Interstate 80 in Nevada
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In the U.S. state
of Nevada
, Interstate 80 (I-80) traverses the northern portion of the state. The freeway serves the Reno
-Sparks
metropolitan area, and also goes through the towns of Fernley
, Lovelock
, Winnemucca
, Battle Mountain
, Elko
, Wells
and West Wendover
on its way through the state.
I-80 follows the historical routes of the California Trail
, First Transcontinental Railroad
, and Feather River Route
throughout portions of Nevada. Throughout the entire state I-80 follows the historical routes of the Victory Highway
, State Route 1, and U.S. Route 40 (US 40). The freeway corridor follows the paths of the Truckee
and Humboldt River
s. These rivers have been used as a transportation corridor since the California Gold Rush
of the 1840s.
, paralleling the California Trail
and the First Transcontinental Railroad
. Upon exiting the canyon the freeway serves the Truckee Meadows
, a name for the urban area consisting of Verdi, Reno
and Sparks
. The freeway passes north of Downtown Reno in a depressed alignment before intersecting U.S. Route 395
(unsigned Interstate 580
). The intersection with US 395 is the busiest portion, averaging 122,000 vehicles per day in 2006. The freeway passes through downtown Sparks via a viaduct over the casino
floor of John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort
. After leaving the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area the freeway resumes following the Truckee River in a canyon to Fernley
. Traffic volumes drop to 26,600 vehicles per day by Fernley and continue dropping 8,400 by the time the freeway reaches the center of the state. The freeway exits the Truckee River corridor near Wadsworth
.
. The Lahontan Valley is a barren desert, sometimes called the Forty Mile Desert, from the era of the California Trail
. The name comes from the California Gold Rush
where the emigrants who came into the Lahontan Valley via the Humboldt River
. The travelers would have then to endure 40 miles (64 km) without usable water while crossing the valley, regardless of which of the two routes across the valley the travelers followed. I-80 closely approximates the path of the emigrants between the Humboldt and Truckee Rivers.
A marker stands at a rest area
on the eastern edge of the valley, near the junction of I-80 and US 95
, that honors travelers who suffered crossing the valley, thousands of whom abandoned possessions, animals, and even loved ones in the desert. Per the marker, this portion was the most dreaded portion of the California Trail.
, Battle Mountain
, Carlin
, Elko
and Wells
. At Winnemucca, I-80 is joined by the Feather River Route
; I-80 runs parallel to this railroad until the Utah
state line.
The freeway is within visual distance of the river for most of this run. However, there are portions where the freeway bypasses bends by cutting across or tunneling under mountains along the canyon walls. Between Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, the freeway bypasses bends via side canyons and Golconda
Summit, 5159 feet (1,572 m). The highway also bypasses Palisade
Canyon (between Beowawe
and Carlin) via Emigrant Pass 6114 feet (1,864 m). Just east of Carlin I-80 passes through the Carlin Tunnel
to bypass curves in the river.
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After Wells, I-80 departs the Humboldt River, First Transcontinental Railroad, and the California Trail. From this point east the freeway follows the routes of Hastings Cutoff
, Feather River Route, former U.S. Route 40 and State Route 1. The freeway cuts across two mountain ranges before arriving at the Great Salt Lake Desert
. The first is the Pequop Mountains
via Pequop Summit, elevation 6967 feet (2,124 m). The second is the Toano Range
via Silver Zone Pass at 5955 feet (1,815 m). Pequop Summit is the highest point on Interstate 80 in Nevada. After crossing these mountains the freeway arrives at West Wendover
where the freeway enters both Utah
and the Great Salt Lake Desert at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
. From the Utah State line until modern Wells
, I-80 follows a lesser used branch of the trail called Hastings Cutoff
. The cutoff rejoins the main route of the trail near Wells. The main route of the California Trail is approximated by modern State Route 233
in eastern Nevada.
From Wells west to Lovelock
, I-80 faithfully follows the California Trail. West of Lovelock, in the middle of the Humboldt Sink
, the California Trail again splits into two branches. These branches, the Carson River
route and the Truckee River
route, are named for the waterways that guide each branch up the Sierra Nevada mountains. I-80 follows the Truckee route, the Carson route is approximated by U.S. Route 95
, U.S. Route 50
, U.S. Route 395
and State Route 88
/California State Route 88
.
