U.S. Route 95 in Nevada
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| U.S. Route 95 |
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| Veterans Memorial Highway Maintained by Nevada DOT |
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| Length: | 646.71 mi[1] (1040.78 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: | .svg/20px-US_95_(CA).svg.png){kind=small} US 95 at California state line near Cal-Nev-Ari |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 93 near Boulder City.svg/25px-I-215_(NV).svg.png){kind=small} I-215 in Henderson.svg/20px-I-15_(NV).svg.png){kind=small} I-15 / US 93 in Las VegasCC 215 in Las Vegas  US 6 in Tonopah US 6 in Coaldale US 50 in Fallon.svg/20px-I-80_(NV).svg.png){kind=small} I-80 near Wilmington I-80 in Winnemucca |
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| North end: |  US 95 at the Oregon state line near McDermitt |
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In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 is a major U.S. highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City (via US 50) and Reno (via Interstate 80). US 95 is cosigned with Interstate 80 for 95 miles between a junction in Churchill County and Winnemucca before heading north into Oregon at McDermitt.
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[edit] Route description
U.S. Route 95 enters Nevada near Cal-Nev-Ari in Clark County and heads north towards Railroad Pass, where it meets US 93. The two routes are then cosigned in the Las Vegas area and east of Henderson, Interstate 515 begins. I-515 is cosigned with US 93/95 for its entire route around eastern Las Vegas. The freeway then heads west into downtown Las Vegas, where it intersects Interstate 15. At the Spaghetti Bowl interchange, US 93 follows I-15 northbound and I-515 ends. US 95 heads west, then north at the Rainbow Curve. The freeway portion then ends and then it becomes a brief four-lane divided highway. US 95 exits Clark County and heads into eastern Nye County, where it briefly enters Esmeralda before meeting US 6 in Tonopah, back in Nye County. US 6/95 leave Tonopah heading west for 41 miles until Coaldale, where US 6 splits west towards California and its western terminus in Bishop, California. US 95 then heads northwest towards Hawthorne and Schurz, where ALT U.S. 95 splits west towards US 50, providing an alternate route towards Carson City and Reno. US 95 itself goes north towards Fallon, where it intersects U.S. 50. US 95 meets Interstate 80 and US 95 Alternate near Lovelock. The two routs then run concurrently for 95 miles until reaching Winnemucca, where US 95 splits from I-80. North of Winnemucca, US 95 meets the eastern terminus of SR 140, which connects to Lakeview, Oregon (U.S. Route 395) and Klamath Falls, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. U.S. 95 finally exits Nevada at McDermitt and heads into Oregon.[2]
[edit] History
Dates are based on when changes appear on official Nevada state highway maps unless otherwise noted.
US 95 was one of the original U.S. highways in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan.[3] It was commissioned in 1926, but was not extended south into Nevada until 1940. US 95 was routed entirely over existing state highways in Nevada.
The original route was largely the same as today except for some minor realignments and a circuitous detour between Fallon and Winemucca via Fernley.
- From the California state line south of Searchlight north to 41 miles south of Tonopah, replacing SR 5 (routed concurrently with US 93 and US 466 from Railroad Pass to downtown Las Vegas
- From 41 miles south of Tonopah north to Schurz, replacing part of SR 3 (routed concurrently with US 6 from Tonopah to Coaldale
- Schurz north to Fallon, replacing part of SR 1A
- Fallon northwest to Fernley, replacing the western section of SR 2 (now US 50 and Alternate US 50
In 1960, US 95 was realigned north of Fallon, replacing SR 1A and providing a more direct route to US 40 and Winnemucca. This eliminated the need to drive west to Fernley and then double back to the northeast. The former route via Fernley became Alternate US 95 (later renumbered as Alternate US 50 between Fallon and Fernley.
Around 1982, US 95 was realigned in western Las Vegas. It was moved onto the Oran K. Gragson Expressway between downtown Las Vegas and the northern terminus of the expressway at Tonopah Hwy. (now Rancho Blvd.) northwest of the city. The former route on Tonopah Hwy. became Business US 95 and is now part of SR 599. The section on Bonanza Dr.is now SR 579.
Around 1985, the first section of the future I-515 freeway in Las Vegas opened from Boulder Hwy. (current exit 70) to I-15. US 95 was moved from the northern section of Boulder Hwy, Fremont St., and Las Vegas Blvd. onto the new freeway. As additional sections of freeway are completed, both US 95 and the concurrently routed US 93 were moved onto it. The I-515 designation was added with the completion of the entire freeway around 1995. The former route on Boulder Hwy is now SR 582.
