U.S. Route 93 in Nevada

U.S. Route 93
Great Basin Highway
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 500.883 mi (806.093 km)
451.731 mi (726.991 km) separate from other routes[1]
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 93 at Arizona state line on Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
  US 95 near Boulder City
I-215 in Henderson
I-15 / US 95 in Las Vegas
CC 215 in Las Vegas
I-15 near Apex
US 6 / US 50 in Majors Place
US 6 / US 50 in Ely

US 93 Alt. at Lages Station

I-80 / US 93 Alt. in Wells
North end: US-93 at the Idaho state line near Jackpot
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Nevada highways

← SR 88 US 95 →

In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major U.S. highway traversing the eastern edge of the state. The highway connects the Las Vegas area to the Great Basin National Park, and provides further connections to Ely and Wells. US 93 also provides the part of the most direct connection between Las Vegas and Phoenix, Arizona via Boulder City, Hoover Dam and Wickenburg, Arizona (with a final link to Phoenix via U.S. Route 60).

Contents

Route description

History

Establishment

U.S. Route 93 was not one of the original U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan.[2] However, the revised numbering plan approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926 established US 93 from the Canadian border near Eureka, Montana south through Montana and Idaho to a southern terminus at Wells, Nevada.[3][4] The establishment of the highway was reflected on Nevada's 1927 official highway map.[5] The Nevada section was approximately 70 miles (110 km), commissioned along what was then the northern portion of State Route 13.[6]

AASHO, at its June 8, 1931 meeting, approved a southerly extension of US 93 south to Glendale, Nevada.[3] By 1932, the Nevada Department of Highways had marked the continuation of the highway using the routing of several preexisting state highways as follows:[7]

At the request of the Arizona State Highway Department, the AASHO route numbering committee approved another extension of US 93 in 1935. This shifted the southern terminus south to Kingman, Arizona by way of Las Vegas.[3] However, Nevada officials may not have signed the extension of US 93 right away, since it was not shown on state-published maps until 1939.[3][8][9] The highway was again extended along existing highways:[8][9]

The new routing put the Nevada mileage of U.S. Route 93 at approximately 540 miles (870 km). The entire highway within Nevada was paved by 1939.[9]

Route changes

After US 93 was extended to Arizona in the 1930s, the route remained unchanged for many years. A 19-mile (31 km) concurrency with U.S. Route 95 between Las Vegas and Alunite was added in 1940, when that highway was extended through southern Nevada along State Route 5.[10]

The first major shift of US 93 occurred in 1967, when a new highway connection was completed between US 91 and a point 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Glendale. The new route was oriented more north–south, shortening the distance between the Las Vegas area and Caliente by 23 miles (37 km) . The old section of US 93 northwest of Glendale paralleling the Muddy River remained numbered State Route 7.[11] (This section is now State Route 168).

US 93 was realigned in 2010 when the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was completed. The highway no longer rides over Hoover Dam.

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.
County Location Mile[1][12] Destinations Notes
Colorado River
 0.00 Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge — Arizona state line
Clark
0.00–86.58		   SR 172 (Hoover Dam Access Road) – Hoover Dam Interchange (exit 2); former US 93
Boulder City Lakeshore Drive – Lake Mead Former SR 166
11.29 US 95 south – Searchlight, Laughlin, Needles South end of US 95 overlap
Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas		   US 93 overlaps I-515 & US 95 (exits 56 to 76)
  US 93 overlaps with I-15 (exits 42 to 64)
  52.03 I-15 north – Mesquite, Salt Lake City North end of I-15 overlap
  SR 168 – Moapa, Glendale  
Lincoln
0.00–172.87		   SR 318 – Hiko, Sunnyside
Caliente SR 317 – Elgin  
Panaca SR 319  
Airport Road (SR 816) – Lincoln County Airport  
  SR 320 (Caselton Mine Road)  
  SR 321 – Pioche  
Pioche SR 322 – Ursine, Spring Valley State Park  
  SR 321 – Pioche  
  SR 320 (Caselton Mine Road)  
White Pine
0.00–116.69		   SR 894 – Shoshone  
Major's Place 27.61 US 6 east / US 50 east – Baker, Delta South end of US 6 & US 50 overlap
Ely US 6 west – Tonopah North end of US 6 overlap
53.45 US 50 west – Eureka, Austin North end of US 50 overlap
  SR 490 (Ely Prison Road)  
Lages Station
US 93 Alt. north – West Wendover
Elko
0.00–127.54		   SR 229 (Secret Pass Road) – Ruby Valley Serves Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
  SR 232 (Clover Valley Road)  
Wells
I-80 / US 93 Alt. south – Elko, Salt Lake City		  
SR 223 (6th Street)  
Jackpot 127.54 Idaho state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  2. ^ Droz, Robert V. (2003-02-24). "1925 US Highway Plan". U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830). http://www.us-highways.com/1925bpr.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  3. ^ a b c d "U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. 2009-01-09. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us93.cfm. Retrieved 21 July 2009. 
  4. ^ Droz, Robert V. (2005-02-28). "US Highways in 1927". U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830). http://www.us-highways.com/1927us.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  5. ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1927). Highway Map of the State of Nevada (Map). 1 in. = 25 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,455. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  6. ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1929). Highway Map State of Nevada (Map). 1 in. = 25 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,457. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  7. ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1932). Road Map (Map). 1 in. = 20 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,459. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  8. ^ a b Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1936 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,467. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  9. ^ a b c Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1939 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,471. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  10. ^ Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1940 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,473. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  11. ^ Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1967 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,517. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  12. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County". http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/StateMaps/pdfs/MilepostBook2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
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