Nevada State Route 599

State Route 599/U.S. 95 Business
Rancho Drive; Tonopah Highway
Route information
Length:	8.715 mi[1] (14.025 km)
Major junctions
South end:	SR 589
	SR 159 US 95
North end:	US 95
Highway system
Nevada highways ← SR 596 SR 601 →

State Route 599 (SR 599) is a 8.715-mile (14.025 km) state highway in Clark County, Nevada. The route follows Rancho Drive, a major arterial connecting downtown Las Vegas to the northwest part of the city. Much of SR 599 was previously designated as U.S. Route 95 prior to completion of the Las Vegas Expressway.

Route description

SR 599 begins at its intersection with Sahara Avenue (SR 589). It runs from there due north along Rancho Drive before curving northwest to intersect the US 95 freeway (at exit 77). The highway continues heading northwest on for several miles, briefly skirting the western edge of North Las Vegas and providing access to the North Las Vegas Airport. The route intersects US 95 again at exit 90, where Rancho Drive and SR 599 reaches its northern terminus.

US 95 freeway signs for Rancho Drive designate the route as Business U.S. 95, a distinction noted on many maps (including those published by the Nevada Department of Transportation^[2]). However, no business route signs are posted along the highway itself, and relatively few SR 599 shields can be found on the route.

History

Rancho Drive originally carried State Route 5 from Bonanza Road (present-day State Route 579) northwest out of Las Vegas towards Tonopah—this destination contributed to the road's alternate name of Tonopah Highway. When US 95 was extended into Nevada in 1940, it was routed concurrently with SR 5 on Rancho Drive. The U.S. route remained on Rancho Drive until it was relocated onto the completed Las Vegas Expressway in the early 1980s. SR 599 was designated along the former US 95/SR 5 at this time, in accordance with the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's State Routes.

SR 599 lost mileage between 1996 and 2000. In 2006, the route was pending removal from the state highway system to be transferred to the City of Las Vegas for maintenance, but this has not happened as of January 2008.^[1][3]

Major intersections

The entire route lies within the city of Las Vegas in Clark County.

Mile	Junction	Notes
	Sahara Avenue (SR 589)
	SR 159 (Charleston Boulevard)
	US 95
	Bonanza Road (SR 579)
	Cheyenne Avenue (SR 574)
	Craig Road (SR 573)
	US 95

Public transport

RTC Transit Routes 106A, 106B and 119 function on this road.

References

Nevada portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 
2. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2002). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (2002-2003 ed.). Las Vegas Region inset. http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/pdfs/2002-2003HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
3. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2006). Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps.