Nevada State Route 121

State Route 121 marker

State Route 121
Dixie Valley Road

Nevada State Route 121 goes north from US 50 to the site of Dixie Valley, Nevada.

Nevada State Route 121, highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 26.951 mi[1] (43.373 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 50 east of Fallon
North end: Settlement Road in Dixie Valley
Location
Counties: Churchill
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 120SR 140 →

State Route 121 (SR 121) is a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada. It spurs from U.S. Route 50, east of Fallon, north 26.951 miles (43.373 km) to a local highway, Settlement Road in Dixie Valley, with the moniker of Dixie Valley Road. SR 121 was assigned in 1976.

View north from the south end of SR 121

Route description

State Route 121 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (the Austin Highway) to the east of the community of Fallon. Route 121 progresses northward through the United States Naval Recreation and Training Area just to the north of Route 50. The route progresses northward, through the mountains of Churchill County. The highway leaves the Recreation Area and continues its way to the community of Dixie. The route continues northward for about 20 miles (32 km) and intersects with Settlement Road in Dixie, where the state designation ends. Dixie Valley Road continues on.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Churchill County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fallon0.000.00 US 50 – Fallon, Austin
Dixie Valley26.95143.373Settlement Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. ↑ Nevada State Maintained Highways, Descriptions, Index and Maps page 105
  2. ↑ Google (June 6, 2015). "Overview of State Route 121" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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