- U.S. Route 93 in Nevada
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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 93 in Nevada. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 93.
U.S. Route 93
Great Basin Highway 
Route information Maintained by Nevada DOT Length: 500.883 mi (806.093 km)
451.731 mi (726.991 km) separate from other routes[1]Existed: 1926 – present Major junctions South end: 
US 93 at Arizona state line on Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
US 95 near Boulder City
I-215 in Henderson
I-15 / US 95 in Las Vegas
CC 215 in Las Vegas
I-15 near Apex
US 6 / US 50 in Majors Place
US 6 / US 50 in Ely
US 93 Alt. at Lages Station
I-80 / US 93 Alt. in WellsNorth end: US-93 at the Idaho state line near JackpotHighway system United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced← 
SR 88US 95 →In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major U.S. highway traversing the eastern edge of the state. The highway connects the Las Vegas area to the Great Basin National Park, and provides further connections to Ely and Wells. US 93 also provides the part of the most direct connection between Las Vegas and Phoenix, Arizona via Boulder City, Hoover Dam and Wickenburg, Arizona (with a final link to Phoenix via U.S. Route 60).
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Route description
Southbound U.S. 93 between Boulder City and the Hoover Dam
Near Interstate 15, looking northHistory
Establishment
U.S. Route 93 was not one of the original U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan.[2] However, the revised numbering plan approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926 established US 93 from the Canadian border near Eureka, Montana south through Montana and Idaho to a southern terminus at Wells, Nevada.[3][4] The establishment of the highway was reflected on Nevada's 1927 official highway map.[5] The Nevada section was approximately 70 miles (110 km), commissioned along what was then the northern portion of State Route 13.[6]
AASHO, at its June 8, 1931 meeting, approved a southerly extension of US 93 south to Glendale, Nevada.[3] By 1932, the Nevada Department of Highways had marked the continuation of the highway using the routing of several preexisting state highways as follows:[7]
- From Wells, US 93 continued southeast along the remainder of SR 13 to its terminus at Lages Station.
- At Lages Station, the highway turned south, overlapping the southern portion of State Route 24 to Magnuson's Ranch.
- At Magnuson's Ranch, US 93 followed State Route 2 south for 31.2 miles (50.2 km) to Ely.
- The highway was then routed concurrently along the entirety of the nearly 250-mile (400 km) State Route 7, running southeast from Ely through Connor's Pass, south through Pioche to Caliente, west to Crystal Springs and then southeast through Alamo and Moapa before terminating at U.S. Route 91/State Route 6 in Glendale.
At the request of the Arizona State Highway Department, the AASHO route numbering committee approved another extension of US 93 in 1935. This shifted the southern terminus south to Kingman, Arizona by way of Las Vegas.[3] However, Nevada officials may not have signed the extension of US 93 right away, since it was not shown on state-published maps until 1939.[3][8][9] The highway was again extended along existing highways:[8][9]
- From Glendale, US 93 followed US 91/SR 6 southwest 50 miles (80 km) to Las Vegas.
- In downtown Las Vegas, the route turned southeast and ran concurrent with U.S. Route 466/State Route 5 for 19 miles (31 km) southeast to the town of Alunite (near the present-day Railroad Pass).
- At Alunite, US 93 turned to follow US 466/State Route 26 east for 4 miles (6.4 km) into Boulder City.
- In Boulder City, the route, still concurrent with US 466, dropped SR 26 and gained State Route 42 for the 6-mile (9.7 km) journey towards Boulder Dam into Arizona.
The new routing put the Nevada mileage of U.S. Route 93 at approximately 540 miles (870 km). The entire highway within Nevada was paved by 1939.[9]
Route changes
After US 93 was extended to Arizona in the 1930s, the route remained unchanged for many years. A 19-mile (31 km) concurrency with U.S. Route 95 between Las Vegas and Alunite was added in 1940, when that highway was extended through southern Nevada along State Route 5.[10]
The first major shift of US 93 occurred in 1967, when a new highway connection was completed between US 91 and a point 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Glendale. The new route was oriented more north–south, shortening the distance between the Las Vegas area and Caliente by 23 miles (37 km) . The old section of US 93 northwest of Glendale paralleling the Muddy River remained numbered State Route 7.[11] (This section is now State Route 168).
US 93 was realigned in 2010 when the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was completed. The highway no longer rides over Hoover Dam.
Major intersections
- Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.
County Location Mile[1][12] Destination Notes Clark
0.00–86.580.00 Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River — Arizona state line 
SR 172 – Hoover DamOld US 93 Boulder City Lakeshore Drive – Lake Mead Former SR 166 11.29 US 95 – Searchlight, Laughlin, NeedlesSouth end of US 95 overlap Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las VegasSee I-515 See I-15 52.03 I-15 north – Mesquite, Salt Lake CityNorth end of I-15 overlap 
SR 168 – Moapa, GlendaleLincoln
0.00–172.87
SR 318 – Hiko, Sunnyside
To SR 375 (Extraterrestrial Highway)Caliente 
SR 317 – ElginPanaca 
SR 319Airport Road (SR 816) – Lincoln County Airport 
SR 320 (Caselton Mine Road)
SR 321 – PiochePioche 
SR 322 – Ursine, Spring Valley State Park SR 321 – Pioche SR 320 (Caselton Mine Road)White Pine
0.00–116.69(SR 894) – Shoshone Major's Place 27.61 US 6 east / US 50 east – Baker, DeltaSouth end of US 6 & US 50 overlap Ely US 6 west – TonopahNorth end of US 6 overlap 53.45 US 50 west (Aultman Street) – Eureka, AustinNorth end of US 50 overlap 
SR 490 (Ely Prison Road)Lages Station
US 93 Alt. north – West WendoverElko
0.00–127.54
SR 229 (Secret Pass Road) – Ruby Valleyserves Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge 
SR 232 (Clover Valley Road)Wells
I-80 / US 93 Alt. south – Elko, Salt Lake City
SR 223 (6th Street)Jackpot 127.54 Idaho state line See also
- U.S. Route 93 Alternate
- Interstate 11
References
- ^ 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 2009-02-19.
- ^ Droz, Robert V. (2003-02-24). "1925 US Highway Plan". U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830). http://www.us-highways.com/1925bpr.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. 2009-01-09. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us93.cfm. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Droz, Robert V. (2005-02-28). "US Highways in 1927". U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830). http://www.us-highways.com/1927us.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1927). Highway Map of the State of Nevada (Map). 1 in. = 25 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,455. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1929). Highway Map State of Nevada (Map). 1 in. = 25 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,457. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ Nevada Department of Highways (1932). Road Map (Map). 1 in. = 20 mi.. http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,459. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1936 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,467. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ a b c Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1939 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,471. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Nevada Department of Highways. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1940 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,473. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1967 ed.). http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,517. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ 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 2009-02-19.
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