Nevada State Route 362
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U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a truck route of US 95 in Mineral County, Nevada
, in the United States. It serves as a bypass route for truck
s taking US 95 past Hawthorne
in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is co-designated
as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is unsigned
.
. The highway enters Hawthorne city limits before reaching its northern junction with US 95.
The route has been named Freedom Road by the state.
Mineral County, Nevada
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,071. In 2009, it was estimated to have dropped to 4,662. Its county seat is Hawthorne.-History:...
, in the United States. It serves as a bypass route for truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s taking US 95 past Hawthorne
Hawthorne, Nevada
Hawthorne is a census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,311 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mineral County...
in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is co-designated
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is unsigned
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
.
Route description
The highway begins southeast of Hawthorne and deviates from US 95 passing to the east of the city. Signs direct all trucks with Hazardous Cargo to use US 95 Truck instead of the main route. The Highway passes by the truck and cargo entrance to the Hawthorne Army DepotHawthorne Army Depot
Hawthorne Army Depot is a U.S. Army ammunition storage site located near the town of Hawthorne in western Nevada in the United States. It is directly south of Walker Lake. The depot covers and has storage space in 2,427 bunkers...
. The highway enters Hawthorne city limits before reaching its northern junction with US 95.
The route has been named Freedom Road by the state.