Nevada State Route 525
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State Route 525 is a short state highway
in Carson City
, Nevada
. It covered a portion of College Parkway and all of Airport Road in the northern part of the city. The road was removed from the state highway system in 2011.
, where State Route 525 ended.
By 2006, the College Parkway section of SR 525 was added to the route. This section was previously designated as part of State Route 531
.
A proposal considered by Carson City and the Nevada Department of Transportation
in 2009 laid the groundwork to remove SR 525 from the state's highway system. The plan proposed to relinquish some state roadways to the control of the city, with Airport Road and College Parkway both being considered. In exchange for taking ownership of the routes, the transportation department would reduce the city's financial contribution towards construction of the Carson City Freeway by $5 million. Both the College Parkway and Airport Drive sections of SR 525 were turned over to Carson City on July 11, 2011, eliminating the designation from the state highway system.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Carson City
Carson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
, 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...
. It covered a portion of College Parkway and all of Airport Road in the northern part of the city. The road was removed from the state highway system in 2011.
Route description
The route began at the intersection of Lompa Lane and College Parkway, the latter of which SR 525 followed eastward. The four-lane state highway was bordered by houses on the south side and the Carson City Airport on the north. After traveling about 0.3 mile (0.482802 km), College Parkway intersects Airport Road. The state route turned south onto the two-lane Airport Road here. Airport Road heads south through residential neighborhoods for approximately one mile (1.6 km) before intersecting U.S. Route 50U.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...
, where State Route 525 ended.
History
The State Route 525 designation was assigned to Airport Road in the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highway system.By 2006, the College Parkway section of SR 525 was added to the route. This section was previously designated as part of State Route 531
Nevada State Route 531
State Route 531 was a state highway in Carson City, Nevada. It followed a portion of College Parkway in the northern part of the city. Created by 1995, the highway was turned over to city control in 2011.-Route description:...
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A proposal considered by Carson City and the Nevada Department of Transportation
Nevada Department of Transportation
The Nevada Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S. highways and Interstate highways within the state's boundaries. The department is notable for its...
in 2009 laid the groundwork to remove SR 525 from the state's highway system. The plan proposed to relinquish some state roadways to the control of the city, with Airport Road and College Parkway both being considered. In exchange for taking ownership of the routes, the transportation department would reduce the city's financial contribution towards construction of the Carson City Freeway by $5 million. Both the College Parkway and Airport Drive sections of SR 525 were turned over to Carson City on July 11, 2011, eliminating the designation from the state highway system.
Major intersections
This table shows major intersections at the time SR 531 was removed from the state highway system. The entire route was in Carson CityCarson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
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