Nevada State Route 796

State Route 796 marker

State Route 796
Airport Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 1.364 mi[1] (2.195 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: Winnemucca Municipal Airport
North end: I-80 frontage road west of Winnemucca
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 795SR 806 →

State Route 796 (SR 796) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada serving the Winnemucca area.

View south from the north end of SR 796

Route description

State Route 796 begins at the main entrance to the Winnemucca Municipal Airport southwest of downtown Winnemucca in Grass Valley. From there, the highway travels northwest, crossing over Union Pacific Railroad tracks and ending at an Interstate 80 frontage road.[1][2]

History

SR 796 became a state highway on May 1, 1997.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Humboldt County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.000.00Winnemucca Municipal Airport
 1.332.14Frontage Road – Winnemucca
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. 1st Quarter, 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Winnemucca South Area (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 106.
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