Nevada State Route 774
Encyclopedia
State Route 774 is a 7.445 miles (12 km) state highway
in Esmeralda County
, Nevada
, USA. It is known as Gold Point Road, connecting the town of Gold Point
to State Route 266
. The route was originally part of former State Route 71.
on State Route 266.
Gold Point Road first shows up on state highway maps in 1942 as State Route 71, an unimproved highway. The alignment followed that of the present-day SR 774 and extended further southwest of Gold Point to the California
state line. With no major road or town connection beyond Gold Point into California, the southern end of SR 71 was truncated to Gold Point by 1968.
SR 71 was renumbered to State Route 774 on July 1, 1976, a change which first appeared on the state highway map in 1978.
SR 774 regularly appears on state highway maps beginning with the 1991–92 edition. By that time, it was the only state-maintained highway in Nevada that had not been constructed into a paved highway. Paving had taken place by 2002.
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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. It is known as Gold Point Road, connecting the town of Gold Point
Gold Point, Nevada
Gold Point, Nevada is a well preserved ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.-History:The area that would become Gold Point was first settled by ranchers and a few miners during the 1880s...
to State Route 266
Nevada State Route 266
State Route 266 is a state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. It connects the routing of California State Route 266 east to U.S. Route 95 via the town of Lida...
. The route was originally part of former State Route 71.
Route description
The highway begins at Third Street in the middle of Gold Point. From there, the route heads northeast to its terminus approximately 12 miles (19.3 km) east of LidaLida, Nevada
Lida, Nevada is a small town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, near the border with California. It is located on State Route 266, north of Magruder Mountain....
on State Route 266.
History
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
state line. With no major road or town connection beyond Gold Point into California, the southern end of SR 71 was truncated to Gold Point by 1968.
SR 71 was renumbered to State Route 774 on July 1, 1976, a change which first appeared on the state highway map in 1978.
SR 774 regularly appears on state highway maps beginning with the 1991–92 edition. By that time, it was the only state-maintained highway in Nevada that had not been constructed into a paved highway. Paving had taken place by 2002.
Major intersections
Note: The route's mileposts are assigned from north to south.|-
|Gold Point
Gold Point, Nevada
Gold Point, Nevada is a well preserved ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.-History:The area that would become Gold Point was first settled by ranchers and a few miners during the 1880s...
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|3rd Street
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|0.00
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