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U.S. 95 North

U.S. 95 north
	Leaving the intersection with Nevada 163/Laughlin Highway, this mileage sign (for Searchlight - 19 miles and Las Vegas - 75 miles) is posted along U.S. 95 north. Photo taken 04/01/06.
	At the time this photo was taken, U.S. 95 carried only two lanes (one in each direction). By 2010, U.S. 95 had been widened to four lanes (two in each direction) between Nevada 163 and U.S. 93 near Railroad Pass. The highway has a median barrier in the rural segments and a center turn lane through Cal-Nev-Ari and Searchlight. Photo taken 04/01/06.
	U.S. 95 northbound merges with U.S. 93 at a diamond interchange near Boulder City. The two US routes overlap for 23 miles northwest to Henderson and downtown Las Vegas. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	U.S. 95 northbound traffic turns onto the northbound on-ramp to U.S. 93 (Boulder Highway). Cascata Golf Course Road continues north from the interchange under an abandoned railroad truss bridge ahead. U.S. 93 & 95 share 2.3 miles of divided highway before transitioning into Interstate 515 at Henderson. Photo taken 10/19/04.
U.S. 95/Oran K. Gragson Highway (Downtown Expressway) north
	U.S. 95 north leaves the stack interchange with Interstate 15 and U.S. 93 and continues west toward Exit 77, Rancho Drive (U.S. 95 Business and Nevada 599). Photo taken 03/29/08.

This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to Exit 77, Junction Business U.S. 95/Rancho Drive; Exit 78, Valley View Boulevard; and Exit 79, Decatur Boulevard. The original porcelain enamel sign was replaced when the freeway was converted from six lanes to ten overall lanes (eight all purpose and two HOV lanes). Photos taken 03/29/08 and 10/19/04.

Business U.S. 95 follows Rancho Drive northwest seven miles from Exit 77 to Exit 90A. The surface arterial serves North Las Vegas Airport between Cary Avenue and Cheyenne Street (Nevada 574). Intersecting U.S. 95 next otherwise is Valley View Boulevard, a north-south street linking the freeway with Washington Avenue and Alta Drive. Photo taken 03/29/08.

The reconstruction of U.S. 95 between Interstate 15 and Business U.S. 95 resulted in a dual freeway concept, with the mainline carrying four lanes of northbound traffic, and the collector-distributor lanes carrying three lanes of traffic. The c/d lanes offer a separate exit to Business U.S. 95 for northbound traffic. Photo taken 03/29/08.

In the dual freeway concept, northbound U.S. 95 reaches Exit 77, Junction Business U.S. 95/Rancho Drive. The exit to the business route from the collector-distributor lanes is also visible from the main lanes. The second photo shows the original configuration. Photos taken 03/29/08 and 10/19/04.

	The slip ramp from U.S. 95 north to Business U.S. 95 north passes under the collector-distributor lanes. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	The collector-distributor lanes and main lanes unite after Exit 77. A new left lane for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and carpools starts at this point. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	A northbound reassurance marker used to lie amid the construction zone between Exit 77 (Rancho Drive) and Exit 78 (Valley View Boulevard). The Exit 78 partial-cloverleaf interchange ahead was closed at the time of this photograph due to road work. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	The next three exits along U.S. 95 north are Exit 78, Valley View Boulevard; Exit 79, Decatur Boulevard; and Exit 80, Jones Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Northbound U.S. 95 reaches Exit 78, Valley View Boulevard. The left six lanes (including HOV lane) continue north on U.S. 95; the right lane exits only to Valley View Boulevard. Valley View Boulevard travels south from U.S. 95 to Meadows Mall, about 1.2 miles from at the intersection with Nevada 159 (Charleston Boulevard). Valley View then continues south to meet Nevada 589 (Sahara Avenue) and leaves the Las Vegas city limits about 2.2 miles south of here. Photo taken 03/29/08.

U.S. 95 prepares to pass under the Valley View Boulevard overpass. The next exit along U.S. 95 north is Exit 79, Decatur Boulevard. Decatur Boulevard is a north-south arterial between Nevada 593 (Tropicana Avenue) and Business U.S. 95 and Nevada 599/Rancho Drive. Photos taken 03/29/08 and 10/19/04.

U.S. 95 passes the under Valley View Boulevard overpass. Photo taken 03/29/08.

Immediately after passing under Valley View Boulevard, a slip ramp connects U.S. 95 north with the new collector-distributor lanes that provide the connection to Exit 79, Decatur Boulevard. This alignment is a significant change from the prior configuration (see next series of photos from 2004). Decatur Boulevard ends 2.5 miles to the north at North Las Vegas Airport. The arterial continues south of the Exit 79 partial-cloverleaf interchange 3.1 miles to Desert Inn Road and 4.3 miles to Flamingo Drive (Nevada 592). Photo taken 03/29/08.

