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Elkhorn Road is a major west-east road in the
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Route

Elkhorn Road begins at Egan Crest Drive in the northwestern corner of
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. The road heads east to the Centennial Hills neighborhood where it forms a major intersection with Durango Drive near the RTC
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lot. Elkhorn Road eventually crosses
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and intersects with an
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ramp completed in 2019, serving as an entrance to I-11/US 95 south and an exit from I-11/US 95 north. The road continues west from there through residential areas and past
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es before intersecting
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and entering
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city limits. The road runs through North Las Vegas and for 2 miles and passes through the Aliante community and the Aliante Casino and Hotel before ending at a dead end. From the dead end, Elkhorn Road will be extended to the soon-to-be extended Clayton Street.


Major intersections


Places along Elkhorn Road

The following lists are in order of west-east location along Elkhorn Road.


Buildings

* Aliante Casino and Hotel


Parks

* Promenade Park (at western terminus of Elkhorn Road) * Winding Trails Park *
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(access via Grand Montecito Parkway) * Centennial Hills Park (access via Buffalo Drive)Centennial Hills Park
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References

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