U.S. Route 95 Truck (Hawthorne, Nevada)

Truck
U.S. Route 95 marker

U.S. Route 95 Truck
Freedom Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 1.297 mi[1] (2.087 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 95 east of Hawthorne
North end: US 95 north of Hawthorne
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 361SR 362SR 372 →

U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a truck route of US 95 in Mineral County, Nevada, in the United States. It serves as a bypass route for trucks taking US 95 past Hawthorne in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is co-designated as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is unsigned.

View south near the south end of US 95 Truck (SR 362)

Route description

The highway begins southeast of Hawthorne and deviates from US 95 passing to the east of the city. Signs direct all trucks with Hazardous Cargo to use US 95 Truck instead of the main route. The Highway passes by the truck and cargo entrance to the Hawthorne Army Depot. The highway enters Hawthorne city limits before reaching its northern junction with US 95.[1]

The route has been named Freedom Road by the state.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mineral County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.0000.000 US 95 south – Tonopah
 Hawthorne Army Depot
Hawthorne1.2972.087 US 95 north – Schurz, Fallon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Named Highways of Nevada 2015 (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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