Nevada State Route 773

State Route 773 marker

State Route 773
Fish Lake Valley Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 10.496 mi[1] (16.892 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 264 near Fish Lake Valley
North end: US 6 near Coaldale
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 767SR 774 →

State Route 773 (SR 773) is a 10.496-mile (16.892 km) state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. Known as Fish Lake Valley Road, the highway was a part of former State Route 3A.

View at the south end of SR 773 looking northbound

Route description

SR 773 begins at a junction with State Route 264 north of Fish Lake Valley. The route follows Fish Lake Valley Road northeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Coaldale.

History

The highway originally composed the northern 10 miles (16 km) of State Route 3A, a route christened in 1933 to connect State Route 15 (now US 6) to Fish Lake Valley and Dyer.[2] SR 3A was replaced by State Route 773 and State Route 264 on July 1, 1976.[3] SR 773 did not appear on state highway maps until 1991.[4]

Major intersections

Mileposts on the highway are a continuation of State Route 264 mileposts. The entire route is in Esmeralda County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​25.4640.97 SR 264
​35.8657.71 US 6 – Tonopah, Bishop
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Google

KML is not from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ↑ Official Road Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  3. ↑ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 104.
  4. ↑ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1991-92 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1991. § E2. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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