State Route 305 begins just northwest of the town limits of Austin, Nevada.[2] From there, the route heads in a northerly direction through the Reese River Valley, generally paralleling the Reese River. The highway passes near many ranches and mining sites. After about 20 miles (32 km), SR 305 curves slightly more westward, crossing through the Shoshone Range.[3] The route continues northward, passing the Valley of the Moon along the trek through Reese River Valley.[4] As the route nears the vicinity of the Battle Mountains, it curves northeast to head to the town of the same name. Along this stretch of highway, near milepost 110, are several dirt roads providing access to numerous mining sites.[5] Soon afterward, SR 305 enters Battle Mountain along Broad Street, crossing over Interstate 80 and ending in the middle of the town at an intersection with Front Street (SR 304/I-80 Business).[6]
A five-mile section of SR 305 is the site of a yearly human-powered vehicle (HPV) speed record competition conducted by the IHPVA (International Human Powered Vehicle Association),[7] with the record set to 89.59 mph (144.18 km/h) on September 17, 2016. During repaving in 2009, special attention was paid to the five mile stretch to make sure it was the flattest and smoothest road in the world.[8] It is very slightly downhill, with an average slope of less than 2/3 of one percent, per IHPVA rules.[9]
Historyedit
The road dates to back to at least 1929. At that time, it appeared on state maps one segment of the much longer State Route 8A. At the time, it was an unimproved road in the state highway system, and the road approached Battle Mountain from a more southerly direction.[10] The northern end of the current highway alignment southwest of Battle Mountain, serving the present-day mining establishments near the town, was constructed by 1952, although SR 8A continued to follow the previous alignment according to maps.[11] The entire highway was paved by 1953,[12] and the SR 8A designation was moved onto the newer section near Battle Mountain by 1954.[13]
On July 1, 1976, Nevada began renumbering its state highways. In this process, the Austin – Battle Mountain Road segment of SR 8A was reassigned to a new State Route 305. This change was first seen on state maps in 1978.[14] The route has remained relatively unchanged since then.
Major intersectionsedit
The Shoshone Range, as seen from SR 305 near Battle Mountain
^Austin Area(PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2006. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^Quadrangle 5-7(PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^Quadrangle 4-7(PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^Quadrangle 3-7(PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^(PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^"IHPVA - International Human Powered Vehicle Association Official Home Page". www.ihpva.org. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
^"The Recumbent Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Information Center". www.recumbents.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
^Gauge, Raymond (September 2016). "Battle Mountain Course Data". Recumbents.com. Warren Beauchamp. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^Highway Map State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1929. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1952. § C4. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1953. § C4,D4. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^ (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1954. § C4. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
^ (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1978. § B3,C3. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
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State Route 305 SR 305 is a state highway in Lander County Nevada It is the only state highway to connect the southern and northern areas of the county It runs north from U S Route 50 at Austin to Battle Mountain where it crosses Interstate 80 and ends at State Route 304 State Route 305Austin Battle Mountain RoadSR 305 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NDOTLength87 717 mi 1 141 167 km Existed1976 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 50 in AustinMajor intersectionsI 80 in Battle MountainNorth endSR 304 I 80 BL in Battle MountainLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaHighway systemNevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre 1976 Scenic SR 304 SR 306 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute description edit nbsp First reassurance shield on southbound SR 305 in Battle Mountain Nevada nbsp SR 305 with the Toiyabe Range in the background State Route 305 begins just northwest of the town limits of Austin Nevada 2 From there the route heads in a northerly direction through the Reese River Valley generally paralleling the Reese River The highway passes near many ranches and mining sites After about 20 miles 32 km SR 305 curves slightly more westward crossing through the Shoshone Range 3 The route continues northward passing the Valley of the Moon along the trek through Reese River Valley 4 As the route nears the vicinity of the Battle Mountains it curves northeast to head to the town of the same name Along this stretch of highway near milepost 110 are several dirt roads providing access to numerous mining sites 5 Soon afterward SR 305 enters Battle Mountain along Broad Street crossing over Interstate 80 and ending in the middle of the town at an intersection with Front Street SR 304 I 80 Business 6 A five mile section of SR 305 is the site of a yearly human powered vehicle HPV speed record competition conducted by the IHPVA International Human Powered Vehicle Association 7 with the record set to 89 59 mph 144 18 km h on September 17 2016 During repaving in 2009 special attention was paid to the five mile stretch to make sure it was the flattest and smoothest road in the world 8 It is very slightly downhill with an average slope of less than 2 3 of one percent per IHPVA rules 9 History editThe road dates to back to at least 1929 At that time it appeared on state maps one segment of the much longer State Route 8A At the time it was an unimproved road in the state highway system and the road approached Battle Mountain from a more southerly direction 10 The northern end of the current highway alignment southwest of Battle Mountain serving the present day mining establishments near the town was constructed by 1952 although SR 8A continued to follow the previous alignment according to maps 11 The entire highway was paved by 1953 12 and the SR 8A designation was moved onto the newer section near Battle Mountain by 1954 13 On July 1 1976 Nevada began renumbering its state highways In this process the Austin Battle Mountain Road segment of SR 8A was reassigned to a new State Route 305 This change was first seen on state maps in 1978 14 The route has remained relatively unchanged since then Major intersections edit nbsp The Shoshone Range as seen from SR 305 near Battle Mountain The entire route is in Lander County LocationmikmDestinationsNotes Austin0 0000 000 nbsp US 50 Fallon EurekaSouthern terminus Battle Mountain nbsp I 80 Lovelock Elko 87 717141 167 nbsp nbsp SR 304 Front Street I 80 BLNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp U S Roads portal Other segments of former State Route 8A State Route 140 the northern segment that ran west from U S Route 95 via Denio to northwestern Nevada State Route 376 the southern segment that ran from near Tonopah to near Austin References editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Nevada State Route 305KML is not from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nevada State Route 305 Nevada Department of Transportation January 2017 State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps Retrieved 2017 04 15 Austin Area PDF Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2006 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Quadrangle 5 7 PDF Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2008 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Quadrangle 4 7 PDF Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2010 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Quadrangle 3 7 PDF Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2005 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Battle Mountain Area PDF Map Nevada Department of Transportation 2005 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 11 29 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 IHPVA International Human Powered Vehicle Association Official Home Page www ihpva org Retrieved 2016 09 19 The Recumbent Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Information Center www recumbents com Retrieved 2016 09 19 Gauge Raymond September 2016 Battle Mountain Course Data Recumbents com Warren Beauchamp Retrieved September 19 2016 Highway Map State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1929 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1952 C4 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1953 C4 D4 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1954 C4 Archived from the original on 11 June 2015 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Official Highway Map of Nevada Map Nevada Department of Highways 1978 B3 C3 Archived from the original on 22 January 2015 Retrieved 26 Jan 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nevada State Route 305 amp oldid 1217450028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