This series of photos shows the former approach to Exit 79 before the reconstruction project was complete. The upcoming exits sign listing the distance to Decatur Boulevard (Exit 79), Jones Boulevard (Exit 80), and Summerlin Parkway west (Exit 81A) was not replaced in kind. Photos taken 10/19/04.

	All traffic entering the U.S. 95 freeway from Valley View Boulevard must use the collector-distributor lanes. Motorists on the collector-distributor lanes have the choice of connecting to U.S. 95 north or exiting to Decatur Boulevard. A diagrammatical overhead sign to that effect is posted on the c/d lanes. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 95 north: Exit 80, Jones Boulevard; Exit 81A, Summerlin Parkway west; and Exit 81B, Rainbow Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	The next exit along U.S. 95 north is Exit 80, Jones Boulevard. The next interchange serves Jones Boulevard (Nevada 596), a north-south road traveling 9.3 miles between Tropicana Avenue and Rancho Drive (U.S. 95 Business). Nevada 596 comprises 6.087 miles of Jones Boulevard in two segments. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Meanwhile, the collector-distributor lanes split, with the right lane connecting to Decatur Boulevard and the left lanes preparing to merge back onto the mainline. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	U.S. 95 passes under the enhanced Decatur Boulevard bridge. The freeway still consists of five northbound lanes (incluiding HOV lane) even after the c/d lane merges back onto the freeway. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	In the old configuration, an exit only lane for Exit 80 (Jones Boulevard) came into play after the Decatur Boulevard overpass. Photo taken 10/19/04.

		This upcoming exits mileage sign lists the distance to Jones Boulevard (Exit 80), Summerlin Parkway (Exit 81A), and Rainbow Boulevard (Exit 81B). Photos taken 03/29/08 and 10/19/04.
	In the new configuration, the rigth two lanes prepare to exit to Jones Boulevard (Exit 80). Photo taken 03/29/08.
		Exit 80 descends from U.S. 95 northbound to Jones Boulevard. Jones Boulevard travels one mile north to Vegas Drive and one mile south to Nevada 159 (Charleston Boulevard). A partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between U.S. 95 and Jones Boulevard. Photos taken 03/29/08 and 10/19/04.

