Nevada State Route 578

State Route 578
Washington Avenue
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length:	0.661 mi[1] (1.064 km)
Existed:	1976 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I‑15 in Las Vegas
East end:	Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas
Highway system
Highways in Nevada Interstate U.S. State pre-1976 Scenic ← SR 574 SR 579 →

State Route 578 (SR 578) is a short state highway in Clark County, Nevada. It comprises a 0.661-mile (1.064 km) portion of Washington Avenue in Las Vegas.

Route description

State Route 578 begins at Interstate 15 interchange with Washington Avenue and D Street (exits 43 and 44). From there, it follows Washington Avenue eastward, traveling under the Union Pacific railroad tracks to intersect Main Street. SR 578 passes by the southern Nevada district headquarters of the Nevada Department of Transportation as it heads eastward. The route comes to an end at the Washington Avenue intersection with Las Vegas Boulevard (former SR 604).^[1][2] Located at the intersection of SR 578's eastern terminus are the Grant Sawyer Building (a southern Nevada state office complex), Cashman Center and Cashman Field (home to the Las Vegas 51s baseball team), and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park (the first permanent settlement in the Las Vegas area).^[2]

History

SR 578 was established in the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways. The route was designated on July 1, 1976.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Las Vegas, Clark County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
27.00	43.45	I‑15 / US 93 – Los Angeles, Salt Lake City
27.66	44.51	Las Vegas Boulevard	former SR 604
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Public transport

RTC Transit Routes 104, 119, 208, and 214 function on this road.

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