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Truckee / Olympic Valley / Tahoe City / South Lake Tahoe / Kirkwood / Lake Tahoe · SR-89 road conditions

View chain controls for SR-89

Road open with restrictions

Road work/lane restrictions are reported below. Check road details before departure.

Last checked 3 min ago

Full SR-89Palisades TahoeSouth Lake TahoeTahoe CityHomewood Mountain ResortGranlibakken TahoeKirkwoodLake Tahoe

This page shows full-road conditions for SR-89. Some reported conditions may be outside a specific destination approach.

Chain controls

No chain controls reported (R-0)

26 locations
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    Luther Pass
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 5:58 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  2. Where
    Christmas Valley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 5, 5:58 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  3. Where
    Ebrights
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 8:51 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  4. Where
    Emerald Bay
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 8:51 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  5. Where
    Bliss State Park
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:37 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  6. Where
    Bliss State Park
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 8:51 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  7. Where
    Harper's Grade
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:37 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  8. Where
    Tahoma ( Co line / Sugar Pine )
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 10:20 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  9. Where
    Tahoma - Eldo / Placer Co Line
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 11:04 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  10. Where
    Tahoe City
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:37 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  11. Where
    Tahoe City
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 11:04 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  12. Where
    Olympic Valley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 5:37 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  13. Where
    Olympic Valley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 9:18 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  14. Where
    Truckee - West River St
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 22, 9:18 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  15. Where
    Prosser Dam Road - Truckee
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 10:10 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  16. Where
    Hobart Mills
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 28, 9:26 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  17. Where
    Hobart Mills - ECC only
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 11, 11:21 PM
    Direction
    Southbound
  18. Where
    Little Truckee Summit
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 11:25 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  19. Where
    Little Truckee Summit
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    May 28, 9:26 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  20. Where
    Onion Valley - 17 Miles n/o Truckee
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 11:25 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  21. Where
    Sierraville
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 11:25 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  22. Where
    Sierraville
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 7:53 PM
    Direction
    Northbound
  23. Where
    Sattley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 7:53 PM
    Direction
    Southbound
  24. Where
    Sattley (Jct. 89/49)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 10:04 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  25. Where
    Calpine
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 10:04 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  26. Where
    Sierra / Plumas County Line
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 13, 10:04 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
Road work and lane restrictions

4 active areas reported

4 areas
  1. Where
    Bayview Campground / Inspiration Point Vista to Upper Emerald Bay Rd
    What
    Electrical work
    Traffic impact
    One-way traffic
    Lanes affected
    1 of 2 lanes closed
    Direction
    Both directions
    Expected to end
    Aug 18, 6:59 AM
  2. Where
    Tallac Ave to Timberland Ln
    What
    Electrical work
    Traffic impact
    One-way traffic
    Lanes affected
    1 of 2 lanes closed
    Direction
    Both directions
    Expected to end
    Aug 18, 9:59 AM
    Delay
    Est. 10 min
  3. Where
    Chinquapin Ln to Mackinaw Rd
    What
    Electrical work
    Traffic impact
    One-way traffic
    Lanes affected
    1 of 2 lanes closed
    Direction
    Both directions
    Expected to end
    Aug 18, 9:59 AM
    Delay
    Est. 10 min
  4. Where
    Nevada County Line to Alpine Meadows Rd
    What
    Paving operation
    Traffic impact
    One-way traffic
    Lanes affected
    1 of 2 lanes closed
    Direction
    Both directions
    Expected to end
    Aug 18, 5:59 AM

Route info

Destination
Truckee / Olympic Valley / Tahoe City / South Lake Tahoe / Kirkwood / Lake Tahoe
Source
Caltrans
Jurisdiction
California
Technical details
Data sources
  • Caltrans District 3 chain controls
  • Caltrans District 3 lane closures
Last fetch
Aug 18, 1:54 AM PDT
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Coverage details

Covers reported SR-89 conditions from listed sources — some nearby roads aren't monitored. See what's included.

This page shows full-road conditions reported by MountainSwitch's listed SR-89 sources, including District 3 feed rows outside the modeled Palisades Tahoe, Tahoe City, Homewood, Granlibakken, South Lake Tahoe, Kirkwood, and Lake Tahoe approaches.

Those route-wide reports don't expand any destination verdict. Palisades Tahoe covers the Placer / Nevada county line to the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows entrances; Tahoe City stops at the SR-28 junction; Homewood and Granlibakken each continue from that junction only to their separately reviewed Placer-side terminal. South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe use the reviewed Picketts Junction–Meyers span through Luther Pass; Kirkwood follows that corridor in reverse and continues on SR-88 to Kirkwood Meadows Drive. West Shore through Emerald Bay and every span south of Homewood remain outside the Homewood and Granlibakken verdicts. Luther Pass chain reporting comes from a single checkpoint, and District 3 carries no Alpine County lane-closure reporting.

Conditions can change quickly in the mountains. This page never replaces chain requirements, closures, or official Caltrans guidance. This boundary supports no destination-access claim about West Shore through Emerald Bay, SR-89 south of Homewood, or conditions beyond the modeled destination approaches. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.