Nevada State Route 443

State Route 443
Clear Acre Lane, Sun Valley Drive
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length:	3.197 mi[1] (5.145 km)
Existed:	1976 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 659 in Reno
	US 395
North end:	7th Avenue in Sun Valley
Highway system
Nevada highways ← SR 431 SR 445 →

State Route 443 (SR 443) is a state highway in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area of the state of Nevada. It is the main connection between the city of Reno and the community of Sun Valley to the north. SR 443 is known as Clear Acre Lane in Reno and Sun Valley Drive within Sun Valley.

Route description

Looking north on SR 443 from 6th Avenue in Sun Valley

State Route 443 begins at its intersection with North McCarran Boulevard (SR 659). Just north of this junction, SR 443 interchanges with US 395. From here, the highway heads slightly northeast to the intersection of Dandini Blvd & El Rancho Drive, where the road changes names from Clear Acre Lane into Sun Valley Drive ("Sun Valley Boulevard" on some signs). SR 443 continues north from this intersection through Sun Valley, where it terminates at 7th Avenue.

History

Originally, SR 443 extended further south to terminate at Wedekind Road (former SR 880). By 2006, the highway had been truncated to its current terminus at North McCarran Boulevard.

In 2004, the Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission began the US 395/Clear Acre reconstruction project. The project created new US 395 freeway access at Clear Acre Lane and reconstructed the North McCarran Boulevard (SR 659) bridge and interchange ramps.^[2] Previously, the only access between SR 443 and US 395 was a northbound US 395 off ramp; other movements were made via the nearby McCarran Boulevard interchange. As of June 2007, the construction project was substantially completed.

Major intersections

The entire route lies within Washoe County.

Location	Mile[3]	Roads Intersected	Notes
Reno		SR 659 (North McCarran Boulevard)	Southern terminus; road continues beyond terminus
		US 395
Sun Valley	3.59	7th Avenue	Northern terminus; road continues beyond terminus

References

Nevada portal

1. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
2. ^ Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission: US 395 - Clear Acre Interchange Project
3. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County". http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/StateMaps/pdfs/MilepostBook2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-19.