Nevada State Route 773
Encyclopedia
State Route 773 is a 10.496 miles (16.9 km) state highway
in Esmeralda County
, Nevada
, USA. Known as Fish Lake Valley Road, the highway was a part of former State Route 3A.
north of Fish Lake Valley
. The route follows Fish Lake Valley Road northeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 6
(US 6) about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Coaldale
.
. SR 3A was replaced by State Route 773 and State Route 264 on July 1, 1976. SR 773 did not appear on state highway maps until 1991.
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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 Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County, Nevada
Esmeralda County is a county in the west of U.S. state of Nevada. Its county seat is Goldfield. Its 2000 census population was officially 971, making its population density 0.1045 inhabitants/km² , the second-lowest of any county-equivalent outside of Alaska. As of 2010, the population had...
, 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...
, USA. Known as Fish Lake Valley Road, the highway was a part of former State Route 3A.
Route description
SR 773 begins at a junction with State Route 264Nevada State Route 264
State Route 264 is a state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. It connects California State Route 266 to U.S. Route 6 via the town of Dyer, Nevada. The majority of the route is known as Fish Lake Valley Road, with the northern portion referred to as the Dicalite Cutoff...
north of Fish Lake Valley
Fish Lake Valley
The Fish Lake Valley is a 25 mi long endorheic valley in southwest Nevada that is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins. The alluvial valley lies just northwest of Death Valley and borders the southeast, and central-northeast flank of the massif of the White Mountains of California...
. The route follows Fish Lake Valley Road northeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 6 cuts across the middle portion of the state, serving the cities of Tonopah and Ely, en route to Utah and points further east....
(US 6) about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Coaldale
Coaldale, Nevada
Coaldale is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. There is reportedly also a community with the same name in Nye County, Nevada. Coaldale had a store, cafe, motel, and service station as late as 1993, but is now abandoned.- External links :*...
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History
The highway originally composed the northern 10 miles (16.1 km)}} of State Route 3A, a route christened in 1933 to connect State Route 15 (now US 6) to Fish Lake Valley and DyerDyer, Nevada
Dyer is a small village in Esmeralda County, Nevada with a population of 110 as of the 2000 census. Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California in the Fish Lake Valley. Air transportation is available at Dyer Airport....
. SR 3A was replaced by State Route 773 and State Route 264 on July 1, 1976. SR 773 did not appear on state highway maps until 1991.
Major intersections
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Bishop, California
Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4147 feet . The population was 3,879 at the...
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