40. ca. 1930.
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Emigrant Gap Hotel, ca. 1930.
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Bovee General Store, ca. 1930.
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