The following is a list of all State Routes that have existed in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
since July 1, 1976. All active state-
numbered highways in this list are maintained by the
Nevada Department of Transportation
The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S. highways and Interstate highways with ...
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Primary routes (0–499)
Primary state routes are assigned three-digit numbers based upon the county in which the majority of the route resides (or, in some instances, the county of the major town on the route). State routes in a county are grouped together with similar numbers, which are assigned in order based upon alphabetical order of county names. SR 28, SR 88 and SR 140 are the three exceptions to this numbering scheme—all three are highways that continue into an adjoining state, making SR 28 and SR 88 the only state highways assigned a two-digit number.
Urban routes (500–699)
Urban state routes, numbered in the 500s and 600s, typically lie on
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway
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ways in larger metropolitan areas. Urban state routes are grouped together sequentially, assigned by alphabetical order of the name of the city in which they primarily reside.
Nevada DOT
The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S. highways and Interstate highways wit ...
has been attempting to remove some urban routes from the state highway system since the 1990s, preferring to transfer control of these roadways to local municipalities. This is especially apparent in
Carson City
Carson City, officially the Carson City Consolidated Municipality, is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The m ...
, where all of the city's state routes have been gradually removed since 2011.
Secondary routes (700–895)
Minor state routes, numbered in the 700s and 800s, chiefly exist to connect smaller rural communities to other state highways. In some small urban areas, these routes can also serve as minor collector or arterial roadways.
Like primary state routes, minor state routes are grouped sequentially in alphabetical order by county name.
See also
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List of state routes in Nevada prior to 1976
Nevada is a state in the United States. Nevada's original State Routes were developed beginning in 1917 upon the creation of the Nevada Department of Highways. Route numbers were not assigned according to any particular numbering system, and s ...
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List of Interstate Highways in Nevada
The following is a list of Interstate highways in the U.S. state of Nevada. All active mainline Interstates are maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation.
Interstate business loops are only state-maintained where they overlap with an ...
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List of U.S. Routes in Nevada
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Nevada Scenic Byways
References
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*Nevada Department of Transportation
Historical Maps*
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...
Nevada in Maps: Nevada Highway Maps - 1917-2005
External links
Nevada Highways @ AARoads{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061625/http://www.aaroads.com/west/nevada , date=March 4, 2016
Nevada Department of Transportation
State
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**Nation state, a ...