Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Blue Diamond is the site of Cottonwood Spring (formerly known as Ojo de Cayetana, or Pearl Spring), a watering place and camp site on the Old Spanish Trail and the later Mormon Road between Mountain Springs and Las Vegas Springs.
The southern part of the route sees heavy traffic, mostly due to Pahrump's continued growth as a Las Vegas bedroom community. The route is known as Blue Diamond Road within the Las Vegas area, with the remainder referred to as the Pahrump Valley Highway. The route was originally part of State Route 16 prior to 1978.
This segment of SR 159 is known on maps and signs as Blue Diamond Road (assuming the name from SR 160), but is also referred to as Red Rock Canyon Road. As SR 159 enters the city of Las Vegas, it transitions into Charleston Boulevard, a major east–west section line arterial bisecting the Las Vegas Valley.
The southern section began at Tropicana Avenue and ran north along Jones Boulevard 3.061 miles (4.926 km) to the Las Vegas city limits at Sahara Avenue. The northern section resumed at Charleston Boulevard ( SR 159 ) and continued 3.026 miles (4.870 km) north to its terminus at Smoke Ranch Road.
Rainbow Boulevard begins south of Blue Diamond Road 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.
In 1963, the new freeway reached the south end of the Las Vegas Valley at Blue Diamond Road, and more than 20 miles (32 km) south of Glendale was also finished. [15] By 1967, I-15 had been constructed along the entire length of US 91 except through parts of Las Vegas and near Mesquite.
Blue Diamond Hill is a 4,931-foot (1,503 m) peak that borders Red Rock Canyon in Nevada, west of Las Vegas. [1] The Blue Diamond Mine is located on the hill, and the small community of Blue Diamond, Nevada is located nearby. Several housing projects have been proposed for the hill since 2002.
Las Vegas; Šablon:Gradovi u Okrugu Clark, Nevada; Usage on ca.wikipedia.org Las Vegas; Henderson (Nevada) North Las Vegas; Blue Diamond; Bunkerville; Boulder City; Cal-Nev-Ari; Goodsprings; Indian Springs (Nevada) Laughlin; Mesquite; Moapa Town; Moapa Valley; Mount Charleston; View more global usage of this file.