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The alternate route adds approximately 30 minutes to the drive depending on conditions.
From Sacramento: Exit at Power Inn Road and take State Route 16 east to State Route 49 south, at State Route 88 in Jackson, turn left (east). Take that to State Route 89 and turn left again (north), and follow it back to U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe.
Looking back....Ads like this really helped. Tourism did OK durring this time.
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