, completed in 1869, closely followed the main line of the California Trail, and I-80 west of Wells. The Feather River Route
was constructed in 1909, and generally follows the Hastings Cutoff through eastern Nevada. It also runs parallel to I-80 in Nevada east of Winnemucca.
, designated in Nevada as State Route 1. With the formation of the U.S. Highway system, this route was numbered U.S. Route 40. From the formation of the Interstate Highway System
the highway was gradually upgraded to Interstate Highway standards
and signed Interstate 80. In 1974, officials in Utah initiated meetings with officials in Nevada and California to truncate the route of U.S. Route 91. By that time US 91 was mostly redundant with Interstate 15
. Nevada officials agreed and further suggested that both US 91 and US 40 be truncated. Nevada officials recommended the changes occur in 1975, when the last Nevada piece of I-15 was expected to be complete. The 1976 edition of the Official Highway map for Nevada was the first not showing the US 40 designation. Even though the US Highway designation was removed, the freeway was not yet complete. The last piece of I-80 in Nevada to be finished was the Lovelock
bypass that started in 1981. The 1982 Official Nevada Highway Map was the first to note I-80 as a contiguous freeway across the state. All of the business loops for I-80 in Nevada use the historical route of US 40.
Interstate 80 is also known in Nevada as the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Highway and Purple Heart Trail.
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|Verdi (I-80 Bus. east)
|Westbound exit and entrance
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|2.8
|2
|Verdi (I-80 Bus. east / To SR 425
)
|No westbound entrance
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|3.2
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|Verdi
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|4.8
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|Boomtown
Garson Road
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|5.7
|5
|East Verdi (I-80 Bus. west, SR 425
)
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|7.0
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|Mogul
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|7.7
|8
|West 4th Street (SR 647
)
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|9.2
|9
|Robb Drive
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|10.7
|10
|McCarran Boulevard West (SR 659
)
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|12.5
|12
|Keystone Avenue (to I-80 Bus.)
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|13.3
|13
|Virginia Street – Downtown Reno
|serves University of Nevada, Reno
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|14.1
|14
|Wells Avenue
|serves Reno Livestock-Events Center
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|14.9
|15
|, Susanville
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|rowspan=6|Sparks
|15.4
|16
|Victorian Avenue, East 4th Street (SR 647
)
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|16.1
|17
|Rock Boulevard (SR 668
), Nugget Avenue
|serves Victorian Square; eastbound exit only for Nugget Avenue
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|16.8
|18
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|serves Victorian Square
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|17.6
|19
|McCarran Boulevard East (SR 659
, to I-80 Bus. west)
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|18.9
|20
|Sparks Boulevard
|serves Sparks Marina
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|19.7
|21
|Vista Boulevard, Greg Street
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|22.6
|22
|Lockwood
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|24.0
|23
|Mustang
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|28.2
|28
|Patrick
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|32.1
|32
|USA Parkway
|replaced former Tracy, Clark Station exit as of 1/21/2008; serves Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center
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|36.9
|36
|Derby Dam
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|39.0
|38
|Orchard
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|40.2
|40
|Painted Rock
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|Wadsworth
|44.0
|43
|Wadsworth
, Pyramid Lake (I-80 Bus. east, SR 427
)
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|rowspan=2|Fernley
|46.4
|46
|West Fernley (I-80 Bus., SR 427
)
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|48.9
|48
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|West end of US 95 Alt. overlap
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|rowspan=3|Churchill
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|65.2
|65
|Nightingale Hot Springs
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|78.9
|78
|Jessup
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|83.3
|83
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|East end of US 95 Alt. overlap; west end of US 95 overlap
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|93.5
|93
|Toulon
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|rowspan=2|Lovelock
|105.5
|105
|Lovelock
(I-80 Bus. east / SR 396
)
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|-
|106.4
|106
|Lovelock (SR 398
)
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|107.2
|107
|Lovelock (I-80 Bus. west / SR 856
)
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|112.9
|112
|Coal Canyon (SR 396
)
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|120.2
|119
|Oreana, Rochester
(SR 858
)
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|129.6
|129
|Rye Patch Dam (SR 401)
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|138.7
|138
|Humboldt
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|146.0
|145
|Imlay
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|152.1
|151
|Mill City
, Dun Glen
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|158.7
|158
|Cosgrave
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|rowspan=13|Humboldt
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|168.4
|168
|Rose Creek
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|173.4
|173
|West Winnemucca Boulevard (I-80 Bus. east)
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|rowspan=2|Winnemucca
|176.7
|176
|, Boise
|East end of US 95 overlap
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|179.0
|178
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|180.8
