State Route 361 (SR 361), Gabbs Valley Road, is a 62.853-mile (101.152 km) state highway in Mineral, Nye, and Churchill counties in Nevada, United States. The highway serves the town of Gabbs following Gabbs Valley Road through the extreme northwestern tip of Nye County. Gabbs is isolated from the rest of the county, requiring travel on SR 361 through other counties in order to reach any other major town in Nye County. SR 361 was previously known as State Route 23.
First reassurance sign along northbound SR 361 in July 2014
State Route 361 in Mineral County at a junction with U.S. Route 95 approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Luning. From there, the highway heads north towards the mountains of the Gabbs Valley Range. The route curves sharply east to climb up to Calavada Summit (elevation 6,254 feet [1,906 m]), and then turns northward again to pass over Petrified Summit (elevation 6,145 feet [1,873 m]) before leaving the mountain range. Route 361 then heads northeast, entering Gabbs Valley and Nye County as it approaches the town of Gabbs.[2]
SR 361 was formerly known as State Route 23Beginning of southbound SR 361 in Middlegate in May 2014
The general routing of present-day SR 361 first appeared on state highway maps in 1929 as an unpaved road, State Route 23.[3] By 1939, the portion of the route in Mineral and Nye Counties had been realigned further east.[4] The final alignment of SR 23, shown as a paved highway, was in place by 1946.[5]
The route remained relatively unchanged until the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's highway system. On July 1, the SR 23 designation was replaced by State Route 361.[6] This change was first seen on the 1978–79 edition of the official highway map.[7]
Major intersectionsedit
Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines. The start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.
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nevada, state, route, state, route, gabbs, valley, road, mile, state, highway, mineral, churchill, counties, nevada, united, states, highway, serves, town, gabbs, following, gabbs, valley, road, through, extreme, northwestern, county, gabbs, isolated, from, re. State Route 361 SR 361 Gabbs Valley Road is a 62 853 mile 101 152 km state highway in Mineral Nye and Churchill counties in Nevada United States The highway serves the town of Gabbs following Gabbs Valley Road through the extreme northwestern tip of Nye County Gabbs is isolated from the rest of the county requiring travel on SR 361 through other counties in order to reach any other major town in Nye County SR 361 was previously known as State Route 23 State Route 361Gabbs Valley RoadSR 361 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NDOTLength62 853 mi 1 101 152 km Existed1976 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 95 northwest of LuningNorth endUS 50 in MiddlegateLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountiesMineral Nye ChurchillHighway systemNevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre 1976 Scenic SR 360 SR 362 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description edit nbsp First reassurance sign along northbound SR 361 in July 2014 State Route 361 in Mineral County at a junction with U S Route 95 approximately 1 0 mile 1 6 km northwest of Luning From there the highway heads north towards the mountains of the Gabbs Valley Range The route curves sharply east to climb up to Calavada Summit elevation 6 254 feet 1 906 m and then turns northward again to pass over Petrified Summit elevation 6 145 feet 1 873 m before leaving the mountain range Route 361 then heads northeast entering Gabbs Valley and Nye County as it approaches the town of Gabbs 2 As the highway heads out of Gabbs it intersects State Route 844 providing access to the Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park and Ione via the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest SR 361 continues north from here reentering Mineral County briefly before entering Churchill County The route comes to an end at an intersection with U S Route 50 at Middlegate 2 History edit nbsp SR 361 was formerly known as State Route 23 nbsp Beginning of southbound SR 361 in Middlegate in May 2014 The general routing of present day SR 361 first appeared on state highway maps in 1929 as an unpaved road State Route 23 3 By 1939 the portion of the route in Mineral and Nye Counties had been realigned further east 4 The final alignment of SR 23 shown as a paved highway was in place by 1946 5 The route remained relatively unchanged until the 1976 renumbering of Nevada s highway system On July 1 the SR 23 designation was replaced by State Route 361 6 This change was first seen on the 1978 79 edition of the official highway map 7 Major intersections editNote Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines The start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column CountyLocationmi 8 kmDestinationsNotes Mineral0 00 22 20Luning0 000 00 nbsp US 95 Hawthorne TonopahSouthern terminus Nye0 00 24 96 nbsp nbsp SR 844 east Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park Ione Churchill0 00 15 69Middlegate62 853101 152 nbsp US 50 Fallon AustinNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit nbsp U S Roads portal Nevada Department of Transportation January 2017 State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps Retrieved 2017 04 12 a b Official Highway Map of Nevada Map 2007 08 ed Nevada Department of Transportation 2007 C2 D2 D3 Highway Map State of Nevada Map 1 in 25 mi Nevada Department of Highways 1929 Retrieved 2009 01 29 Official Road Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada State Highway Department 1939 Retrieved 2009 01 29 Official Road Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1946 Archived from the original on 2012 12 15 Retrieved 2009 01 29 Nevada State Maintained Highways Descriptions Index and Maps Nevada Department of Transportation January 2001 p 104 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map 1978 79 ed Nevada State Highway Department 1978 C2 D2 D3 Archived from the original on 2015 01 22 Retrieved 2009 01 29 Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada s Federal and State Highway System by County PDF Nevada Department of Transportation May 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 01 04 Retrieved 2009 01 28 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Nevada State Route 361KML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Nevada State Route 361 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nevada State Route 361 amp oldid 1208135414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
