Nevada State Route 159

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State Route 159
Red Rock Canyon Road
Charleston Boulevard
Length: 31.516 mi[1] (50.72 km)
Formed: 31 December 1991
West end: SR 160
East end: SR 612 in Las Vegas
Major cities: Blue Diamond, Las Vegas
Nevada highways
< SR 158 SR 160 >

Nevada State Route 159 is also known as Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas. It is a 31.516 mile highway, beginning at the junction of Nevada State Route 160 near Blue Diamond, Nevada, circling around the Red Rock Canyon area and due east towards downtown Las Vegas ending at Nellis Boulevard Nevada State Route 612 in the Sunrise Mountain area. Charleston Boulevard itself ends at Hollywood Boulevard, three miles east of Nellis Boulevard. The highway connects with, Interstate 15 in downtown Las Vegas, County Road-215 in Summerlin, and Interstate 515 east of downtown Las Vegas between Pecos Road and Lamb Boulevard.

Parts of this route are designated as Nevada Scenic Byways.

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways, Descriptions, Index and Maps