Tropicana Avenue

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State Route 593

Tropicana Avenue

Length:

7.346 mi^[1] (11.822 km)

West end:

Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas

Major
junctions:

I-15

SR 604 (Las Vegas Blvd)
I-515 / US 93 / US 95
SR 612

East end:

SR 582 in Las Vegas

Major cities:

Las Vegas

Nevada highways
< SR 592		SR 594 >

State Route 593 comprises 7.346 miles of Tropicana Avenue, a major east-west section line arterial in the Las Vegas area. The road is named after the Tropicana Resort & Casino which is located on the Las Vegas Boulevard where it intersects with Tropicana Avenue.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Attractions
4 References

[edit] Route description

SR 593 begins at Dean Martin Drive (formerly Industrial Road). From there, the highway travels east over Interstate 15 and crosses Las Vegas Boulevard (former SR 604). The highway continues east to provide access to McCarran Airport and serves the southern end of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus (including the Thomas & Mack Center). SR 593 continues following Tropicana Avenue east past Interstate 515 and U.S. Routes 93 and 95 before terminating at Boulder Highway (SR 582).

Much of Tropicana Avenue is designated as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). SR 593 from Dean Martin Drive to the I-515/US 93/US 95 junction comprises the state maintained portion of this NHS routing. Tropicana Avenue between Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) and Dean Martin Drive is a locally maintained part of the NHS.^[1]

[edit] History

The state maintained portion of Tropicana Avenue previously extended from its current terminus west to Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595). This portion of SR 593 had been relinquished to Clark County by 2006.