Nevada State Route 648
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State Route 648 runs from Kietzke Lane (SR 667
Nevada State Route 667
State Route 667 is a state highway in the metropolitan area of Reno-Sparks in Washoe County, Nevada. It follows a portion of Kietzke Lane, a major north–south arterial in the area.-Route description:...

) east along East Second Street in 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 Glendale Avenue in 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:...

 to South McCarran Boulevard (SR 659
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....

).

Route description

SR 648 begins at State Route 667
Nevada State Route 667
State Route 667 is a state highway in the metropolitan area of Reno-Sparks in Washoe County, Nevada. It follows a portion of Kietzke Lane, a major north–south arterial in the area.-Route description:...

 in 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...

 at Kietzke Lane. The road, as East Second Street, quickly comes to an interchange with US 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...

, which is also known as the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway and the Three Flags Highway. The road passes over the Truckee River, where its name changes to Glendale Avenue and the road enters 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:...

. Passing through an urban area, the road intersects SR 668
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:...

, Rock Boulevard, heading east. The route terminates at State Route 659
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....

, known as McCarran Boulevard, which circles the entire Reno-Sparks area.

History

Formerly, State Route 648 continued westward through downtown Reno along Second Street to its terminus at West Fourth Street (SR 647
Nevada State Route 647
State Route 647 is the state highway designation of former US 40 through Reno and Sparks, Nevada....

, I-80 Business, Old US 40). By 2001, the highway was truncated to the current segment and a 0.36 mile (0.5793624 km) segment from Fourth Street east under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This western segment was removed by 2005 as the Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor (ReTRAC) track reconstruction eliminated the Second Street railroad underpass.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Washoe County
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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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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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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