U.S. Route 395 in Nevada

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 395 in Nevada. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 395.

U.S. Route 395 marker

U.S. Route 395

Route information

Maintained by NDOT

Length:

85.192 mi^[1]^{[note 1]} (137.103 km)
50.177 miles (80.752 km) independent of overlapping routes.^[1]

Major junctions

South end:

US 395 at California state line at Topaz Lake

US 50 in Carson City

I‑80 in Reno

North end:

US 395 at California state line near Peavine

Highway system

United States Numbered Highways

Highways in Nevada

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SR 379

US 395 Alt.

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U.S. Route 395 (US 395) clips a corner of the U.S. state of Nevada near Lake Tahoe and serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno. All of US 395 north of Carson City is a freeway and is built up to Interstate standards. Part of the freeway section is also designated as Interstate 580.

Route description

Looking south on US 395, just south of US 50 near Carson City

U.S. 395 enters Nevada at Topaz Lake as a two lane highway and gradually winds its way to Carson Valley where it becomes the principal thoroughfare for the Minden-Gardnerville area. Upon entering the Carson Valley 395 becomes a 4 lane highway through Minden and Gardnerville. Upon leaving Minden the highway becomes a 4 lane divided highway and turns due north towards Carson City.

Old US 395 running through Pleasant Valley with the I-580 extension under construction through the mountains above, as seen from Geiger Grade (SR 341)

At the south end Carson City, the route intersects US 50. The two routes overlap northbound on South Carson Street, then turn east on a temporary alignment along Fairview Drive to the Carson City Freeway—the freeway bypass between these two points is awaiting construction. US 50 departs from the highway at William Street, while Interstate 580 begins here and heads north through Carson City concurrent with US 395.^[2]

View north along US 395 in Reno, just north of I-580's northern terminus

Upon exiting Carson City, the freeway continues north through the Washoe Valley. A new freeway crosses through the mountains west of Pleasant Valley before entering Reno. Upon entering Reno, the route is designated the Martin Luther King Jr. freeway. The highway heads north to intersect Interstate 80 near downtown Reno. Shortly afterward, US 395 turns northwest to serve the northern valleys of the greater Reno area before returning to California at Bordertown.

The entire route of US 395 through Nevada closely follows the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada range. Several prominent peaks are visible from the highway, including Jobs Peak and Mount Rose.

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines. Freeway exits are numbered according to statewide mileage.

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Douglas 0.00–33.96	Topaz Lake	0.0	0.0	US 395 continues south across the California state line
	Holbrook Junction				SR 208 – Yerington
	Gardnerville				SR 756
	Minden				SR 88 – Woodfords, Lake Tahoe
					SR 757 (Muller Lane)
					SR 206 (Genoa Lane) – Genoa
					SR 759 (Airport Road) – Minden-Tahoe Airport
Carson City 0.00–9.56					US 50 west – Lake Tahoe	South end of US 50 / SR 529 overlap
					Snyder Avenue (SR 518)
					US 395 Bus. north (S. Carson Street)	North end of SR 529 overlap; south end of temporary US 50 / US 395 alignment on Fairview Drive
				South end of freeway
				38	Fairview Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; north end of temporary US 50 / US 395 alignment on Fairview Drive
				39	US 50 east (E. William Street) – Dayton, Fallon	North end of US 50 overlap; south end of I-580 overlap
				41	College Parkway	Serves Carson Airport and Western Nevada College
				42	Arrowhead Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				43	US 395 Bus. south (N. Carson Street)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Washoe 0.00–42.10				44	Eastlake Boulevard (to US 395 Alt.)	Former SR 428; serves Washoe Lake State Park
				46	Bellevue Road
	Washoe City			50	Old US 395 (US 395 Alt., Bowers Mansion Road, Carson–Reno Highway) – Washoe City	Serves Bowers Mansion
				Galena Creek Bridge
	Reno			56	SR 431 (Mount Rose Highway) – North Lake Tahoe	Also serves SR 341 (Geiger Grade) – Virginia City
				57B	S. Virginia Street south (US 395 Alt. south) – Virginia City, Washoe City	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				57A	S. Virginia Street north (US 395 Bus. north)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				59	Damonte Ranch Parkway
				60	South Meadows Parkway (SR 426)
				61	S. Virginia Street (US 395 Bus.)
				62	Neil Road, Meadowood Mall Way
				63	S. Virginia Street (US 395 Bus.), Kietzke Lane	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				64	Moana Lane	Serves Reno-Sparks Convention Center
				65	Plumb Lane (SR 653), Villanova Drive – Reno-Tahoe International Airport	Signed as exits 65A (Villanova Drive, Plumb Lane) and 65B (airport) southbound
				66	Mill Street
				67	E. Second Street, Glendale Avenue (SR 648)
				68	I‑80 – Elko, Sacramento	North end of I-580 overlap; signed as exits 68A (east) and 68B (west) northbound; I-80 exit 15
				69	Oddie Boulevard
				70	N. McCarran Boulevard (SR 659), Clear Acre Lane (SR 443)	Signed as exits 70A (McCarran Boulevard) and 70B (Clear Acre Lane) northbound; serves Sun Valley
				71	Dandini Boulevard, Parr Boulevard
				72	Panther Valley (US 395 Bus. south, SR 430 south)	to N. Virginia Street
				73	Golden Valley Road
				74	Lemmon Drive
				76	Stead Boulevard (SR 673)	Serves Reno-Stead Airport
				78	Red Rock Road
				80	Cold Springs Valley
				83	Bordertown
		42.1	67.8	North end of freeway US 395 continues north across the California state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Northbound US 395, approaching the Neil Road exit

Special routes

Current

U.S. Route 395 Alternate, an alternate route between Carson City and Reno
U.S. Route 395 Business, a business route in Carson City
U.S. Route 395 Business, a little-signed business route in Reno
U.S. Route 395 Temporary, a current temporary route on Fairview Drive

Former

U.S. Route 395 Alternate, a former alternate route of US 395 on Sierra Street in Reno
U.S. Route 395 Temporary, a former temporary route mostly on Kietzke Lane in Reno

Notes

↑ Overall mileage total includes length of unconstructed freeway between US 50 west and Fairview Drive in Carson City and excludes mileage along the current route open to traffic between these points.

References

1 2 Staff (January 2013). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
↑ "Interstate 580 Nevada". Interstate Guide. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

External links

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