View near the south end of SR 445 in Sparks looking northbound
SR 445 begins at the intersection of Nugget Avenue and Pyramid Way in Sparks. From there, it passes under Interstate 80 directly to the north and skirts the eastern edge of Victorian Square in downtown Sparks as it continues heading almost due north. After about 2 miles (3.2 km), the road curves slightly to the northeast to serve as the primary link to the rapidly expanding northern valleys of Sparks, including Spanish Springs.
Once outside of urban Sparks, SR 445 transitions to Pyramid Lake Road, more commonly referred to as Pyramid Highway. The rural highway is four lanes for a seven-mile stretch passing through Spanish Springs. The road narrows to two lanes entering the more sparsely populated Palamino Valley north to Pyramid Lake. As the road turns more sharply northeast, it enters the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Shortly thereafter, the road curves northwest as it intersects State Route 446, following the western shore of Pyramid Lake. The highway passes through Sutcliffe and then comes to an end at Warrior Point Park Road, north of the town.
Historyedit
The first two miles (3 km) of State Route 445 in Sparks was originally designated State Route 32, with the remainder of the route comprising most of former State Route 33. SR 445 was crafted from these routes in the Nevada highway renumbering that took place in the late 1970s.
12.5 miles (20.1 km) of the route (the entirety of the route within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation) became a Nevada Scenic Byway on June 27, 1996. The same stretch was designated a National Scenic Byway on July 15 of that same year.[2]
Futureedit
The Pyramid Highway/U.S. 395 Connector (also known as the Northeast Connector) is a project taken by NDOT and RTC to improve mobility throughout the northern communities. The projects focuses on rerouting Pyramid Highway as a four to six-lane limited arterial roadway and freeway connecting U.S. 395 with an indirect connection to Sun Valley Boulevard, traveling along the mountainous region dividing Sun Valley with Sparks before merging with the original route. There is no set completion date, as it has not entered final design.[3]
Major intersectionsedit
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nevada, state, route, state, route, mile, long, state, highway, washoe, county, nevada, route, follows, pyramid, major, thoroughfare, city, sparks, connects, reno, metropolitan, area, pyramid, lake, route, designated, nevada, scenic, byway, state, route, 445py. State Route 445 SR 445 is a 41 890 mile long 67 415 km state highway in Washoe County Nevada The route follows Pyramid Way a major thoroughfare in the city of Sparks and connects the Reno metropolitan area to Pyramid Lake The route is designated a Nevada Scenic Byway State Route 445Pyramid WayPyramid HighwayPyramid Lake RoadSR 445 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NDOTLength41 890 mi 1 67 415 km Existed1976 presentMajor junctionsSouth endNugget Avenue in SparksMajor intersectionsI 80 in Sparks SR 446 near SutcliffeNorth endWarrior Point Park Road north of SutcliffeLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountiesWashoeHighway systemNevada State Highway SystemInterstate US State Pre 1976 Scenic SR 443 SR 446 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Future 4 Major intersections 5 See also 6 ReferencesRoute description edit nbsp View near the south end of SR 445 in Sparks looking northboundSR 445 begins at the intersection of Nugget Avenue and Pyramid Way in Sparks From there it passes under Interstate 80 directly to the north and skirts the eastern edge of Victorian Square in downtown Sparks as it continues heading almost due north After about 2 miles 3 2 km the road curves slightly to the northeast to serve as the primary link to the rapidly expanding northern valleys of Sparks including Spanish Springs Once outside of urban Sparks SR 445 transitions to Pyramid Lake Road more commonly referred to as Pyramid Highway The rural highway is four lanes for a seven mile stretch passing through Spanish Springs The road narrows to two lanes entering the more sparsely populated Palamino Valley north to Pyramid Lake As the road turns more sharply northeast it enters the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Shortly thereafter the road curves northwest as it intersects State Route 446 following the western shore of Pyramid Lake The highway passes through Sutcliffe and then comes to an end at Warrior Point Park Road north of the town History editThe first two miles 3 km of State Route 445 in Sparks was originally designated State Route 32 with the remainder of the route comprising most of former State Route 33 SR 445 was crafted from these routes in the Nevada highway renumbering that took place in the late 1970s 12 5 miles 20 1 km of the route the entirety of the route within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation became a Nevada Scenic Byway on June 27 1996 The same stretch was designated a National Scenic Byway on July 15 of that same year 2 Future editThe Pyramid Highway U S 395 Connector also known as the Northeast Connector is a project taken by NDOT and RTC to improve mobility throughout the northern communities The projects focuses on rerouting Pyramid Highway as a four to six lane limited arterial roadway and freeway connecting U S 395 with an indirect connection to Sun Valley Boulevard traveling along the mountainous region dividing Sun Valley with Sparks before merging with the original route There is no set completion date as it has not entered final design 3 Major intersections editThis section is missing mileposts for junctions Please help adding them The entire route is in Washoe County LocationmikmDestinationsNotesSparksNugget AvenueSouthern terminus nbsp I 80 Elko Sacramento nbsp I 80 BL Victorian Avenue I Street Oddie BoulevardOddie Boulevard was former SR 663 west3 896 26N McCarran Boulevard SR 659 Former SR 650Farr Lane SR 880 west Sutcliffe nbsp nbsp SR 446 east Sutcliffe Highway Nixon Warrior Point Park RoadNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Nevada State Route 445KML is not from Wikidata nbsp United States portal nbsp U S Roads portalReferences edit Nevada Department of Transportation January 2017 State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps Retrieved 2017 03 17 Nevada Department of Transportation Nevada s Scenic Byways Retrieved 2013 07 20 Pyramid Highway US 395 Connection Project RTC Washoe RTC Washoe Retrieved 2018 08 28 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nevada State Route 445 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nevada State Route 445 amp oldid 1063781874 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
