State Route 759 is a short state highway in Douglas County

Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2010, the population was estimated to be 46,997.- History :...

, 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...

 serving the county's airport facility.

Route description

State Route 759 begins at 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...

, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town limits of Minden

Minden, Nevada

Minden is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It is named after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It...

 in the Johnson Lane

Johnson Lane, Nevada

Johnson Lane is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies in the south side of the Carson City metropolitan area...

 community. From there, the highway heads east along Airport Road past some farm fields and businesses. After traveling about 1 miles (1.6 km), SR 759 ends at the intersection of Heybourne Road, in front of the main entrance to the Minden-Tahoe Airport

Minden-Tahoe Airport

Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada. The airport is situated four nautical miles north of Minden...

..

History

SR 759 was designated during the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highway system on July 1, 1976. The change was first seen on state highway maps in 1991.

Major intersections

|-
|
|0.00
|, South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe, California

South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the 2000 census...

|
|-
|
|1.00
|Heybourne Road
|Entrance to Minden-Tahoe Airport

Minden-Tahoe Airport

Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada. The airport is situated four nautical miles north of Minden...