Nevada State Route 796

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State Route 796
Airport Road
Nevada State Route 796
SR 796 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length1.364 mi [1] (2.195 km)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
South end Winnemucca Municipal Airport
North end I-80 frontage road west of Winnemucca
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
Nevada 795.svg SR 795 SR 806 Nevada 806.svg

State Route 796 (SR 796) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada serving the Winnemucca area.

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View at the north end of SR 796 looking southbound 2014-06-12 11 15 58 First reassurance sign along southbound Nevada State Route 796 (Airport Road) in Winnemucca, Nevada.JPG
View at the north end of SR 796 looking southbound

Route description

State Route 796 begins at the main entrance to the Winnemucca Municipal Airport southwest of downtown Winnemucca in Grass Valley. From there, the highway travels northwest, crossing over Union Pacific Railroad tracks and ending at an Interstate 80 frontage road. [1] [2]

History

SR 796 became a state highway on May 1, 1997. [3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Humboldt County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 Winnemucca Municipal Airport
1.332.14Frontage Road Winnemucca
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps" . Retrieved 2017-01-13.
    2. Winnemucca South Area (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
    3. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 106.