Nevada State Route 290

State Route 290
Paradise Valley Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 18.012 mi[1] (28.988 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 95 in Battle Mountain
North end: Paradise Valley
Highway system

Nevada highways

← SR 289 SR 292 →

State Route 290 (SR 290) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada. It serves to connect U.S. Route 95 to the community of Paradise Valley. The road was originally established as State Route 8B by the early 1930s.

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Route description

State Route 290 begins at a intersection with US 95 approximately 22 miles (35 km) north of Winnemucca near the Santa Rosa Range. From the junction, the highway heads northeasterly through a valley known as Paradise Valley while paralleling Martin Creek, a fork of the Little Humboldt River. The road turns more northerly after about 12 miles (19 km) as it heads into the town of Paradise Valley.[2] Once inside the town, SR 290 turns east on Bridge Street to come to its northern terminus on a small bridge over Big Cottonwood Creek.[3]

History

SR 290 was originally numbered as State Route 8B.[1] SR 8B had been established as a graveled road by 1932, approximately following the alignment of the present-day highway.[4] The route was completely paved by 1940.[5] No major changes were made to State Route 8B during its existence. The route number remained active until the renumbering of Nevada's state highways that began on July 1, 1976.[6] SR 8B became the present-day State Route 290 in that process, a change first seen on the 1978–79 version of the state's highway map.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Humboldt County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
  0.00 US 95 – Winnemucca, McDermitt  
Paradise Valley 18.01 Bridge Street  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. 1st Quarter, 2010. http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/default.asp. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2007). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (2007–08 ed.). Section A3. 
  3. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2005). Battle Mountain Area (Map). http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/areamaps/pdfs/paradiseValley.pdf. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  4. ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1932). Road Map (Map). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,459. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  5. ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1940). Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,473. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  6. ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 107. 
  7. ^ Nevada State Highway Department (1978–79). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Section A3. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,535. Retrieved 16 May 2010.