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U.S. Route 95 in Nevada

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 95 in Nevada. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 95.
U.S. Route 95 marker
U.S. Route 95
Veterans Memorial Highway
Map
US 95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length646.71 mi[1] (1,040.78 km)
508.410 miles (818.207 km) independent of other routes[2]
Existed1940–present
RestrictionsNo hazardous materials through Hawthorne, must use US 95 Truck
Major junctions
South end US 95 at California state line near Cal-Nev-Ari
Major intersections
North end US 95 at the Oregon state line in McDermitt
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountiesClark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, Churchill, Pershing, Humboldt
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← US 93→ SR 115

U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a major U.S. highway traversing the U.S. state of Nevada from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City (via US 50) and Reno (via Interstate 80). US 95 is cosigned with Interstate 80 for 95 miles (153 km) between a junction in Trinity and Winnemucca before heading north into Oregon at McDermitt. At 646.71 miles (1,040.78 km), it is the longest highway in Nevada.

Along much of its course through Nevada, US 95 has signs designating it as the Veterans Memorial Highway. A portion of the route in Las Vegas northwest of downtown is also called the Oran K. Gragson Freeway, named for Las Vegas mayor Oran K. Gragson who advocated for construction of that portion of freeway in the 1960s.[3]

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
  2. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2013). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Named Highways of Nevada 2017". Nevada Department of Transportation.

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