Nevada State Route 485

State Route 485
Major junctions
West end: US 50
East end: 'Ruth
Highway system

Nevada highways

← SR 447 SR 487 →

State Route 485 (SR 485) was a state highway in White Pine County, Nevada. It provided access to the town of Ruth.

Route description

SR 485 started at U.S. Route 50 (US 50), about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Ely. SR 485 ran 2 miles (3.2 km) west to the mining town of Ruth.[1] The road's pavement ends slightly west of Ruth, although a dirt road continues back to US 50 near the former site of Lane City, Nevada.

History

The road was known as State Route 44 prior to the renumbering of Nevada's state highway system in the 1970s.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ruth, Nevada". http://whitepinecountygenhelp.accessgenealogy.com/Ruth.html. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  2. ^ Nevada State Highway Department (1978). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Section C5-C6. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,535. Retrieved 10 Feb 2011.