State Route 293 (SR 293) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada. It connects the Kings River Valley to U.S. Route 95 at the town of Orovada.
Kings River Valley Road | ||||
SR 293 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NDOT | ||||
Length | 23.989 mi[1] (38.607 km) | |||
Existed | 1976–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Kings River Valley | |||
East end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Nevada | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 293 begins at a Nevada Department of Transportation monument in the north-central portion of Humboldt County, just a few miles east of the Kings River.[1][2] From there, the route heads east through a mountain pass and then southward. After crossing the Quinn River, SR 293 heads eastward through the Quinn River Valley to its terminus at US 95 at the town of Orovada.[2]
History
editThe road first appears on official state maps 1968, although it was not labeled as being part of Nevada's numbered highway system at that time.[3] The highway was fully paved by 1971, but still had no route number on the state map.[4] The entire road was removed from state highway maps entirely beginning with the 1973 edition.[5] Despite this, the highway officially became State Route 293 on July 1, 1976, when Nevada officials began renumbering the state's numbered routes.[6] The road returned to the state highway map, complete with the SR 293 designation, in the 1982 edition.[7]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Humboldt County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.99 | 38.61 | Kings River Valley | ||
Orovada | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 95 – Winnemucca, McDermitt | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ a b Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (2007–08 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2007. § A2-A3.
- ^ 1968 Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1968. § A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ 1971 Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1971. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1973. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 107.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1982. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.