- Nevada State Route 90
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State Route 90 Route information Maintained by NDOT Length: 2 mi[1] (3.219 km) Existed: 1960 – 1982 Major junctions West end: Rhyolite East end: SR 58 south of Beatty Highway system ← SR 89 SR 91 → State Route 90 was a short state highway in Nye County, Nevada that served the town of Rhyolite.
Route description
State Route 90 began at the small town of Rhyolite. The road curved east around a small mountain to connect to State Route 58 (now State Route 374) about two miles (3 km) southwest of Beatty.[1]
History
State Route 90 first appears as an unimproved road on official state maps in 1960[2] and was graded by 1969.[3]
In 1978, Nevada began changing its state route numbers in an effort to simplify and consolidate its numbering system. The 1978-79 state highway map showed new route numbers along with the original numbers, but SR 90 was not shown with a new number.[1] The route, having never been paved, was removed from the state highway system by 1982.[4] Rhyolite is now reachable by a paved road that connects to SR 374 south of the town, instead of to the east as SR 90 did.
References
- ^ a b c Nevada State Highway Department (1978-79). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Highway Department (1960). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Highway Department (1969). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Department of Transportation (1982). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
Categories:- Former state highways in Nevada
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