Nevada State Route 878

State Route 878 (SR 878) is a short state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The highway is known as Slide Mountain Road.

State Route 878
Slide Mountain Road
SR 878 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	1.022 mi[1] (1.645 km)
Existed	1976–present
Major junctions
South end	Mt. Rose east parking area
North end	SR 431 near Incline Village
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Washoe
Highway system
Nevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre‑1976 Scenic
← SR 877 → SR 880

Route description

View at the north end of SR 878 looking south

The southern terminus of SR 878 is at the eastern base of Slide Mountain, in the mountains of the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, at the parking lot for the Winters Creek Lodge of the Mount Rose Ski Resort. From this point, one can see Washoe Valley and Washoe Lake in the distance. From here, the highway curves around the northeastern side of the mountain, traveling about one mile (1.6 km) to its northern terminus at an intersection with Mount Rose Highway (SR 431), not far from Mount Rose.^[2]

History

Slide Mountain Road was first approved for the SR 878 designation on July 1, 1976.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washoe County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.00	0.00	Mount Rose Ski Resort east parking area	Southern terminus
​	1.02	1.64	SR 431 (Mount Rose Highway) – Incline Village, Reno	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. Roads portal