| Nevada’s Great Renumbering 1978 | |||
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In 1978 Nevada renumbered all its highways
This is a quick and dirty page to celebrate that fact. The table runs from southwest to northeast; Counties are indicated. | |||
| Based on a 1978 Official State Map of Nevada provided by Adam Prince
Numbers in the table reflect the changes at that time. Subsequent changes or renumberings are not reflected. “--” indicates the absence of a prior or subsequent number as shown by the map. White-on-black numerals at the lower left of a shield indicate more than one marked alignment of a route. | |||
| County | Origin
and Destination |
New Number | Old Number |
| Clark |
To Davis Dam(AZ line) |
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| Clark | CA Line near Nipton
To at Searchlight. |
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| Clark | S of Boulder City
To Nelson |
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| Clark | 7 miles to
Lake Mojave Shore; Unsealed Spur SW to
from Nelson |
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| Clark | Jean( -j12)
to Goodsprings |
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Clark |
Goodsprings
To Sandy Unsealed road to CA State Line at Sandy |
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| Clark | OLD
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( ) |
| Clark |
Blue Diamond Road
(j33) near Arden
To Pahrump |
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-- |
| Nye |
Pahrump to ![]() |
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| Nye |
Unsealed Road
7 miles SW of Pahrump to Clark County Line |
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| Clark | near Henderson(j27)
To JN Northshore Road (Current ) |
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| Clark | JN Current
(Northshore Road) To east of Boulder City |
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| Clark | From JN of Northshore
and Lakeshore Roads To JN E Lake Mead Blvd and Northshore Road |
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| Clark | From j45A(Las Vegas)
To JN E Lake Mead Blvd and Northshore Road |
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-- |
| Clark | From JN East Lake Mead Blvd and
Northshore Road TO JN Current
South of Overton |
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-- |
| Clark | From j75
To JN Current
South of Overton |
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| Clark | From JN Current
Through Overton To at j93 |
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| Clark | From j112
To Mesquite Blvd( / )
at Mesquite |
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( ) |
| Clark |
Rainbow Blvd
From Blue Diamond Road( ) at Arden
To W Charleston Blvd( ) in Las Vegas |
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-- |
| Clark | Charleston Blvd
From 8 mi west of Arden
To Fremont Blvd in Las Vegas ( and in 1978) |
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-- |
| Clark |
From 4 mi W of JN
In Toiyabe National Forest To NW of Las Vegas |
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| Clark | Link between
( )
and ( ) |
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| Nye | CA State Line( east end)
To ( ) at Pahrump |
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| Clark | Lee Canyon
To 13 mi S of Indian Springs |
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| Clark | north of
To j90 at Glendale |
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| Nye | From CA-NV State Line
(N end of )
to at Lathrop Wells |
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| Nye | From CA State Line near Daylight Pass
(Death Valley) To at Beatty |
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| Nye | From Rhyolite
To ( ) 2mi west of Beatty. |
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| Esmeralda
Nye |
From CA State Line near
Scotty’s Castle (N end of Death Valley) To at Scotty’s Junction |
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| Esmeralda | From CA-NV State Line east of Oasis, CA
(East end of )
To 15 mi S of Goldfield |
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| Esmeralda | From Gold Point
To ( ) 7 mi west of the jn |
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| Esmeralda | From CA State Line north of Oasis, CA
(N end of )
To west of Coaldale |
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| Esmeralda | From Silverpeak
to JN - 6 mi east of Coaldale |
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| Esmeralda
Nye |
Unsealed Road
From - JN 3 mi W of Tonopah
To JN ( ) 6 mi S of Gabbs |
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| Nye
Lander |
From JN 5 mi east of Tonopah
To JN approx 12 mi E of Austin |
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| Nye | From ( ) JN
To Manhattan |
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| Nye | From JN ( )
To Round Mountain |
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| Nye
Eureka |
Mostly unsealed road
From JN ( ) 13 mi N of JN
To JN approx 19 mi W of Eureka |
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| Nye
Lincoln |
“The Extraterrestrial Highway”
From JN at Warm Springs
To JN near Hiko |
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| Lincoln
Nye White Pine |
Partially Sealed Road
From JN near JN
To approx 23 mi SW of Ely |
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| Lincoln | From Elgin
To JN west of Caliente |
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-- |
| Lincoln | From Kershaw State Recreation area
To JN at Caliente |
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| Lincoln | From JN at Panaca
To Utah State Line (West end of ) |
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| Lincoln | From JN ( )
9 mi E of Panaca To UT State Line |
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| Lincoln | From JN near Panaca
To Cathedral Gorge State Park |