[edit] Major intersections
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- Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines.
| County | Location | Mile[4] | # | Destination | Notes | |
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| Clark |  SR 163 – Laughlin, Davis Dam |
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| Searchlight |  SR 164 – Nipton |
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 SR 165 – Nelson |
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| Boulder City | US 93 south – Boulder City |
Interchange; south end of US 93 overlap | ||||
| Henderson | South end of freeway | |||||
| 56A | Wagonwheel Drive, Nevada State Drive | Signed as exit 56 southbound; south end of I-515 overlap | ||||
| 56B | Boulder Highway (SR 582) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
| See I-515 | ||||||
| Las Vegas | 76 | I-15 / US 93 north - Los Angeles, Salt Lake City |
North end of I-515/US 93 overlap; signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north) northbound and exits 76A (north) and 76B (south) southbound | |||
| 76C | Martin Luther King Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
| 77 |  US 95 Bus. north (Rancho Drive, SR 599) |
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| 78 | Valley View Boulevard | |||||
| 79 | Decatur Boulevard | |||||
| 80 | Jones Boulevard (SR 596) | |||||
| 81 | Summerlin Parkway, Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) | Signed as exits 81A (Summerlin Parkway) and exit 81B (Rainbow Boulevard) northbound | ||||
| 82 | Lake Mead Boulevard, Rainbow Boulevard | Signed as exits 82A (east/south) and 82B (west/north) northbound | ||||
| 83 | Cheyenne Avenue (SR 574) | |||||
| 85 | Craig Road (SR 573) | |||||
| 90A | US 95 Bus. south (Rancho Drive, SR 599) |
Southbound exit is via exit 90 (Ann Road) | ||||
| 90B | Ann Road | Signed as exit 90 southbound | ||||
| 91 | Centennial Center Boulevard | Southbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 91 | CC 215 | No southbound exit | ||||
| 93 | Durango Drive | Also signed "To CC 215 " southbound | ||||
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| 92 |  SR 157 (Kyle Canyon Road) – Mount Charleston |
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| 95 | Snow Mountain | Interchange | ||||
 SR 156 (Lee Canyon Road) |
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| Nye | 6 | Mercury | Interchange | |||
| 14 |  SR 160 – Pahrump |
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| Amargosa Valley | 30 |  SR 373 – Death Valley Junction |
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| Beatty | 60 |  SR 374 – Rhyolite, Death Valley |
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| 95 |  SR 267 – Scotty's Castle |
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| Esmeralda | 4 |  SR 266 – Lida |
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| Nye | Tonopah | 45.42[5] | US 6 east – Ely |
Begin US 6 overlap | ||
| Esmeralda | 25 (on US 6) |  SR 265 – Silver Peak |
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| Coaldale | 85 | US 6 west – Benton, Bishop |
End US 6 overlap | |||
| Mineral | 7 |  SR 360 |
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| Luning | 25.55 |  SR 361 – Gabbs |
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| Hawthorne | 49.00 |   SR 362 (Freedom Road) |
Hazardous cargo route around Hawthorne | |||
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| 50 | SR 362 (Freedom Road) |
Hazardous cargo route around Hawthorne | ||||
| Schurz | 83.16 |  US 95 Alt. – Yerington, Carson City |
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| Churchill | 17 |  SR 120 (Pasture Road) |
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| 21 |  SR 718 (Lone Tree Road) |
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| 21 |  SR 119 (Berney Road) |
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| 22 |  SR 720 (Union Lane) - Naval Air Station Fallon |
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| Fallon | 25.07 |  SR 117 (Sheckler Road) |
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| 26 | US 50 west (West Williams Avenue) – Fernley, Carson City, Reno |
Begin US 50 overlap | ||||
| US 50 east (East Williams Avenue) – Austin, Ely |
End US 50 overlap | |||||
 SR 726 (Old River Road) |
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| I-80 west – Fernley, Reno |
Begin I-80 overlap | |||||
| See I-80 | ||||||
| Humboldt | Winnemucca | I-80 east – Battle Mountain, Elko |
End I-80 overlap | |||
 SR 787 (Hanson Street) |
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 SR 289 (East Winnemucca Boulevard) |
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 SR 795 (Reinhart Lane) |
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| Paradise Hill |  SR 290 – Paradise Valley |
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 SR 140 – Denio |
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| Orovada |  SR 293 – Kings River Valley |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed December 2007 via ACME Mapper
- ^ Droz, Robert V. (2007). U.S. Highways from U.S. 1 to (U.S. 830). us-highways.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ^ Milepost as posted along the roadside. Miles without decimal precision are approximate location of the nearest reference post to the junction.
- ^ Mileage in Nye County near Tonopah posted as continuation of Esmeralda County mileage.
[edit] References
Nevada State Highway Department. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada [map]. (1940)
Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1960)
Nevada State Department of Transportation. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1982)
Nevada State Department of Transportation. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1985-6)
Nevada State Department of Transportation. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1985-6)
Nevada Department of Transportation. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1995-6)
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