	U.S. 95 northbound nears the "Rainbow Curve", the point at which Rainbow Boulevard and the Las Vegas Expressway cross paths and where the U.S. highway turns northward. Exit 81 involves ramps to both the Summerlin Parkway west and Rainbow Boulevard (Nevada 595). The Summerlin Parkway comprises a four-lane freeway between U.S. 95 and the growing community of Summerlin. Rainbow Boulevard represents another in a series of north-south arterials, traveling south from Washington Avenue to Hacienda Avenue. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to Exit 81A, Summerlin Parkway; Exit 81B, Rainbow Boulevard; and Exit 82, Lake Mead Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	This set of overheads was in place in 2004 but was gone after the reconstruction project was complete. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	These overhead guide signs are attached to the Torrey Pines Drive overpass ahead of Exits 81A-B. Construction of the interchange between U.S. 95, Rainbow Boulevard, and Summerlin Parkway was completed in August of 2005. The work involved the building of a new ramp from Summerlin Parkway east onto U.S. 95 north, and improvements to existing ramps and bridges to reduce congestion and allow for the ten-lane widening of the freeway below. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	A two-lane off-ramp carries travelers onto Summerlin Parkway westbound via Exit 81A. Summerlin Parkway is a freeway that links U.S. 95 with the Las Vegas Beltway (Clark County 215), a distance of six miles. The freeway provides four interchanges for west Las Vegas and Summerlin. Rainbow Boulevard (Nevada 595) meanwhile parallels U.S. 95 northbound from Washington Avenue to Craig Road. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	As U.S. 95 curves from west to north, the two-lane exit for Summerlin Parkway departs. The left lane remains restricted to HOVs, and the right lane prepares to exit onto Exit 81B, Rainbow Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Immediately thereafter, northbound U.S. 95/Oran K. Gragson Highway reaches Exit 81B, Nevada 595/Rainbow Boulevard. Nevada 595 travels south from this interchange through the city of Las Vegas (Nevada 589/Sahara Avenue) into unincorporated Clark County. After intersecting the Bruce Woodbury Las Vegas Beltway, Nevada 595 ends at Neavda 160/Blue Mountain Road. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	A single-point urban interchange (SPUI) governs the flow of traffic between U.S. 95 and Rainbow Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Now traveling due north, the U.S. 95 HOV lane ends in one-half mile. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	This mileage sign provides the distance to the next four exits: Exits 82A-B, Lake Mead Boulevard; Exit 83, Cheyenne Avenue; and Exit 85, Nevada 573/Craig Road. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Continuing north of the Exit 81A/B interchange complex at the Vegas Drive overpass. Intersecting the freeway ahead is Lake Mead Boulevard, an east-west arterial between Summerlin and North Las Vegas. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Exit 82 departs U.S. 95 northbound for Lake Mead Boulevard east ahead of its intersection with Rainbow Boulevard. Lake Mead Boulevard heads 1.1 miles east to Jones Boulevard, 2.1 miles to Decatur Boulevard, and 2.7 miles to U.S. 95 Business (Rancho Drive). Motorists bound for Rainbow Boulevard south should use Exit 82A for the Lake Mead Boulevard intersection with the parallel street. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	A loop ramp joins U.S. 95 northbound with Lake Mead Boulevard westbound at Exit 82B. The ramp splits with a second ramp intersecting the adjacent Rainbow Boulevard. Drivers can turn left from that ramp onto Rainbow Boulevard northbound ahead of the Smoke Ranch Road. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	U.S. 95 northbound passes underneath Lake Mead Boulevard ahead of the Exit 82B ramp departure. Lake Mead Boulevard intersects Buffalo Drive in 1.1 miles and Rampart Boulevard at Summerlin in 2.4 miles. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	A U.S. 95 reassurance shield is posted after Exits 82A-B. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Next in line for northbound travelers is the Exit 83 diamond interchange with Cheyenne Avenue. Cheyenne Avenue travels almost the entire width of the Las Vegas metropolitan area between Clark County 215 (Las Vegas Beltway) and Nellis Air Force Base. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	U.S. 95 Business (Rancho Drive) returns to U.S. 95 northbound in three miles. Exits for Cheyenne Avenue and Craig Road depart between now and then. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Northbound at the Exit 83 ramp departure to Cheyenne Avenue. Cheyenne Avenue upgrades to Nevada 574 between U.S. 95 and Nellis Boulevard, a distance of 10.350 miles. Cheyenne Avenue continues 1.9 miles west to Rampart Boulevard and 4.6 miles to the Las Vegas Beltway. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	The freeway next meets Craig Road (Nevada 573), an east-west arterial between Buffalo Drive and Clayton Street. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	One half mile south of the Exit 85 diamond interchange with Craig Road (Nevada 573). This upcoming exits sign lists the distances to Rancho Drive (U.S. 95 Business) and Ann Road (Exit 91). Photo taken 03/29/08.
	U.S. 95 northbound at the Exit 85 ramp departure to Craig Road. Craig Road ends 3.5 miles to the west at Jensen Street. Nevada 573 begins and heads east 2.1 miles to Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 03/29/08.
	Now on the offramp to Exit 85, a traffic signal governs the flow of traffic between U.S. 95 north and Craig Boulevard (Nevada 573). Photo taken 03/29/08.
	U.S. 95 northbound pull through panel attached to the Craig Road over crossing. The northbound control cities are Tonopah and Reno. Tonopah lies 200 miles to the northwest at the U.S. 95 junction with U.S. 6. Reno, 440 miles to the north, meanwhile requires one to travel west on a combination of U.S. 95 Alternate, U.S. 50, and/or Interstate 80 from U.S. 95 near Schurz and Fallon. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	Clark County 215 (Las Vegas Beltway) appears for the first time on U.S. 95 guide signs at the Lone Mountain Road over crossing. The freeway turns northwest from Rancho Drive on the 2.5-mile drive to the beltway interchange. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	The mileposts jump from 85 to 90 between Craig Road and Rancho Drive (U.S. 95 Business & Nevada 599). Exit 90A provides a southbound ramp onto U.S. 95 Business ahead of its intersection with Lone Mountain Road. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	Attached to the U.S. 95 Business southbound off-ramp from U.S. 95 south is the 0.25-mile overhead for Ann Road (Exit 90B). Ann Road travels east-west 11 miles between the Las Vegas Beltway and North 5th Street in North Las Vegas. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	Motorists bound for Ann Drive depart U.S. 95 northbound via the two-lane off-ramp of Exit 90B. Ann Road comprises a divided surface arterial between Durango Drive 1.4 miles to the west and Decatur Boulevard 2.5 miles to the east. Photo taken 10/19/04.
	The Exit 90B diamond interchange at Ann Road lies 1.25 miles south of the Clark County 215 junction. Pictured here is the first Exit 91 overhead for the Las Vegas Beltway, attached to the Ann Road overpass. Photo taken 10/19/04.
There is a gap in photographic coverage between the beltway and Indian Springs.
U.S. 95 north
	Northbound U.S. 95 enters the small community of Indian Springs. Indian Springs is a lonely outpost outside the Las Vegas metropolitan area with a couple of motels and a sizable military presence. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Soon thereafter, U.S. 95 continues as a four-lane expressway as it leaves Indian Springs. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	U.S. 95 at leaves Clark County and enters Nye County line. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Northbound U.S. 95 approaches the Mercury exit, one mile. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	The divided highway ends after the Mercury exit. Photo taken 01/21/02.