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| Lincoln | From JN near Pioche
To Spring Valley Reservoir via Ursine |
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| Lincoln | From JN ( ) 4 mi E of JN
To Echo Canyon Dam |
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| Lyon | From CA State Line
(N end of )
To Wellington(JN / )
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| Mineral | From CA State Line
(east end of )
To Hawthorne |
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| Mineral | From JN west of Coaldale
To JN 8 mi S of Mina |
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| Mineral
Churchill |
Mostly unsealed road
From Hawthorne To 2mi W of Frenchman
(or “Freedom man” these days..) |
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| Mineral
Nye Churchill |
From JN at Luning
To JN approx 15 mi E of Frenchman |
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| Nye | From JN ( ) N of Gabbs
16 mi E to unsealed road junction w/(NV 21) for Ione |
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| Nye
Lander |
From Unsealed road JN with NV 844(NV 91)
To JN ( ) 8 mi west of Austin |
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| Churchill
Lander |
From JN 3 mi east of JN ( )
To JN 2 mi E of Austin
via East Gate, Carroll Summit, and Railroad Pass |
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| Eureka
White Pine Nye |
Unsealed Road
From Duckwater To JN 10 mi S of Eureka
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| Nye | From JN at Currant
To Duckwater |
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| White Pine | From Kimberly
To JN near Ruth |
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| White Pine | From JN - - SE of Ely
To JN approx 17 mi N of Ely |
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| White Pine | From JN - 2 mi E of Major’s Place
To JN ( ) east of JN ![]() |
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-- |
| White Pine | From UT State Line at Garrison
(N end of )
To JN - 7 mi west of UT State Line via Baker |
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| White Pine | From Lehman Caves National Monument
To JN ( )at Baker |
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| White Pine |
Unsealed Road
From JN approx 40 mi N of Ely
To UT State Line near Ipabah (Tooele County Road) |
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| White Pine | From Cherry Creek
To JN 6 mi N of ( ) JN
(approx 46 mi N of Ely) |
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| Douglas
Lyon |
From JN 3 mi N of CA-NV State Line
To JN at Yerington |
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| Mineral
Lyon |
Unsealed Road
From Mineral County Road, extending 51 mi N To JN ( ) 8 mi S of Yerington |
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| Douglas | From CA-NV State Line 5 mi north of Woodfords
(N end of )
To JN 1 mi NW of Minden |
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| Douglas | From 6 mi S of ( ) JN
To JN 1 mi S of jn
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| Douglas | From JN 7 mi n of ( ) JN
To JN at Gardnerville |
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| Douglas | From JN near Stateline
To JN ![]() |
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| Douglas | From JN
To JN ( ) S of Gardnerville |
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-- |
| Douglas | From JN - :
N on for 3 mi,
Then 3 mi east to -1 mi N of JN |
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| Douglas | From JN at Genoa
To near Douglas County Airport junction |
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Douglas
Carson City Washoe |
From JN near Glenbrook
To Crystal Bay at CA-NV State Line (east end ) |
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| Washoe | From near Incline Village
To - JN 2 mi north of Steamboat |
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| Carson City | From - north of JN
to Stewart(Indian Agency) |
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| Carson City | From JN - (S Carson Street)
To east of Carson City
via Nevada State Prison |
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| Washoe | From elevated junction on n of Carson City
on Carson-Washoe County Line To JN at Little Washoe Lake |
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| Lyon
Washoe |
From east of Carson City
To and ( ) JN 2 mi north of Steamboat
via Virginia City |
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| Lyon
Washoe |
Link From and To ( )
Via Silver City and Gold Hill |
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| Storey | Unsealed Road
From Virginia City extending 8 miles east |
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| Lyon | 16 mile unsealed link road from
To south of Silver Springs |
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| Lyon |
Ramsey Cutoff
Link road from west of Silver Spring
To south of Silver Spring |
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| Churchill | Extends west of in Fallon |
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| Churchill | From JN E of Fallon
To Stillwater |
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| Churchill |
Mostly unsealed road
From JN 6 mi east of Frenchman
To Dixie Valley |
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| Lander | From Austin( )
to Battle Mountain( j231) |
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| Lander
Eureka |
Unsealed Road
From between Austin and Scott Summits
E of Austin To Crescent Valley |
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| Eureka | From Crescent Valley
To j261 via Beowawe |
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| Eureka
Elko |
From JN N of Eureka
To j279 at Carlin |
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| Elko | From at Elko
To Lamoille |
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-- |
| Eureka
Elko |
Unsealed Road