|180
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|187.7
|187
|Button Point
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|194.5
|194
|Golconda
, Midas
(SR 789
)
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|200.5
|200
|Golconda Summit
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|204.1
|203
|Iron Point
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|205.6
|205
|Pumpernickel Valley
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|212.5
|212
|Stone House
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|217.2
|216
|Valmy
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|222.7
|222
|Mote
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|rowspan=4|Lander
|rowspan=3|Battle Mountain
|230.2
|229
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|231.7
|231
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|233.6
|233
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|244.7
|244
|Argenta
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|rowspan=4|Eureka
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|254.5
|254
|Dunphy
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|261.4
|261
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|269.2
|268
|Emigrant
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|271.6
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|Palisade
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|rowspan=27|Elko
|rowspan=3|Carlin
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|279
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|282
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|Hunter
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|rowspan=3|Elko
|299.2
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|Elko (I-80 Bus. east / SR 535
)
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|301.9
|301
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|304.4
|303
|Elko (I-80 Bus. west)
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|311.5
|310
|Osino
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|315.5
|314
|Ryndon
, Devils Gate
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|Elburz
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|River Ranch
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|334.5
|333
|Deeth
, Starr Valley (SR 230
)
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|344.4
|343
|Welcome, Starr Valley (SR 230
)
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|348.2
|348
|Beverly Hills
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|rowspan=3|Wells
|351.6
|351
|Wells (I-80 Bus. east / SR 223
/ SR 231
)
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|352.5
|352A
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|West end of US 93 Alt. overlap; signed as exit 352 eastbound
|-
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|352B
|Wells (I-80 Bus. west)
|Westbound exit only
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|360.7
|360
|Moor
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|365.9
|365
|Independence Valley
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|Summit
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|376.5
|376
|Pequop
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|387
|Shafter
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|399.2
|398
|Pilot Peak
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|rowspan=2|West Wendover
|407.2
|407
|Ola
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|410.4
|410
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|East end of US 93 Alt. overlap
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, Interstate 80 (I-80) traverses the northern portion of the state. The freeway serves the Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
-Sparks
Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
metropolitan area, and also goes through the towns of Fernley
Fernley, Nevada
Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, within Reno-Sparks-Lake Tahoe metropolitan. The city incorporated in 2001, including land in Washoe County; prior to that it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 8,543 at the 2000 census; the city itself had an...
, Lovelock
Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
, Winnemucca
Winnemucca, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5 people per square mile . There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile...
, Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County...
, Elko
Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
, Wells
Wells, Nevada
Wells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site...
and West Wendover
West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...
on its way through the state.
I-80 follows the historical routes of the California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
, First Transcontinental Railroad
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
, and Feather River Route
Feather River Route
The Feather River Route is a rail line that was built and operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah...
throughout portions of Nevada. Throughout the entire state I-80 follows the historical routes of the Victory Highway
Victory Highway
The Victory Highway was an auto trail across the United States between New York City and San Francisco, roughly equivalent to the present U.S. Route 40.-History:...
, State Route 1, and U.S. Route 40 (US 40). The freeway corridor follows the paths of the Truckee
Truckee River
The Truckee River is a stream in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river is about long. Its endorheic drainage basin is about , of which about are in Nevada. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great...
and Humboldt River
Humboldt River
The Humboldt River runs through northern Nevada in the western United States. At approximately long it is the second longest river in the Great Basin, after the Bear River. It has no outlet to the ocean, but instead empties into the Humboldt Sink...
s. These rivers have been used as a transportation corridor since the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
of the 1840s.
Truckee River
I-80 enters Nevada in the canyon of the Truckee RiverTruckee River
The Truckee River is a stream in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river is about long. Its endorheic drainage basin is about , of which about are in Nevada. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great...
