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Revision as of 07:18, 19 October 2010
    State Route 599/U.S. 95 Business | ||||
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| Rancho Drive; Tonopah Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.715 mi[1] (14.025 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 589 | |||
 SR 159 US 95 | ||||
| North end | US 95 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
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State Route 599 (SR 599) is a 8.715-mile (14.025 km) state highway in Clark County, Nevada. The route follows Rancho Drive, a major arterial connecting downtown Las Vegas to the northwest part of the city. Much of SR 599 was previously designated as U.S. Route 95 prior to completion of the Las Vegas Expressway.
Route description
SR 599 begins at its intersection with Sahara Avenue (SR 589). It runs from there due north along Rancho Drive before curving northwest to intersect the US 95 freeway (at exit 77). The highway continues heading northwest on for several miles, briefly skirting the western edge of North Las Vegas and providing access to the North Las Vegas Airport. The route intersects US 95 again at exit 90, where Rancho Drive and SR 599 reaches its northern terminus.
US 95 freeway signs for Rancho Drive designate the route as Business U.S. 95, a distinction noted on many maps (including those published by the Nevada Department of Transportation[2]). However, no business route signs are posted along the highway itself, and relatively few SR 599 shields can be found on the route.
History
Rancho Drive originally carried State Route 5 from Bonanza Road (present-day State Route 579) northwest out of Las Vegas towards Tonopah—this destination contributed to the road's alternate name of Tonopah Highway. When US 95 was extended into Nevada in 1940, it was routed concurrently with SR 5 on Rancho Drive. The U.S. route remained on Rancho Drive until it was relocated onto the completed Las Vegas Expressway in the early 1980s. SR 599 was designated along the former US 95/SR 5 at this time, in accordance with the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's State Routes.
SR 599 lost mileage between 1996 and 2000. In 2006, the route was pending removal from the state highway system to be transferred to the City of Las Vegas for maintenance, but this has not happened as of January 2008.[1][3]
Major intersections
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The entire route lies within the city of Las Vegas in Clark County.
| Mile | Junction | Notes |
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| Sahara Avenue (SR 589) | ||
| SR 159 (Charleston Boulevard)
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| US 95
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| Bonanza Road (SR 579) | ||
| Cheyenne Avenue (SR 574) | ||
| Craig Road (SR 573) | ||
| US 95
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Public transport
RTC Transit Routes 106A, 106B and 119 function on this road.
References
- ^ a b Nevada Department of Transportation (2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". Retrieved 2008-09-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map) (2002-2003 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2002. Las Vegas Region inset. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2006). Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps.
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