			U.S. 95 north approaches its junction with Nevada 160. Nevada 160 leads south from this point to connect to Pahrump and Red Rocks before entering the southern part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Photos taken 01/21/02.
			Northbound U.S. 95 meets Nevada 373 at Amargosa Valley east of Death Valley National Park. Photos taken 11/11/08 and 01/20/02.

Some distance ahead, U.S. 95 enters the unincorporated town of Beatty, elevation 3,300 feet above sea level. The population of Beatty was 1,154 as of the 2000 Census. Settled by 1905, Beatty has its origins in mining like many towns in western Nevada. The nearby mining towns of Rhyolite and Bullfrog west of Beatty experienced the boom-and-bust cycle associated with gold mining. Only Beatty retains a population today due to its location on U.S. 95 and more recent increase in tourism (Gateway to Death Valley) and military activity (the nearby Nevada Test Site is a large military reservation that encompasses a significant portion of Nye County and includes the controversial Yucca Mountain project). Ahead, U.S. 95 north approaches Nevada 374/Main Street in downtown Beatty. Photo taken 11/11/08.

Nevada 374 travels southwest from Beatty into Death Valley National Park via Rhyolite and Bullfrog. Once in the national park, Nevada 374 connects to California 190 en route to Stovepipe Wells and Lone Pine in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Photo taken 11/11/08.

Like most towns in Nevada, gambling is legal in Beatty and offers an additional draw for weary travelers along U.S. 95. At the stop sign ahead, U.S. 95 turns right (north) onto Main Street toward Goldfield and Tonopah. Photos taken 11/11/08.

	After the Nevada 374 junction in Beatty, U.S. 95 proceeds north toward Tonopah along the western edge of the massive Nellis Air Force Range Complex. Photo taken 01/20/02.
There is a gap in photographic coverage between Beatty and Tonopah.
U.S. 6 west and U.S. 95 north

Approaching Blair Junction, U.S. 6 west and U.S. 95 north meet Nevada 265/Nivloc Road south to Silver Peak. Nevada 265 travels south to Silver Peak, an unincorporated town with a history steeped in silver and gold mining in the 19th century and today is adjacent to a lithium extraction facility in nearby Clayton Valley. Nevada 265 is not a through state route; it ends upon reaching Silver Peak. Photos taken 11/11/08.

	Several miles west of Nevada 265, U.S. 6 and U.S. 95 prepare to split at Coaldale Junction. This dramatic view shows the Columbus Salt Marsh, a huge dry lakebed located to the northwest of Coaldale that is mostly devoid of vegetation. The lakebed is the low point in the valley, and whatever precipitation runoff from neighboring mountains travels toward the lake. Due to the arid climate in the Great Basin, rainfall is uncommon, and thus the lakebed is mostly dry. Photo taken 11/11/08.
	The routes divide at Coaldale Junction. As the highway turnsn from west to northwest, U.S. 6 will turn left to travel west toward Basalt, Montgomery Pass, Benton, and Bishop along the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. U.S. 95, meanwhile, curves to the north en route to Hawthorne and Fallon. Photo taken 11/11/08.
	A U.S. 6 and U.S. 95 trailblazer shield assembly is posted at the split. Turn left here for U.S. 6 west to Bishop or continue straight ahead for U.S. 95 north to Hawthorne and Fallon. Photo taken 11/11/08.
U.S. 95 north
	Leaving the U.S. 6 intersection at Coaldale Junction, a U.S. 95 north reassurance shield is posted. Photo taken 11/11/08.
	A mileage sign provides the distance to several destinations via U.S. 95 north: Mina (31 miles), Hawthorne (63 miles), and Reno (196 miles via U.S. 95A north to either U.S. 50 west to U.S. 395 north or Interstate 80 west at Fernley). Omitted are distances to other northern Nevada locations on or near the U.S. 95 corridor such as Fallon, Fernley-Wadsworth, Yerington, and Carson City. Photo taken 11/11/08.
	In rural parts of Nevada, fences may or may not be used to contain wildlife and ranch animals. As a result, after crossing a cattle guard, it is not uncommon for animals to cross the highway. If there are no fences on the sides of the road, then assume that animals may freely cross the highway at any time. This would be especially important for nighttime driving on remote rural highways. Photo taken 11/11/08.
	As an added safety measure, motorists are required to use their headlights during the daytime to increase visibility for the next 61 miles (almost all the way to Hawthorne). Photo taken 11/11/08.

Page Updated February 15, 2010.