, paralleling the California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
and the First Transcontinental Railroad
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
. Upon exiting the canyon the freeway serves the Truckee Meadows
Truckee Meadows
The Truckee Meadows is a valley in Northern Nevada which contains the cities of Reno and Sparks. The valley is approximately 10 miles square.Truckee Meadows is bounded by the Carson Range in the west and the Virginia Range in the east...
, a name for the urban area consisting of Verdi, Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
and Sparks
Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
. The freeway passes north of Downtown Reno in a depressed alignment before intersecting U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 395 clips a corner of Nevada near Lake Tahoe and serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno. Most of US 395 north of Carson City is a freeway and is built up to Interstate standards. Part of the freeway section is also currently...
(unsigned Interstate 580
Interstate 580 (Nevada)
Interstate 580 in Nevada is an unsigned Interstate Highway in northwestern Nevada. It runs concurrently with U.S. Route 395 in Reno, for approximately five miles between Interstate 80 and Neil Road. Two separate highway construction projects are currently underway along the US 395 corridor that...
). The intersection with US 395 is the busiest portion, averaging 122,000 vehicles per day in 2006. The freeway passes through downtown Sparks via a viaduct over the casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
floor of John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort
John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort
John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort is a casino resort/hotel in Sparks, Nevada. The main portion of the casino consists of two 29-story towers nestled between Interstate 80 and the Union Pacific rail yard. There are additional attached buildings underneath and across Interstate 80 from the towers...
. After leaving the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area the freeway resumes following the Truckee River in a canyon to Fernley
Fernley, Nevada
Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, within Reno-Sparks-Lake Tahoe metropolitan. The city incorporated in 2001, including land in Washoe County; prior to that it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 8,543 at the 2000 census; the city itself had an...
. Traffic volumes drop to 26,600 vehicles per day by Fernley and continue dropping 8,400 by the time the freeway reaches the center of the state. The freeway exits the Truckee River corridor near Wadsworth
Wadsworth, Nevada
Wadsworth is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed at the battle of the...
.
Lahontan Valley/Forty Mile Desert
Past Wadsworth, the freeway cuts across the Lahontan ValleyLahontan Valley
The Lahontan Valley is in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The valley is a landform of the central portion of the prehistoric Lake Lahontan's lakebed of 20,000-9,000 years ago. The valley and the adjacent Carson Sink represent a small portion of the lake bed, and Humboldt Lake is to...
. The Lahontan Valley is a barren desert, sometimes called the Forty Mile Desert, from the era of the California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
. The name comes from the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
where the emigrants who came into the Lahontan Valley via the Humboldt River
Humboldt River
The Humboldt River runs through northern Nevada in the western United States. At approximately long it is the second longest river in the Great Basin, after the Bear River. It has no outlet to the ocean, but instead empties into the Humboldt Sink...
. The travelers would have then to endure 40 miles (64 km) without usable water while crossing the valley, regardless of which of the two routes across the valley the travelers followed. I-80 closely approximates the path of the emigrants between the Humboldt and Truckee Rivers.
A marker stands at a rest area
Rest area
A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility, located next to a large thoroughfare such as a highway, expressway, or freeway at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to secondary roads...
on the eastern edge of the valley, near the junction of I-80 and US 95
U.S. Route 95 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 is a major U.S. highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City and Reno...
, that honors travelers who suffered crossing the valley, thousands of whom abandoned possessions, animals, and even loved ones in the desert. Per the marker, this portion was the most dreaded portion of the California Trail.
Humboldt River
For the next 246 miles (396 km), I-80 follows the Humboldt River. Along the way the freeway passes through the towns of Lovelock, WinnemuccaWinnemucca, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5 people per square mile . There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile...
, Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County...
, Carlin
Carlin, Nevada
Carlin is a city located near the western border of Elko County in northeast Nevada, west of the city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carlin sits along Interstate 80 at an elevation of approximately . As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,161...
, Elko
Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
and Wells
Wells, Nevada
Wells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site...
. At Winnemucca, I-80 is joined by the Feather River Route
Feather River Route
The Feather River Route is a rail line that was built and operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah...
