Rams Horn Grade Road is an approximately 3-mile mountain corridor near the Amador County town of Volcano. The Rams Horn Grade was developed shortly after the founding of Volcano as one of many Amador County roads connecting eastward towards Carson Pass. The northern end of the Rams Horn Grade atop Shake Ridge would be where the Amador-Carson Valley Wagon Road tollhouse was once located. Rams Horn Grade Road begins at the end of Consolation Road in Volcano. From Volcano the grade ascends rapidly with inclines as high as 8% to Shake Ridge Road. Part 1; the history of Rams Grade Road Rams Grade Road is located near the town of Volcano and begins at the eastern end of Consolation Street. Mining operations at Soldiers Gulch began in 1849 which were overseen by Colonel Stevenson. The early miners thought the valley floor at Soldiers Gulch had a volcanic origin and named their town "Volcano." The Volcano Post Office would...
Nevada State Route 117 is 6.91-mile highway located in the Fallon area of Churchill County. Nevada State Route 117 originates at US Route 95 near downtown Fallon where it follows Sheckler Road and Sheckler Cutoff Road to US Route 50. Functionally Nevada State Route 117 acts as a bypass of downtown Fallon for traffic on US Routes 50 and 95. What became Nevada State Route 117 was commissioned as Nevada State Route 61 in 1940. Originally Nevada State Route 61 connected Fallon to the ghost town site of Saint Clair. Saint Clair was a town which developed during the 1870s near a bridge at the Old Carson River. Even after being renumbered to Nevada State Route 117 in 1976 the highway continued to serve Saint Clair. The modern bypass alignment of Nevada State Route 117 was developed in the early 1990s. Part 1; the history of Nevada State Route 117 The predecessor designation to Nevada State Route 117 was Nevada State Route 61. Nevada State R...