In the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
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 ...
, U.S. Route 93 Alternate (US 93 Alt. or Alt 93) is an
alternate route
An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Highway system and various stat ...
of
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 ...
located in the northeast part of the state. It connects
Lages Station to
Wells via the town of
West Wendover.
Route description
US 93 Alt. begins at Lages Station in northern
White Pine County
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,080. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old ...
. As mainline US 93 proceeds north, Alt 93 heads more northeast, entering
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...
shortly after leaving the junction. The route continues northeast, passing through the
Antelope Range and the
Goshute Mountains
The Goshute Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Description
The range is separated from the Toano Range to the north by Morgan Pass.
The range was named after the Goshute Indians.
See also
* List ...
, where it ascends White Horse Pass (elevation ). Descending the pass, US 93 Alternate turns more northward to follow the base of the Goshute Mountains towards
West Wendover.
Entering West Wendover, US 93 Alt. intersects Wendover Boulevard (
Interstate 80 Business). The highway follows the business route west and then north approximately to intersect
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
.
US 93 Alt then joins I-80 and travels west concurrently with the Interstate for . US 93 Alt. comes to an end in the city of Wells, reuniting with mainline US 93 at the I-80 East Wells interchange (exit 352).
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History
US 93 Alt. has origins dating back to the early auto trail
The system of auto trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on utility poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in t ...
s. The portion of the route between Lages Station and West Wendover was originally part of the Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated Octob ...
, the first road across America
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. This segment was originally designated as a portion of US 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
. When the US highway system was developed in 1926 the routing of US 50 followed what is now US 93 between Ely and Lages Station and then continued on to West Wendover. From there, it followed US 40 (now Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
) east across the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah, through Salt Lake City, south along US 91 (now Interstate 15
Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the Western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Ca ...
) to Provo, Utah. This designation remained until approximately 1952, when it was redesignated US 50 Alternate. Utah decommissioned portions of Alt 50 in 1972.
US 93 Alt. was established by the (AASHTO) at their annual meeting on November 12, 1976. Action at this meeting eliminated the former Alt 50 designation between Nevada and Utah, applying Alt 93 over the portion of Alt 50 not already overlapping US 93 mainline then returning the new route to the US 93 mainline via Interstate 80. AASHTO approved the route as a "Temporary Alternate".
Major intersections
Milepost
A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway, railway line, canal or border, boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks like Mileage sign, mileage signs; or they c ...
s in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column. Mileposts are given only for those portions of US 93 Alt not concurrent with Interstate 80.
See also
* List of U.S. Routes in Nevada
References
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93 Alternate
Alternate (Nevada)
93 Alternate (Nevada)
Transportation in White Pine County, Nevada
Transportation in Elko County, Nevada
West Wendover, Nevada