; I-80 runs parallel to this railroad until the Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
state line.
The freeway is within visual distance of the river for most of this run. However, there are portions where the freeway bypasses bends by cutting across or tunneling under mountains along the canyon walls. Between Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, the freeway bypasses bends via side canyons and Golconda
Golconda, Nevada
Golconda is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. Located along Interstate 80 in the northwestern part of the state, it is named for the ancient diamond mining center of Golkonda in India. The community lies east of the city of Winnemucca and the Golconda Summit,...
Summit, 5159 feet (1,572 m). The highway also bypasses Palisade
Palisade, Nevada
Palisade is located in Eureka County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. It is about 10 miles south of Carlin, and about 27 miles southwest of Elko. Although now a virtual ghost town, it had a rich history following construction of the...
Canyon (between Beowawe
Beowawe, Nevada
Beowawe is a ghost town in Eureka County in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. Beowawe is a Paiute Native American word meaning "gate", so named for the peculiar shape of the hills close to town which gives the effect of a gateway opening to the valley beyond. The town is located at...
and Carlin) via Emigrant Pass 6114 feet (1,864 m). Just east of Carlin I-80 passes through the Carlin Tunnel
Carlin Tunnel
The Carlin Tunnel is a collective name for a set of four tunnel bores east of Carlin, in Elko County, Nevada, USA. Each of the four bores was constructed for a different purpose and at a different time. Currently, two of the bores carry Interstate 80 through a canyon wall to bypass bends in the...
to bypass curves in the river.
Eastern Nevada
Hastings Cutoff
The Hastings Cutoff was an alternate route for emigrants to travel to California, as proposed by Lansford Hastings.In 1845, Hastings published a guide entitled The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California...
, Feather River Route, former U.S. Route 40 and State Route 1. The freeway cuts across two mountain ranges before arriving at the Great Salt Lake Desert
Great Salt Lake Desert
The Great Salt Lake Desert is a large dry lake in northern Utah between the Great Salt Lake and the Nevada border which is noted for white sand from evaporite Lake Bonneville salt deposits...
. The first is the Pequop Mountains
Pequop Mountains
The Pequop Mountains are located in eastern Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. The range runs generally north-south for approximately 51 miles...
via Pequop Summit, elevation 6967 feet (2,124 m). The second is the Toano Range
Toano Range
The Toano Range is a group of mountains located in the eastern part of Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. The highest point in the range reaches ....
via Silver Zone Pass at 5955 feet (1,815 m). Pequop Summit is the highest point on Interstate 80 in Nevada. After crossing these mountains the freeway arrives at West Wendover
West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...
where the freeway enters both Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and the Great Salt Lake Desert at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Overlaps
Portions of I-80 run concurrently with three U.S. Highways in Nevada:- US 95 Alt, which runs concurrently with I-80 between FernleyFernley, NevadaFernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, within Reno-Sparks-Lake Tahoe metropolitan. The city incorporated in 2001, including land in Washoe County; prior to that it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 8,543 at the 2000 census; the city itself had an...
and Trinity Junction near LovelockLovelock, NevadaLovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
. - US 95U.S. Route 95 in NevadaIn the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 is a major U.S. highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City and Reno...
, which runs concurrently with I-80 between Trinity Junction and WinnemuccaWinnemucca, Nevada-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5 people per square mile . There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile...
. - US 93 AltU.S. Route 93 Alternate (Nevada)In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 93 Alternate is an alternate route of U.S. Route 93 located in the northeast part of the state. It connects Lages Station to Wells via the town of West Wendover....
, which runs concurrently with I-80 between the towns of WellsWells, NevadaWells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site...
and West WendoverWest Wendover, NevadaWest Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...
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History
California Trail
The route of Interstate 80 was first used by California-bound travelers and was called the California TrailCalifornia Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
. From the Utah State line until modern Wells
Wells, Nevada
Wells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site...
, I-80 follows a lesser used branch of the trail called Hastings Cutoff
Hastings Cutoff
The Hastings Cutoff was an alternate route for emigrants to travel to California, as proposed by Lansford Hastings.In 1845, Hastings published a guide entitled The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California...
