SR 379 begins in the small town of Currant, located approximately 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Ely. From there, the highway heads northwest about 15 miles (24 km) as it passes through Railroad Valley. Upon meeting the foothills of the Pancake Range, the route curves northward and then turns west again before reaching the town of Duckwater.[2]
Historyedit
SR 379 was originally a part of State Route 20.
State maps show a road leading to Duckwater existed as early as 1919, although it was longer and followed a more north–south alignment.[3] The route connected to State Route 4 (now US 6) southwest of Currant at the town of Butler's and proceeded north of Duckwater to a junction with State Route 2 (now US 50) south of Eureka. This road was designated State Route 20 by 1929.[4] In 1941, the southern end of the 57 miles (92 km) route to Duckwater had been graded.[5] This portion of the SR 20 was paved and the remainder of the highway graded by 1956.[6] (Another unimproved road, stretching north from Eureka to Carlin via Blackburn and Palisade, was also designated part of SR 20 in 1929.[4] This northern section would be renumbered to State Route 51 by 1965;[7] it is now State Route 278.[2])
The highway remained unchanged for several years afterward. In the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways, SR 20 was altered. The paved portion of the road, from US 6 to Duckwater, was reassigned to State Route 379 on July 1, 1976;[8] this change was first seen on state maps in 1978.[9] The unpaved remainder of SR 20 was deleted from the state highway system by 1982.[10]
^ (Map) (1978–79 ed.). Nevada State Highway Department. 1978. § C5,D5. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1965. § C5,D5. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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nevada, state, route, state, route, covers, duckwater, road, mile, state, highway, county, nevada, united, states, route, serves, duckwater, indian, reservation, connecting, community, duckwater, route, currant, highway, formerly, part, state, route, prior, 19. State Route 379 SR 379 covers Duckwater Road a 19 532 mile 31 434 km state highway in Nye County Nevada United States The route serves the Duckwater Indian Reservation connecting the community of Duckwater to U S Route 6 at Currant The highway was formerly a part of State Route 20 prior to the 1970s State Route 379Duckwater RoadSR 379 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NDOTLength19 532 mi 1 31 434 km Existed1976 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 6 in CurrantNorth endDuckwaterLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaHighway systemNevada State Highway SystemInterstate US State Pre 1976 Scenic SR 378 US 395 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute description edit nbsp First reassurance sign along northbound SR 379SR 379 begins in the small town of Currant located approximately 52 miles 84 km southwest of Ely From there the highway heads northwest about 15 miles 24 km as it passes through Railroad Valley Upon meeting the foothills of the Pancake Range the route curves northward and then turns west again before reaching the town of Duckwater 2 History edit nbsp SR 379 was originally a part of State Route 20 State maps show a road leading to Duckwater existed as early as 1919 although it was longer and followed a more north south alignment 3 The route connected to State Route 4 now US 6 southwest of Currant at the town of Butler s and proceeded north of Duckwater to a junction with State Route 2 now US 50 south of Eureka This road was designated State Route 20 by 1929 4 In 1941 the southern end of the 57 miles 92 km route to Duckwater had been graded 5 This portion of the SR 20 was paved and the remainder of the highway graded by 1956 6 Another unimproved road stretching north from Eureka to Carlin via Blackburn and Palisade was also designated part of SR 20 in 1929 4 This northern section would be renumbered to State Route 51 by 1965 7 it is now State Route 278 2 The highway remained unchanged for several years afterward In the 1976 renumbering of Nevada s state highways SR 20 was altered The paved portion of the road from US 6 to Duckwater was reassigned to State Route 379 on July 1 1976 8 this change was first seen on state maps in 1978 9 The unpaved remainder of SR 20 was deleted from the state highway system by 1982 10 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Nye County Locationmi 11 kmDestinationsNotesCurrant0 000 00 nbsp US 6 Ely TonopahSouthern terminusDuckwater19 5331 43Duckwater RoadContinuation beyond northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp U S Roads portalReferences editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Nevada State Route 379KML is not from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nevada State Route 379 Nevada Department of Transportation January 2017 State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps Retrieved 2017 04 10 a b Official Highway Map of Nevada Map 2007 08 ed Nevada Department of Transportation 2007 C5 D5 Road Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1919 Retrieved 2009 01 14 a b Highway Map State of Nevada Map 1 25 mi Nevada Department of Highways 1929 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Official Road Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1941 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1956 D6 E6 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map Nevada State Highway Department 1965 C5 E6 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Nevada State Maintained Highways Descriptions Index and Maps Nevada Department of Transportation January 2001 p 112 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map 1978 79 ed Nevada State Highway Department 1978 C5 D5 Archived from the original on 2015 01 22 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Transportation 1965 C5 D5 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Nevada Department of Transportation May 2008 Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada s Federal and State Highway System by County PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 01 04 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nevada State Route 379 amp oldid 1217484860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
