Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)

State Route 595
Rainbow Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length:	5.494 mi[1] (8.842 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Tropicana Avenue
	SR 592 SR 589 SR 159
North end:	US 95
Highway system
Nevada highways ← SR 594 SR 596 →

State Route 595 comprises a portion of Rainbow Boulevard, a north–south section line arterial in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

State route description

SR 595 begins at Tropicana Avenue (formerly the western terminus of State Route 593 at this junction) and proceeds north along Rainbow Boulevard for 5.494 miles (8.842 km) to US 95 (at the interchange locally known as the "Rainbow Curve"). The state-maintained portion of Rainbow Boulevard is a designated portion of the National Highway System.^[1]

In January 2003, the southern terminus of SR 595 was at State Route 160 (Blue Diamond Road, Pahrump Valley Road), giving the highway a total distance of 10.846 miles (17.455 km). By January 2006, the highway had been truncated to its current terminus at Tropicana Avenue.

Rainbow Boulevard

Rainbow Boulevard begins south of Blue Diamond Road (SR 160) in Clark County and continues north to Horse Drive in northern Las Vegas.^[2] Prior to the completion of Durango Drive north of Blue Diamond Road, Rainbow Boulevard was one of only two roads west of I-15 that connected Blue Diamond road with the developed areas to the north. The other road was Industrial Road now Dean Martin Drive.^[3]

Public transport

RTC Transit Routes 101 and 219 function on this road.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nevada State Maintained Highways, Descriptions, Index and Maps
2. ^ AAA map Las Vegas Map 2006
3. ^ AAA map Las Vegas Map 1996