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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[Image:Sheep Range from 168.jpg|right|thumb|Looking west towards the [[Sheep Range]] from near Dead Man Wash|alt=A two-lane asphalt highway passes through a desert landscape dotted with sagebrush and cacti as it heads towards the mountains in the distance.]] |
[[Image:Sheep Range from 168.jpg|right|thumb|Looking west towards the [[Sheep Range]] from near Dead Man Wash|alt=A two-lane asphalt highway passes through a desert landscape dotted with sagebrush and cacti as it heads towards the mountains in the distance.]] |
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SR 168 begins at the Interstate 15 interchange (exit 90) in the town of Glendale in northern Clark County. From there, the highway heads westward about {{convert|2|mi|km}} to enter the town of [[Moapa, Nevada|Moapa]] in the [[Moapa River Indian Reservation]]. SR 168 continues west for {{convert|21|mi|km}}, passing north of the Arrow Canyon Wilderness Area. The highway ends in *[[Coyote Springs, Nevada|Coyote Springs]] a planned a 200,000+ residents development ,at the junction with US 93 east of the [[Sheep Range]] on the eastern border of the [[Desert National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name=Map2007>{{cite map |publisher=[[Nevada Department of Transportation]] |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url= |edition=2007–08 |date=2007 |section=F6 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Frederick, |last= Sherman|authorlink=|title=The birth of Nevada's newest town|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-23-Sun-2006/opinion/6934612.html |newspaper= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=April 23, 2006|accessdate=April 23, 2006}}</ref> |
SR 168 begins at the Interstate 15 interchange (exit 90) in the town of Glendale in northern Clark County. From there, the highway heads westward about {{convert|2|mi|km}} to enter the town of [[Moapa, Nevada|Moapa]] in the [[Moapa River Indian Reservation]]. SR 168 continues west for {{convert|21|mi|km}}, passing north of the Arrow Canyon Wilderness Area. The highway ends in *[[Coyote Springs, Nevada|Coyote Springs]] a planned a 200,000+ residents future development ,at the junction with US 93 east of the [[Sheep Range]] on the eastern border of the [[Desert National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name=Map2007>{{cite map |publisher=[[Nevada Department of Transportation]] |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url= |edition=2007–08 |date=2007 |section=F6 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Frederick, |last= Sherman|authorlink=|title=The birth of Nevada's newest town|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-23-Sun-2006/opinion/6934612.html |newspaper= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=April 23, 2006|accessdate=April 23, 2006}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 04:31, 12 June 2010
 State Route 168 | ||||
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| Glendale/Moapa Road | ||||
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| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.764 mi[1] (39.854 km) | |||
| Existed | 1976–present | |||
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| West end |  US 93 northwest of Moapa | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
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State Route 168 (SR 168) is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada, USA. Also known as Glendale/Moapa Road, the highway connects Interstate 15 at Glendale to U.S. Route 93 (US 93) 25 miles (40 km) northwest. The route was designated as the southern end of State Route 7 in 1919, and served as part of US 93 from 1931 to 1967.
Route description
SR 168 begins at the Interstate 15 interchange (exit 90) in the town of Glendale in northern Clark County. From there, the highway heads westward about 2 miles (3.2 km) to enter the town of Moapa in the Moapa River Indian Reservation. SR 168 continues west for 21 miles (34 km), passing north of the Arrow Canyon Wilderness Area. The highway ends in *Coyote Springs a planned a 200,000+ residents future development ,at the junction with US 93 east of the Sheep Range on the eastern border of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.[2][3]
History
State Route 168 has existed as part of Nevada's state highway system since 1919. In that year, the Nevada Legislature amended the general highway law to add State Route 7, which was vaguely defined as "commencing at the city of Ely and running thence southerly through Pioche to Las Vegas."[4] The southern terminus of SR 7 was later truncated to Glendale, with its southernmost miles following the alignment of present-day SR 168.[5]
At a meeting held on June 8, 1931, the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) approved an extension of U.S. Route 93 through Nevada. This extension brought the southern end of that route from Wells to Glendale.[6] South of Ely, the extension of US 93 was routed over State Route 7, including the portion northwest of Glendale.[5] AASHO ordered another southerly extension of US 93 to Arizona via Las Vegas in 1935, which was signed by 1939.[6][7] The routing of US 93 via the Glendale–Moapa segment remained in place until 1967. In that year, a shorter route connecting Las Vegas and Caliente was completed, bypassing Glendale. The 24 miles (39 km) of highway northwest of Glendale remained in the state highway system, still marked as State Route 7.[8]
After the removal of US 93 from the route, the southerly segment of SR 7 remained unchanged for several years. On July 1, 1976, the Nevada Department of Transportation initiated the renumbering of Nevada's state highways. In this process, the highway was renumbered to State Route 168.[9] This change was first seen on the 1978 edition of the state's highway map.[10]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Clark County. Mileposts on SR 168 are assigned from east to west.
| Location | Mile[11] | Junction | Notes |
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| 24.76 | US 93 – Las Vegas, Caliente
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| Glendale | 0.00 |  I-15 – Las Vegas, Mesquite
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References
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (2007–08 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2007. § F6.
- ^ Sherman, Frederick, (April 23, 2006). "The birth of Nevada's newest town". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Statutes of the State of Nevada Passed at the Thirtieth Session of the Legislature. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. 1921. pp. 383–384. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ a b Road Map (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1932. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ a b "U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map) (1939 ed.). Nevada Department of Highways. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1967 ed.). Nevada State Highway Department. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 98.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Nevada State Highway Department. 1978. § F6. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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