Sustainable Recreation and Transportation
Lake Tahoe EIP

SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project- Phase 1 Highway Improvements and Dollar Creek Path

Project Number
03.02.01.0004
Action Priority
Build and Enhance Transit Systems
Implementers
U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Placer County, CA, Tahoe Transportation District
Primary Contact
Matt Ambroziak (matthew.ambroziak@dot.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2012 - 2026
Transportation Program Build and Enhance Transit Systems
This Federal Project, led by the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Federal Lands Highways, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) includes 2 phases that were constructed separately: - Truckee River Bridge Project includes a new, 1,700' long section of SR 89 with a new bridge over the Truckee River, 2 roundabouts. & bike paths. The project will replace a section of sewer within the project limits. This project was completed in 2020. - Fanny Bridge Project includes replacement of the Fanny Bridge with a new, single span bridge and sewer replacement with an est. completion in January 2026. Special thanks to the following project partners: Placer County, TCPUD & BOR.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 0.044 acres
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 48 lf
  • Miles of Pedestrian and Bicycle Routes Improved or Constructed: 0.7 miles
  • Forest Roads Created: 0.25 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Air Quality
Truckee River Bridge
(Timing: After) (~3,897 KB)
Credit: FHWA Truckee River Bridge

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $53,037,520
(Estimated Cost: $49,729,320)
Federal Lands Access Program ... (FHWA): $44,501,120

Federal Lands Highway Funding (FHWA): $583,000

Surface Transportation Block ... (FHWA): $3,000,000

Placer County General Fund (PLCO): $3,597,400

Placer County Transient Occup... (PLCO): $882,570

Tahoe City Public Utility Di... (TCPUD): $473,430

Photos

Before
Existing Fanny Bridge
(Timing: Before) (~187 KB)
Credit: FHWA
Existing Fanny Bridge
During
Rockery Wall on SR89
(Timing: During) (~498 KB)
Credit: CFL
Rockery Wall on SR89
Fanny Bridge construction - fish relocation within diversion working with local fishing group.
(Timing: During) (~902 KB)
Credit: CFLHD
Fanny Bridge construction - fish relocation within diversion working with local fishing group.
After
Western Roundabout
(Timing: After) (~2,596 KB)
Credit: FHWA
Western Roundabout
New SR 89
(Timing: After) (~2,071 KB)
Credit: FHWA
New SR 89
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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/07/2026