Nevada State Route 233

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State Route 233
Montello Road
Length: 34.293 mi[1] (55.189 km)
Formed: 1933 (as SR 30)[2]
West end: I-80 in Oasis
East end: SR-30 at Utah state line
Major cities: Montello
Nevada highways
< SR 232 SR 264 >

State Route 233 is a state highway in rural Elko County, Nevada, USA. The highway follows the routes of the First Transcontinental Railroad and California Trail from I-80 to the Utah state line. The highway was formally numbered State Route 30.

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[edit] Route description

Interstate 80 follows the route of the First Transcontinental Railroad and the California Trail throughout most of Nevada, but departs these corridors east of Wells. These historical routes went around the north end of the Pequop Mountains, towards the north shore of the Great Salt Lake. Modern I-80 directly crosses these mountains in route to the south shore of the Great Salt Lake. State Route 233 exits Interstate 80 at exit 378 in Oasis. Oasis is located on the other side of the Pequop mountains from Wells. Route 233 proceeds a northeast course to rejoin the route of the railroad and trail. The highway passes through the community of Montello, Nevada in route to the Utah state line. At the Utah state line the highway connects with State Route 30.[3]

In Utah, the route continues to loosely follow the historical routes of the railroad and trail around the north side of the Great Salt Lake until connecting with Interstate 84.

[edit] History

This corridor loosely parallels the route of the California Trail, which was first used by emigrants during the California Gold Rush. Later this corridor was used for the First Transcontinental Railroad.[4]

The highway was originally State Route 30. The highway first appeared on the official Nevada state highway map in 1933.[2] The connecting highway in Utah was originally numbered State Route 70, but was renumbered Route 30 in 1966.[5] With this change the highway carried the number 30 on both sides of the state line. The highway was re-numbered State Route 233 as part of a mass renumbering of Nevada state routes. The 1978 edition of the Official Nevada Department of Transportation state highway map was the first to show both numbers, with the 1982 edition the first to use only the 233 designation.[2]

[edit] Major intersections

Note: The entire route is in rural Elko County

Mile[1] Junction Notes
0.000 I-80 – Elko, West Wendover
34.293 SR-30 – Snowville Utah state line

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nevada State Maintained Highways, Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c Historical Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  3. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation. Official Nevada Highway Map [map], 2007 edition, 1:250000. Cartography by Nevada Department of Transportation. Section A6. Retrieved on 08.
  4. ^ Benchmark Maps. Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas [map], 1:250000. (2003) ISBN 0-929591-81-X. Page 45, section B9.
  5. ^ Highway Resolutions - Route 30. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.