Nevada State Route 8A

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Nevada 8A.svg
State Route 8A
Route information
Existed1929–1976
Section 1
West endCalifornia 299.svg SR 299 at California state line
East endNevada 140.svg SR 140
Section 2
South endUS 6.svg US 6 near Tonopah
North endUS 40.svg US 40 in Battle Mountain
Location
Country United States
State Nevada
Counties Washoe, Humboldt, Nye, Lander
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System

Former State Route 8A (SR 8A) was a two-part state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada, running from California State Route 299 in a general easterly and southeasterly direction via Vya and Denio to US 95 north of Winnemucca, and south from US 40 at Battle Mountain via Austin to US 6 near Tonopah. It was a branch of State Route 8, which followed US 95 north from US 40 at Winnemucca to Oregon. [1] The part northwest from US 95 towards the Oregon state line later became State Route 140, part of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway. In the late 1970s renumbering, the northsouth portion became State Route 305 (Battle Mountain to Austin) and State Route 376 (Austin to Tonopah), but the portion from SR 140 west to California did not remain in the state highway system. (SR 140 was to be renumbered to State Route 291, but this was not carried through.) [2] However, signs remain on that segment, and so SR 8A still de facto connects SR 140 with California. [3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Washoe California 299.svg SR 299
Vya Nevada 34.svg SR 34 Western end of SR 34 concurrency
Nevada 34.svg SR 34 Eastern end of SR 34 concurrency
Humboldt Nevada 34A.svg SR 34A Eastern terminus of SR 34A
Nevada 140.svg SR 140
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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