Nevada State Route 265

State Route 265
Silver Peak Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length:	20.500 mi[1] (32.992 km)
Existed:	1976 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Silver Peak Road in Silver Peak
North end:	US 6 / US 95 at Blair Junction
Highway system
Highways in Nevada Interstate U.S. State pre-1976 Scenic ← SR 264 SR 266 →

State Route 265 (SR 265) is a 20.5-mile (33.0 km) state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. Referred to as Silver Peak Road, it connects the community of Silver Peak to U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 95 (US 6–95). The route formerly existed as State Route 47.

Route description

View south from the north end of SR 265

SR 265 starts at Silver Peak Road (an unrelated road heading east) just southwest of Silver Peak. The highway curves north as the main road through the town. Outside of Silver Peak, the route heads north and slightly westward through the desert. SR 265 ends at Blair Junction on US 6–95, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Coaldale.

History

Silver Peak Road first appears on the 1935 edition of the official state highway map. This version shows it as State Route 47, an unimproved highway.^[2] The entire road had been paved by 1940.^[3] SR 47 remained relatively unchanged until ca. 1978, when the highway was rechristened as State Route 265.^[4]

Major intersections

Mileposts along SR 265 are assigned from north to south. The entire route is in Esmeralda County.

Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Silver Peak	20.50	32.99	Silver Peak Road
	0.00	0.00	US 6 / US 95 – Tonopah, Hawthorne
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". Retrieved 2009-01-11.
2. Official Road Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1935. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
3. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
4. Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Nevada Department of Highways. 1978. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
5. Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-01-11.