Nevada State Route 767

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State Route 767
Ruby Valley Road
Nevada State Route 767
SR 767 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length1.924 mi [1]  (3.096 km)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
South endRuby Valley Road north of Ruby Valley
North endNevada 229.svg SR 229 southeast of Halleck
Location
Country United States
State Nevada
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
Nevada 766.svg SR 766 Nevada 773.svg SR 773

State Route 767 (SR 767) is a short state highway in the Ruby Valley region of Elko County, Nevada. It follows a portion of Ruby Valley Road.

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Route description

SR 767 begins in Ruby Valley, north of the agricultural town of the same name, where Elko County Route 788 transitions from gravel road to pavement. The highway continues north along the eastern foothills of the Ruby Mountains to its northern terminus at a Y-junction with Secret Pass Road (SR 229) east of Ruby Dome. [2] [3]

History

View at the south end of SR 767 looking northbound 2014-05-21 15 10 07 Sign at the south end of northbound Nevada State Route 767 in Ruby Valley, Nevada.JPG
View at the south end of SR 767 looking northbound

Ruby Valley Road follows part of what was once known as the Hastings Cutoff, [2] a route which was at the time thought to be a more direct route of the California Trail through the northeastern part of Nevada.

SR 767 was established as a state highway on July 1, 1976. [4] It has remained unchanged since its adoption into the state highway system.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Elko County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Ruby Valley Road (Elko CR 788) – Ruby Valley Continuation beyond southern terminus
1.9243.096Nevada 229.svg SR 229 (Secret Pass Road) Halleck, Wells
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 1 2 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps" . Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. 1 2 Official Highway Map of the State of Nevada (PDF) (Map) (2013–2014 ed.). January 2013. § B5. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  3. "Overview of SR 767" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  4. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 103.