Nevada State Route 854

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Nevada 854.svg
State Route 854
Lone Mountain Road, Western Avenue
Nevada State Route 854
SR 854 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length4.120 mi [1]  (6.630 km)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
West endNevada 399.svg SR 399 near Lovelock
East endNevada 398.svg SR 398 in Lovelock
Location
Country United States
State Nevada
County Pershing
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
Nevada 844.svg SR 844 Nevada 856.svg SR 856

State Route 854 (SR 854) is a state highway in Pershing County, Nevada serving the vicinity of Lovelock. The route comprised a portion of former State Route 48.

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View at the east end of SR 854 in Lovelock, looking west 2015-04-18 11 42 31 View west from the east end of Nevada State Route 854 (Western Avenue) in Lovelock, Nevada.jpg
View at the east end of SR 854 in Lovelock, looking west

Route description

State Route 854 begins northwest of Lovelock at an intersection with Pitt Road/Eagle Picher Mine Road (SR 399). From there, the two-lane highway travels south along Lone Mountain Road for about 1.6 miles (2.6 km), passing a local cemetery. The route then turns east and heads through farmlands towards downtown Lovelock. [2] Entering the city limits at Jamestown Road, the road now follows Western Avenue through residential areas. SR 854 passes by the Pershing County Courthouse and then turns northeast on Dartmouth Avenue to terminate at an intersection with Main Street (SR 398) in downtown Lovelock. [1] [3]

History

SR 854 was a part of former State Route 48. Nevada 48.svg
SR 854 was a part of former State Route 48.

SR 854 was originally designated as the easternmost end of the much longer State Route 48. SR 48 followed the current highway away from Lovelock, then turned westward along present-day State Route 399 passing near the Seven Troughs Mine area to terminate at State Route 34 at Gerlach. [4] That route was designated by 1935. [5] On July 1, 1976, this section of SR 48 was reassigned to State Route 854 as part of the renumbering of Nevada's state highway system. [6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pershing County.

Locationmi [7] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Nevada 399.svg SR 399 (Pitt Road, Eagle Picher Mine Road)Western terminus
Lovelock 4.126.63Nevada 398.svg SR 398 (Main Street)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 854
KML is from Wikidata

References

  1. 1 2 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. "Overview of SR 854" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  3. Lovelock Area (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  4. State of Nevada Laws Relating to Highways and State Parks. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. 1951. p. 15.
  5. Official Road Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1935. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  6. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 113.
  7. Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.