State Route 447 (SR 447) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. The highway is almost entirely within Washoe County but does for a brief time enter Pershing County, Nevada.[2] The highway connects the town of Gerlach to the remainder of the state via Wadsworth. Though passing through extremely remote and desolate areas of Nevada, the highway has recently gained fame as the primary route to access the Black Rock Desert, the site of the annual Burning Man festival. The state maintained portion ends at Gerlach; however the highway continues as Washoe County Route 447 from Gerlach north to the California state line near Cedarville.
View north from the south end of SR 447SR 447 leaving Winnemucca Lake northbound toward EmpireSR 447 between Wadsworth and Pyramid Lake
The route begins at a junction with Old US 40 in Wadsworth. The highway proceeds north following the path of the Truckee River, and passes along the east side of the river's terminus at Pyramid Lake near Nixon. The section of highway from Wadsworth to Nixon is named the Arthur S. Jackson Memorial Highway,[4] Jackson was a Paiute who was a heavily decorated soldier in World War II.[5] The highway continues north following the western edge of Winnemucca Lake, a dry lake that once also was the terminus of the Truckee river. During this portion the highway straddles the Washoe/Pershing County line.[2]
Just past where the official designation ends is the turn off for former State Route 34, which is used to access the large playa of the Black Rock Desert and the site of the annual Burning Man Festival.
County Route 447edit
The State highway officially ends here, becoming CR 447 where the roadbed continues as a Washoe county road [6][7] to the California State Line near the Lassen/Modoc county line. This road is frequently called the Gerlach-Cederville Road. Some maps erroneously list this road as part of State Route 447.[2]
Historyedit
Before 1978, the present-day highway was part of SR 34 from Gerlach to Wadsworth, and former SR 81 from Gerlach to the California state line (now CR 447).[1][8]
Ten solar energy arrays, totaling 451 kilowatts, have been installed along Nevada 447 with the help of Burning Man-related not-for-profit Black Rock Solar and Nevada's "Solar Generations" rebate program. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons issued an August 18, 2010 proclamation declaring the road "to be America's Solar Highway".[9]
Major intersectionsedit
This major intersections table lists junctions for both State Route 447 and Washoe County Route 447. All junctions are located in Washoe County.
^O'Driscoll, Bill (August 1, 1999). "Road Named to honor Paiute soldier". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ ab"Department of Public Works Budget Presentation FY 2008‐2009 - page 14" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-08-29.
^. Washoe County, Nevada. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
^Nevada Department of Highways, Official Highway Map of Nevada 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, 1978-79
^"A Proclamation by the Governor". Retrieved 2010-09-13.
^Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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State Route 447 SR 447 is a state highway in the U S state of Nevada The highway is almost entirely within Washoe County but does for a brief time enter Pershing County Nevada 2 The highway connects the town of Gerlach to the remainder of the state via Wadsworth Though passing through extremely remote and desolate areas of Nevada the highway has recently gained fame as the primary route to access the Black Rock Desert the site of the annual Burning Man festival The state maintained portion ends at Gerlach however the highway continues as Washoe County Route 447 from Gerlach north to the California state line near Cedarville State Route 447Gerlach RoadMajor roads in northern Nevada with SR 447 in redRoute informationMaintained by NDOTLength74 645 mi 1 120 129 km TouristroutesPyramid Lake Scenic BywayMajor junctionsSouth endSR 427 in WadsworthMajor intersectionsSR 446 near NixonNorth endCR 447 in GerlachLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaHighway systemNevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre 1976 Scenic SR 446 SR 485 A 4 5 mile 7 2 km portion of this highway along with portions of SR 445 and SR 446 has been designated the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway 3 Contents 1 Route description 1 1 County Route 447 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute description edit nbsp View north from the south end of SR 447 nbsp SR 447 leaving Winnemucca Lake northbound toward Empire nbsp SR 447 between Wadsworth and Pyramid Lake The route begins at a junction with Old US 40 in Wadsworth The highway proceeds north following the path of the Truckee River and passes along the east side of the river s terminus at Pyramid Lake near Nixon The section of highway from Wadsworth to Nixon is named the Arthur S Jackson Memorial Highway 4 Jackson was a Paiute who was a heavily decorated soldier in World War II 5 The highway continues north following the western edge of Winnemucca Lake a dry lake that once also was the terminus of the Truckee river During this portion the highway straddles the Washoe Pershing County line 2 The highway enters the Black Rock Desert just before arriving at Empire a city founded on processing gypsum extracted from the desert The highway ends 0 375 miles 0 60 km north of crossing the Union Pacific Railroad s Feather River Route in Gerlach Just past where the official designation ends is the turn off for former State Route 34 which is used to access the large playa of the Black Rock Desert and the site of the annual Burning Man Festival County Route 447 edit The State highway officially ends here becoming CR 447 where the roadbed continues as a Washoe county road 6 7 to the California State Line near the Lassen Modoc county line This road is frequently called the Gerlach Cederville Road Some maps erroneously list this road as part of State Route 447 2 History editBefore 1978 the present day highway was part of SR 34 from Gerlach to Wadsworth and former SR 81 from Gerlach to the California state line now CR 447 1 8 Ten solar energy arrays totaling 451 kilowatts have been installed along Nevada 447 with the help of Burning Man related not for profit Black Rock Solar and Nevada s Solar Generations rebate program Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons issued an August 18 2010 proclamation declaring the road to be America s Solar Highway 9 Major intersections editThis major intersections table lists junctions for both State Route 447 and Washoe County Route 447 All junctions are located in Washoe County Locationmi 2 10 kmDestinationsNotes Wadsworth0 000 00 nbsp SR 427 Fernley Nixon nbsp nbsp SR 446 west Sutcliffe Pyramid Lake State Park Gerlach74 64120 12SR 447 ends and CR 447 begins 75121 nbsp CR 34 6 VyaFormer SR 34 to Black Rock Desert playa 130210Surprise Valley Rd Eagleville CedervilleCalifornia state line 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp U S Roads portalReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nevada State Route 447 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Nevada State Route 447KML is from Wikidata a b Nevada Department of Transportation January 2017 State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps Retrieved 2017 03 17 a b c d Nevada Road and Recreation Atlas Map 1 250000 Benchmark Maps 2003 p 38 46 ISBN 0 929591 81 X Nevada Scenic Byways Nevada Department of Transportation Retrieved 2008 01 11 Named Highways of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2018 Retrieved March 22 2023 O Driscoll Bill August 1 1999 Road Named to honor Paiute soldier Reno Gazette Journal p C1 Retrieved March 22 2023 a b Department of Public Works Budget Presentation FY 2008 2009 page 14 PDF Retrieved 2009 08 29 Washoe county roads department area descriptions Washoe County Nevada Archived from the original on 2011 11 28 Retrieved 2008 02 03 Nevada Department of Highways Official Highway Map of Nevada Archived 2012 02 13 at the Wayback Machine 1978 79 A Proclamation by the Governor Retrieved 2010 09 13 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 August 10 2009 Retrieved 2009 09 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nevada State Route 447 amp oldid 1146162429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
