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A two-page bill signed into law by the Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer on March 23, 1959, authorized establishment of the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] UNR hired Dr. Wendell Mordy as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top ...
As early as 2004, the road was proposed to connect with US 50 near Silver Springs, for a total distance between I-80 and US 50 of about 18 miles (29 km). [8] The connection to Silver Springs would increase regional mobility and provide air-freight shipping possibilities at nearby Silver Springs Airport . [ 9 ]
Between July 1976 and 1993, State Route 224 (SR 224) was concurrent with Interstate 80 Business (BL-80) in Nevada.BL-80 is an unofficial business loop of Interstate 80 (I-80) that is 2.26 miles (3.64 km) long and serves as the main street for the US cities of West Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover, Utah, along a roadway named Wendover Boulevard.
Western end of US 6 concurrency; mileposts reflect distance along US 6: Majors Place: 63.483 [61] 102.166: US 93 south – Las Vegas: Eastern end of US 93 concurrency 65.6 [67] 105.6: Spring Valley Road (SR 893 north) 93.824 [61] 150.995: SR 487 east – Baker, Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park: Border: 101.331 [1] 163.076: US 6 east / US ...
The remaining state-maintained portion of SR 650 ended near Equity Avenue (just south of Mill Street) in Reno, leaving the route a total length of 6.365 miles (10.243 km). SR 651 was truncated to a distance of 6.630 miles (10.670 km), with a southern terminus at West 4th Street.
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 and US 466 turned to follow State Route 26 east for ...
The community is located within Sun Valley approximately three miles north of Reno on Nevada State Route 443. [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.6 km 2), all land. [3]
Mesquite is a city located in the northeast corner of Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 20,471. [ 5 ]