Nevada State Route 604

State Route 604 marker

State Route 604
Las Vegas Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 13.407 mi[1] (21.576 km)
Major junctions
South end: Tonopah Ave in North Las Vegas
North end: I‑15 / US 93 at Apex
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
← SR 602SR 605 →

State Route 604 (SR 604) is the route number designation for parts of Las Vegas Boulevard, a major north–south road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada in the United States best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its casinos. Formerly carrying U.S. Route 91, which had been the main highway between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, it has been bypassed by Interstate 15, and serves mainly local traffic.

Route description

Ramp from northbound I-15/US 93 to the north end of SR 604

State Route 604 currently exists in two discontinuous sections. The first is a 0.119-mile (0.192 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue.

The second is the 13.288-mile (21.385 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard from Tonopah Avenue in North Las Vegas. From there, SR 604 intersects at Lake Mead Boulevard SR 147 as it curves east to a northeastern direction from there on. SR 604 eventually enters the unincorporated town of Sunrise Manor where it has intersections at Cheyenne Avenue (SR 574), Lamb Boulevard (SR 610) and Nellis Boulevard (SR 612). After that, SR 604 then passes Nellis Air Force Base where it intersects at Craig Road (SR 573) and the main entrance of Nellis AFB. The highway then continues northeast as SR 604 passes the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and later re-enters the city of North Las Vegas where there isn't any development around the highway. The highway leaves the city of North Las Vegas shortly after just before SR 604 ends at Interstate 15 at exit 58 near Apex. The I-15 frontage road stretching northeast 11.823 miles (19.027 km) from Apex to a point between Garnet and Crystal is also state maintained as FRCL07,[1] and was mileposted as SR 604.[2]

History

State Route 604 was created in the 1970s from what had been State Route 6 between Jean, where it intersected with State Route 161, and a point north of Las Vegas. However, it has been truncated over time, as segments were given to the city of Las Vegas and Clark County to maintain. Most recently, the portion between Jean, Nevada and Russell Road was given to Clark County. From the mid-1980s to 2005 this highway was used as the course for the start and a significant portion of the Las Vegas Marathon.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
North Las VegasTonopah AvenueSouthern terminus
Lake Mead Boulevard (SR 147)
Sunrise ManorCheyenne Avenue (SR 574)
Lamb Boulevard (SR 610)
Nellis Boulevard (SR 612)
Nellis AFBCraig Road (SR 573)Serves Nellis Air Force Base main entrance
Apex I‑15 / US 93 – Las Vegas, Ely, Salt Lake CityNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Nevada’s State Maintained Highways Descriptions, Index, and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2008. p. 19.
  2. ↑ 2006 Nevada’s State Maintained Highways Descriptions, Index, and Maps
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