State Route 319 (SR 319) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in
Lincoln County,
Nevada
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. The route connects the town of
Panaca to
Modena
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A town, and seat of an archbis ...
,
Utah
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. SR 319 has been part of the state highway system since at least 1932, and was part of the longer State Route 25 prior to the late 1970s.
Route description
State Route 319 begins at a junction with
U.S. Route 93
U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major north–south U.S. Numbered Highway in the western United States, that connects U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Wickenburg, Arizona, with British Columbia Highway 93 at the Canadian border (north of ...
near
Cathedral Gorge State Park. After a short distance, the highway passes through the town of Panaca on F Street. Exiting the town, the route continues eastward about before turning slightly southeast to climb the Panaca Summit. SR 319 turns eastward again as it heads towards the Utah state line. The highway continues northeast as
Utah State Route 56
State Route 56 (SR-56) is a state highway completely within Iron County in southwestern Utah. SR-56 runs from the Utah/Nevada border to SR-130 in Cedar City.
Route description
From its western terminus on the Nevada border near Modena, t ...
to Modena.
History
45px, SR 319 was formerly the eastern section of State Route 25.
A pathway connecting Panaca and Modena appears on state maps by 1927 as a county road.
This route had been improved to a graded highway and designated State Route 25 by 1932.
The entire route was paved by 1951.
By 1933, State Route 25 was extended westward. It followed US 93/
State Route 7 south through
Caliente and west to
Crystal Springs, where it headed northwest towards
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) or U.S. Highway 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the United States Numbered Highway System. While it ...
/
State Route 4 ending near
Tonopah.
The western segment of route underwent numerous realignments over the next few several years, with the western terminus shifting eastward on US 6 to
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by the time the highway was paved in 1958.
Once paved, both parts of State Route 25 remained unchanged until July 1, 1976. On that date, Nevada authorized the
renumbering of all its state highways. During that process, the eastern section of SR 25 became the new State Route 319 while the western segment became
State Route 375.
The changes were first noted on the 1978 edition of the official state highway map.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Lincoln County, Nevada