Nevada State Route 117

State Route 117 marker

State Route 117
Sheckler Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 6.914 mi[1] (11.127 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 50 in Fallon
East end: US 95 in Fallon
Location
Counties: Churchill
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 116SR 118 →

State Route 117 (SR 117) is a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada. The route serves farm areas around the southwest side of the city of Fallon.

Route description

State Route 117 begins about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Fallon, at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and the Sheckler Cut Off. From that intersection, the route follows the two-lane Sheckler Cut Off due south through farm lands and ranches. After nearly 2 miles (3.2 km), SR 117 turns sharply eastward, now traveling on Sheckler Road. The route continues to travel through the agricultural areas of Fallon on its trek east. After almost 5 miles (8.0 km) along Sheckler Road, the route passes by the Churchill County Fairground and the Churchill County High School. SR 117 then meets its eastern terminus at the intersection of Sheckler Road and US 95 south of downtown Fallon.[1][2]

View west from the east end of SR 117

History

The easternmost approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of Sheckler Road was previously designated as part of State Route 61. This designation was in place by 1957.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fallon, Churchill County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 US 50 – Reno, Carson City, Austin
McClean Lane (SR 715)
6.9411.17 US 95 – Hawthorne, Las Vegas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps – Quarter 3 Update". Nevada Department of Transportation. October 2011. Retrieved 26 Dec 2011.
  2. ↑ Google (26 Dec 2011). "Overview of SR 117" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 Dec 2011.
  3. ↑ General Highway Map – Churchill County, Nevada (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1957. Retrieved 26 Dec 2011.
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