State Route 160 (SR 160) is a
state highway in southern
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
, United States. It connects the southern
Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area i ...
to
U.S. Route 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast ...
(US 95) northwest of the city via the
Pahrump Valley
Pahrump Valley is a Mojave Desert valley west of Las Vegas and the Spring Mountains massif in southern Nye County, Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County, California. Pahrump, Nevada, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valley ...
. The southern part of the route sees heavy traffic, mostly due to
Pahrump's continued growth as a Las Vegas bedroom community.
The route is known as ''Blue Diamond Road'' within the Las Vegas area, with the remainder referred to as the ''Pahrump Valley Highway''.
The route was originally part of State Route 16 prior to 1978.
Route description
State Route 160 begins in the southern Las Vegas metro area at the intersection of
Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in Clark County, Nevada, United States, best known for the Las Vegas Strip portion of the road and its casinos. Formerly carrying U.S. Route 91 (US 91), which had been the main highway between Los Angel ...
(former
SR 604) and East Windmill Lane. It runs west-southwest towards the
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is about west ...
and over
Mountain Springs Summit
Mountain Springs Summit l. is a mountain pass in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada in the United States.
The pass is o