. The cutoff rejoins the main route of the trail near Wells. The main route of the California Trail is approximated by modern State Route 233
Nevada State Route 233
State Route 233 is a state highway in rural Elko County, Nevada, USA. The highway follows the routes of the First Transcontinental Railroad and California Trail from Interstate 80 to the Utah state line...
in eastern Nevada.
From Wells west to Lovelock
Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
, I-80 faithfully follows the California Trail. West of Lovelock, in the middle of the Humboldt Sink
Humboldt Sink
Humboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 mi long, and 4 mi across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States...
, the California Trail again splits into two branches. These branches, the Carson River
Carson River
The Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is long....
route and the Truckee River
Truckee River
The Truckee River is a stream in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river is about long. Its endorheic drainage basin is about , of which about are in Nevada. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great...
route, are named for the waterways that guide each branch up the Sierra Nevada mountains. I-80 follows the Truckee route, the Carson route is approximated by U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 is a major U.S. highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City and Reno...
, U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 in Nevada
U.S. Route 50 is a transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from Sacramento, California in the west to Ocean City, Maryland on the east coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of state and was named The Loneliest Road in America by Life magazine in July 1986...
, U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 395 clips a corner of Nevada near Lake Tahoe and serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno. Most of US 395 north of Carson City is a freeway and is built up to Interstate standards. Part of the freeway section is also currently...
and State Route 88
Nevada State Route 88
State Route 88 is a state highway in Douglas County, Nevada. It runs from California State Route 88 at the California state line along Woodfords Road to U.S. Route 395 in Minden. Prior to 1957, the highway existed as State Route 37...
/California State Route 88
California State Route 88
State Route 88 , also known as the Carson Pass Highway, is a California State Highway that travels in an east–west direction, from Stockton, crossing the Sierra Nevada at Carson Pass, and ending at the border with Nevada, whereupon it becomes Nevada State Route 88, eventually terminating at U.S...
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Transcontinental railroads
The route of modern I-80 was also previously used for the construction of two transcontinental railroads. The First Transcontinental RailroadFirst Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
, completed in 1869, closely followed the main line of the California Trail, and I-80 west of Wells. The Feather River Route
Feather River Route
The Feather River Route is a rail line that was built and operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah...
was constructed in 1909, and generally follows the Hastings Cutoff through eastern Nevada. It also runs parallel to I-80 in Nevada east of Winnemucca.
Highways
The first paved road across this portion of Nevada was the Victory HighwayVictory Highway
The Victory Highway was an auto trail across the United States between New York City and San Francisco, roughly equivalent to the present U.S. Route 40.-History:...
, designated in Nevada as State Route 1. With the formation of the U.S. Highway system, this route was numbered U.S. Route 40. From the formation of the Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
the highway was gradually upgraded to Interstate Highway standards
Interstate Highway standards
Standards for Interstate Highways in the United States are defined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in the publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System...
and signed Interstate 80. In 1974, officials in Utah initiated meetings with officials in Nevada and California to truncate the route of U.S. Route 91. By that time US 91 was mostly redundant with Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
. Nevada officials agreed and further suggested that both US 91 and US 40 be truncated. Nevada officials recommended the changes occur in 1975, when the last Nevada piece of I-15 was expected to be complete. The 1976 edition of the Official Highway map for Nevada was the first not showing the US 40 designation. Even though the US Highway designation was removed, the freeway was not yet complete. The last piece of I-80 in Nevada to be finished was the Lovelock
Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
bypass that started in 1981. The 1982 Official Nevada Highway Map was the first to note I-80 as a contiguous freeway across the state. All of the business loops for I-80 in Nevada use the historical route of US 40.
Interstate 80 is also known in Nevada as the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
Highway and Purple Heart Trail.
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Washoe County, Nevada
Washoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 421,407 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.-History:...
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Nevada State Route 425
State Route 425 is a state highway that serves the town of Verdi in Washoe County, Nevada. Interstate 80 Business is routed along the highway and extends beyond the terminus of the state route. SR 425 was formerly a part of State Route 1 and U.S...
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Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno
Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno is a resort owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites, and the casino has a gaming area...