From JN N of Elko
To JN Harrison Pass Road, 3mi S of Jiggs |
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| Elko | From JN Harrison Pass Road, 3 mi S of Jiggs
To JN NV 227 7mi SE of Elko. |
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| Elko | From JN approx 28 mi S of Wells
To at Halleck(j321) |
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| Elko | From JN approx 19 mi S of Wells
To JN approx 5 mi S of Wells |
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| Elko | From at Oasis(j378)
To NV-UT State Line 11 mi NE of Montello (W end of ) |
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| Washoe | From j2 at Verdi
To Reno |
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( ) |
| Washoe | From Temp
To Boynton Lane, Reno |
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| Washoe |
Wedekind Road
From Oddie Blvd, Reno To Pyramid Way, JN ( ), Sparks |
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| Washoe | From JN ( ), Sparks
To JN at Pyramid Lake |
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| Washoe |
Pyramid Way
From j18, Sparks
To JN ( ) Wedekind Road, Sparks |
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| Washoe |
Clear Acre Lane, Sun Valley Drive
From ( ) Wedekind Rd, Reno
Near IH 580- j70
To ? |
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| Washoe |
Sullivan Lane
From ( ) Wedekind Road, Sparks
To JN -Clear Acre Ln(to s)-Sun Valley Road(to n) |
| -- |
| Washoe | From JN ( ) at Pyramid Lake
What did Nefertiti say to her BF? “Not tonite, I’m on my Pyramid”. To JN ( ) at Nixon |
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| Washoe | From Wadsworth
To Gerlach |
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| Washoe |
Unsealed road
From Gerlach to Lake County Road at NV-OR State Line |
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| Washoe
Humboldt |
Unsealed Road
From ( ) 13 mi S of NV-OR State Line
To JN ( ) 5 mi w of JN ( ) |
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| Washoe | From Gerlach
To Surprise Valley Road(Lassen County Road) at CA-NV State Line |
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| Washoe
Humboldt |
Unsealed Road
From CA-NV State Line 9 mi E of Cedarville, CA (E end of )
To JN ( )11 mi SE of NV-OR State Line |
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Wahoe
Pershing |
Unsealed Road
From JN ( ) between Empire and Gerlach
To Sulphur and JN ( )on Pershing-Humboldt County Line |
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| Pershing
Humboldt |
From Sulphur
To JN north of Winnemucca |
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| Humboldt | From NV-OR State Line
(SE end of )
To JN 31 mi N of Winnemucca |
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| Pershing | From Eagle Picher Mine
To Lovelock |
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| Pershing | From 7 mi S of Lovelock
To Lovelock |
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| Pershing | From Lovelock, extending 3 mi N | -- | ![]() |
| Pershing |
Partly unsealed road
From Oreana( j119)
to near Mill City(j149) |
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| Humboldt | From JN 22 mi n of Winnnemucca
to Paradise Valley |
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| Humboldt
Elko |
Unsealed Road
From Golconda( j194)
To JN ( ) 7 mi E of Tuscarora |
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| Elko | From JN ( ) 27 mi north of Elko
To JN ( ) 6 mi N of Jack Creek |
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| Elko | Unsealed Road
From JN ( ) 6 mi N of Jack Creek
To JN ( ) at Owyhee |
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| Elko |
Unsealed Road
From JN ( )
To JN ( ) 5 mi S of Mountain City |
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| Elko | From Elko( j301)
To NV-ID State line 4 mi N of Owyhee (S end of ) |
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The Lost Highway!Jason Pawloski was out and about, exploring the countryside in northwestern Nevada,when he happened upon a highway junction between two highways that stopped being state roads back in 1978 when Nevada switched to it’s present numbering scheme. | |
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| This is a heartening sine, innit? I don’t think I'd want to be here in winter.
This is the COLD stinking desert. Not the nice hot one like down by Las Vegas where you have glittery casinos, and scantily-clad young ppl undulating their anatomies in an intriguing and attractive manner. |
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| A NV 34 sign. |
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| A longer shot, including both sines, and NV 34.
Except that NV 34 was retired in 1978 during the great renumbering, Google does show the route number at medium zoom. The direction of view is south. |
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| Beautiful Downtown Vya, Nevada. |
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| Another long-retired route, NV 8A. This section at Vya is also not a state road anymore. This section of NV 8A is discontinuous with the main section, Which ran from US 6 east of Tonopah, met US 50 near Austin, And ended at US 40(IH 80) in Battle Mountain. This section of NV 8A is east-west and ran from CA 299 at the CA state line to a junction with NV 140 approximately 32 miles west of Denio Junction. Look at the sign closely. It says DEAD END underneath(Adam Prince noticed that). |
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| The ‘Cedarville’ on this sign is Cedarville, CA.
Continuing in this direction leads you to CA 299. The view is approximately west. |
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| Downtown Vya, NV, plenty of free parking! |
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| 1969 H.M. Goushá area map. |
| Linquage:
Nevada 1935 Highway List! Back to “Other Stoof” Hello Central, Get Me Doctor Jazz! | |