Twin Bridges is a small unincorporated community on U.S. Route 50 near the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is located west of Echo Summit, at an elevation of . Right after the town, the U.S. 50 eastbound starts a steep ascent to Echo Summit, passing Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort shortly before the summit.
When snow chains are required on the summit, Caltrans often establishes chain control in Twin Bridges. This is likely because of the limited availability of shoulders where chains can be installed on summit approaches.
The ZIP codes are 95721 and 95735. The community is served by area code 530.
The former ski area Edelweiss See also: was just above Twin Bridges on US-50, at what is now called Camp Sacramento. It was the home hill for future Olympian ski racer Spider Sabich. He was raised in Kyburz, west, in the 1950s and early 1960s.
A post office opened in Twin Bridges in 1947.
Demographics
The population is 99% white, 1% Hispanic, 50% male, and 50% female.refzip, access date 2008-02-13 The average household size is 2, and the average family size is 2.2. There are 125 housing units which are largely unoccupied vacation homes. 100% of the population speaks the English language.MLA access date 2008-02-13
Climate Twin Bridges has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsb) characterized by warm, dry summers, and cold, extremely snowy winters.
See also Lover's Leap (Tahoe, CA)
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