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Nevada State Route 425
State Route 425 is a state highway that serves the town of Verdi in Washoe County, Nevada. Interstate 80 Business is routed along the highway and extends beyond the terminus of the state route. SR 425 was formerly a part of State Route 1 and U.S...
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Nevada State Route 647
State Route 647 is the state highway designation of former US 40 through Reno and Sparks, Nevada....
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Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
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Nevada State Route 659
State Route 659 is a state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The route follows McCarran Boulevard, an arterial ring road serving the cities of Reno and Sparks. The route provides access to many businesses and residential areas in the Truckee Meadows....
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University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
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Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
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Nevada State Route 647
State Route 647 is the state highway designation of former US 40 through Reno and Sparks, Nevada....
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Nevada State Route 668
State Route 668 is a short state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. It runs along a small section of Rock Boulevard in Sparks.-Route description:...
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Nevada State Route 659
State Route 659 is a state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The route follows McCarran Boulevard, an arterial ring road serving the cities of Reno and Sparks. The route provides access to many businesses and residential areas in the Truckee Meadows....
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Patrick, Nevada
Patrick, Nevada is named for a small city in Washoe county. The eponymous exit from Interstate 80 in Nevada also connects to the Patrick Business Park in Storey County where prostitution is legal. The business park contains The Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa in an isolated location.-External...
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USA Parkway
USA Parkway is a 4 lane highway being constructed between Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 50 in Nevada. It connects to I-80 near Tracy Clark Station in Storey County, and will eventually continue south to connect with US 50 at the Ramsey-Weeks Cutoff near Silver Springs in Lyon County...
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Wadsworth, Nevada
Wadsworth is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed at the battle of the...
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Wadsworth, Nevada
Wadsworth is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed at the battle of the...
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Nevada State Route 427
State Route 427 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. It connects the community of Wadsworth in eastern Washoe County to the city of Fernley in western Lyon County. SR 427 comprises the former routing of U.S. Route 40 through the towns it serves...
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Lyon County, Nevada
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,980. Its county seat is Yerington.-History:...
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Fernley, Nevada
Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, within Reno-Sparks-Lake Tahoe metropolitan. The city incorporated in 2001, including land in Washoe County; prior to that it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 8,543 at the 2000 census; the city itself had an...
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Nevada State Route 427
State Route 427 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. It connects the community of Wadsworth in eastern Washoe County to the city of Fernley in western Lyon County. SR 427 comprises the former routing of U.S. Route 40 through the towns it serves...
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Churchill County, Nevada
Churchill County is a county located in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,982. As of July 1, 2007, the population of Churchill County was estimated at 27,190. The county, named after Mexican-American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill,...
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Pershing County, Nevada
Pershing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,693. Its county seat is Lovelock. The county was named after army general John J. Pershing . It was formed from Humboldt County in 1919, and the last county to be established in...
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Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
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Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
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Nevada State Route 396
State Route 396 is a state highway in Pershing County, Nevada serving the city of Lovelock. The highway forms a portion of Interstate 80 Business within the city of Lovelock, and previously carried the alignment of former U.S. Route 40....
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Nevada State Route 398
State Route 398 is a state highway in Pershing County, Nevada serving the city of Lovelock. Part of the highway is former State Route 66.-Route description:thumb|SR 398 on Main Street in Lovelock...
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Nevada State Route 856
State Route 856 is a state highway in Pershing County, Nevada serving Lovelock. The western portion of the route is also signed as Interstate 80 Business.-Route description:...
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Nevada State Route 396
State Route 396 is a state highway in Pershing County, Nevada serving the city of Lovelock. The highway forms a portion of Interstate 80 Business within the city of Lovelock, and previously carried the alignment of former U.S. Route 40....
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Rochester, Nevada
Rochester, Nevada, was a silver-mining town in Pershing County, Nevada, approximately east of Reno. It is now a ghost town. Lower Rochester is still available to visitors; Upper Rochester has been buried under mine tailings of the more recent Coeur Rochester open pit mine.-History:Rochester is...
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Nevada State Route 858
State Route 858 is a short state highway in Pershing County, Nevada.-Route description:SR 858 begins on the west side of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 95 at the Oreana Interchange . The route crosses under the freeway and ends at the I-80 frontage road on the east side of the interstate...
