Nevada State Route 90

State Route 90 marker

State Route 90
Route information
Length: 2.3 mi[1] (3.7 km)
Existed: 1960 – 1982
Major junctions
West end: Rhyolite
East end: SR 58 west of Beatty
Location
Counties: Nye
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada

State Route 90 (SR 90) was a short state highway in Nye County, Nevada. Its western terminus was in the ghost town of Rhyolite. It traveled east to its eastern terminus at SR 58 (now SR 374). The route was designated in 1960 as an unimproved road to connect to Rhyolite from SR 58. It became graded by 1969, and was removed from the state highway system in 1982.

Route description

All of the route was graded and inside Nye County. SR 90 began at the ghost town of Rhyolite. The route left the town, and into the desert as it traveled northeast. It curved east around small mountains north of SR 58 (SR 374). SR 90 then paralleled SR 58 for less than 1,000 feet (300 m), and ended at SR 58.[1][2]

History

SR 90 first appeared as an unimproved road on official state maps in 1960, connecting from Rhyolite to SR 58.[3][4] It became graded by 1969.[5][6] In 1978, Nevada began changing its state route numbers. The 1978-79 state highway map showed new route numbers along with the original numbers, but SR 90 was not shown with a new number.[2][7] The route, having never been paved, was removed from the state highway system by 1982.[8][9] By 2001, Rhyolite was reachable by a paved road that connects to SR 374 south of the town, instead of to the east as SR 90 did.[10][11]

Major intersections

Rhyolite c.1905–1908

The entire route was in Nye County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rhyolite0.00.0Rhyolite
 2.33.7 SR 58
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (2014-04-11). "Nevada State Route 90" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  2. 1 2 Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1978–79. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  3. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1959. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  4. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1960. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  5. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1968. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  6. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1969. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  7. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1976–77. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  8. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1980–81. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  9. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada State Highway Department. Nevada State Highway Department. 1982. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  10. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada Department of Transportation. Nevada Department of Transportation. 1999. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  11. Official Highway Map of Nevada (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Nevada Department of Transportation. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2000–2001. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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