▁Route ▁ 3 9 5 ▁was ▁completed , ▁connecting ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁State ▁Route ▁ 4 ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 3 9 5 ▁via ▁State ▁Route ▁ 8 9 ▁near ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Top az . ▁E bb et ts ▁Pass ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁California ▁State ▁Sc en ic ▁Highway ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ; ▁it ▁was ▁similarly ▁hon ored ▁with ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁By way ▁status ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁U . S ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁national ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁seven ▁nation ally ▁so - design ated ▁by ways ▁in ▁California , ▁and ▁of ▁ 1 5 1 ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁nation . ▁ ▁Current ▁usage ▁ ▁Today , ▁E bb et ts ▁Pass ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁tra ve led ▁passes ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada . ▁An ▁extensive ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁lan es , ▁and ▁la cks ▁a ▁div iding ▁line ▁between ▁them . ▁It ▁has ▁very ▁ste ep ▁sections ▁with ▁hair pin ▁corners . ▁The ▁eastern ▁slope ▁is ▁particularly ▁difficult , ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁hair pin ▁corners ▁are ▁blind , ▁and ▁ste epen ▁suddenly ▁at ▁the ▁a pe x , ▁making ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁shift ▁to ▁first ▁g ear ▁in ▁most ▁vehicles . ▁It ▁is ▁rarely ▁used ▁by ▁commercial ▁traffic ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁recommended ▁for ▁vehicles ▁to wing ▁long ▁tra ilers . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