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Imlay, Nevada
Imlay is a small town in Pershing County, Nevada. It has an elementary school, a general store, a post office, and a trading post.As of 2005, the population of Imlay, Nevada, was 233....
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Mill City, Nevada
Mill City is an unincorporated community in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. The ZIP Code of Mill City is 89418.Mill City was established to process the ore from nearby mines at a location with water from the Humboldt River and railroad access...
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Dun Glen, Nevada
Dun Glen is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States, north of the present community of Mill City. Found in 1862, it was a silver mining community founded at a site then within Humboldt County.-Dun Glenn:...
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Humboldt County, Nevada
Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...
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Winnemucca, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5 people per square mile . There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile...
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Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
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Golconda, Nevada
Golconda is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. Located along Interstate 80 in the northwestern part of the state, it is named for the ancient diamond mining center of Golkonda in India. The community lies east of the city of Winnemucca and the Golconda Summit,...
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Midas, Nevada
Midas is a small town in Elko County, Nevada. Although its population has fluctuated greatly over the years and it often appears on ghost town lists, it has never been completely abandoned.-History:...
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Nevada State Route 789
State Route 789 is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada connecting the town of Golconda to nearby mining districts. Much of the route previously existed as State Route 18 prior to 1976.-Route description:...
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Stone House is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. A post office was located in Stone House from 26 November 1890 to 24 March 1915, when it was moved to Valmy, Nevada....
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Valmy, Nevada
Valmy is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, named after the Battle of Valmy in France. It is home to three major mining complexes, many workers of which live in the town's residential area and for which the town acts as a services base.-History:Established in...
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Lander County, Nevada
Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:...
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Battle Mountain, Nevada
Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County...
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Eureka County, Nevada
Eureka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,651. Its county seat is Eureka.Eureka County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
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Palisade, Nevada
Palisade is located in Eureka County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. It is about 10 miles south of Carlin, and about 27 miles southwest of Elko. Although now a virtual ghost town, it had a rich history following construction of the...
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Elko County, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...
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Carlin, Nevada
Carlin is a city located near the western border of Elko County in northeast Nevada, west of the city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carlin sits along Interstate 80 at an elevation of approximately . As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,161...
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Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
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Nevada State Route 535
State Route 535, more commonly known as Idaho Street, is a short state highway through downtown Elko, Nevada. It is also signed as Interstate 80 Business. It was formerly designated U.S. Highway 40....
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Osino, Nevada
Osino is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada. Osino is located on Interstate 80 northeast of Elko....
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Ryndon, Nevada
Ryndon is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Ryndon is located on Interstate 80 northeast of Elko....
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Deeth, Nevada
Deeth, Nevada is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada with a population of approximately 28. It used to be more populous, with a water tower, a saloon, a hotel, and other businesses and structures. However, many people have left to find better opportunities. Now only a small...
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Nevada State Route 230
State Route 230 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is a southern loop route off of Interstate 80 between Elko and Wells, serving the communities of Deeth and Welcome. The road follows a "U" shaped path entirely within Elko County, nearing Humboldt National Forest...
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Nevada State Route 230
State Route 230 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is a southern loop route off of Interstate 80 between Elko and Wells, serving the communities of Deeth and Welcome. The road follows a "U" shaped path entirely within Elko County, nearing Humboldt National Forest...
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|rowspan=3|Wells
Wells, Nevada
Wells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site...
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Nevada State Route 223
State Route 223 is a state highway cosigned with Interstate 80 Business in Wells, Nevada, USA. It is routed onto Humboldt Avenue and Sixth Street from Interstate 80 to U.S. Route 93. A ramp east on westbound I-80, also part of Sixth Street, connects to its eastern terminus with US 93, completing...
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Nevada State Route 231
Angel Lake Road is a state highway in Elko County, Nevada, USA. It serves to connect Interstate 80 in Wells to nearby Angel Lake in the north of the East Humboldt Range....
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Pilot Peak, Nevada
Pilot Peak is the highest point and the predominant mountain of the Pilot Range in far eastern Elko County, Nevada in the western United States. It rises over above the Great Salt Lake Desert to the east, making it one of the largest mountains in terms of local relief in the contiguous United...
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|rowspan=2|West Wendover
West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...
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