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'''State Route 89''' is a California State Highway that travels in North-South direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities. It starts from U.S._Highway_395 near Topaz_Lake, winding its up to the 8,314 ft. (2,534 m) Monitor_Pass, then from that point on, the route generally loses elevation on its way past Lake_Tahoe, through Tahoe and Plumas National Forests until Lake_Almanor. The route then ascends to the 5,753 ft. (1,753 m) Morgan_Summit. After it enters Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park it continues to gain elevation until it reaches its highest point in an unnamed pass in the middle of Lassen_Peak and Bumpass_Mountain; being Northern_California's highest road at 8,512 ft. (2,594 m). The road then descends and heads northwest, finally terminating at Interstate_5 at the foot of Mt._Shasta at around 3,600 ft. (1,100 m).
The portion of CA-89 that runs through Lassen Volcanic National Park is closed in winter due to very heavy snowfall and snowpack. When it is open, a park fee is charged. At the other park entrance in the northwest corner, CA-89 temporarily ends, but one can continue along CA-44 to the northeast. CA-89 resumes northward approximately 13 miles (21 km) later.
From the junction with CA-147, through the park and including the gap on CA-44, to its terminus at I-5, CA-89 is part of the '''Volcanic_Legacy_Scenic_Byway''', a National_Scenic_Byway.
The section of CA-89 from CA-70 north to Crescent Mills was built ober the abandoned railway bed of the Indian_Valley_Railroad.
==Points of interest==
Listed in order of south to north.
* A Pony_Express remount station in Woodfords, that was in use for only five weeks (California_Historical_Landmark #805).
* The Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates (CHL #797) in Tahoe City. Control of these gates was the source of the two-decade "Tahoe Water War" between lakeshore owners and downstream Truckee_River water users.
* Plumas-Eureka_State_Park, containing a well-preserved Johnsville, a well-preserved '49er town, and Pioneer Ski Area, the first sport Skiing area in the Western hemisphere.
*Lake_Almanor
*Lassen Volanic National Park, many points of interest, including Brokeoff_Mountain, Sulphur_Works, Lake Helen and Bumpass_Hell, Lassen_Peak, Summit Lake, and more.
== State law ==
'''Legal Definition of Route 89:''' California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 389
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==External links==
*WestCoast Roads- California 89
*Caltrans: Route 89 highway conditions
*California Highways: CA-89
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