Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)
Flamingo Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NDOT | ||||
Length | 8.487 mi[1] (13.659 km) | |||
Section 1 | ||||
Length | 3.614 mi[1] (5.816 km) | |||
West end | SR 595 in Spring Valley | |||
East end | I-15 in Paradise | |||
Section 2 | ||||
Length | 4.873 mi[1] (7.842 km) | |||
West end | Paradise Road in Paradise | |||
Major intersections | I-11 / US 93 / US 95 in Paradise | |||
East end | SR 582 in Whitney | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Nevada | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Flamingo Road is an east–west section line arterial in the Las Vegas Valley. The road is named after Flamingo Las Vegas, which is located on Las Vegas Boulevard near where it intersects with Flamingo Road. Two discontinuous segments of the road totaling 8.487 miles (13.659 km) are designated State Route 592 (SR 592).
SR 592 route description
[edit]The first portion of SR 592 begins at Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) and extends easterly to Interstate 15. The second section resumes at Paradise Road and continues east, skirting the northern edge of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus before reaching its terminus at Boulder Highway (SR 582).
History
[edit]Flamingo Road originally was called Monson Road, and only existed east of Las Vegas Boulevard, with a nearby street, Dunes Road connecting Las Vegas Boulevard with Interstate 15 (I-15). In the early 1980s, the Nevada Department of Transportation rebuilt the Dunes interchange at I-15, and constructed a six-lane Flamingo Road west to Rainbow Boulevard.
The segment between I-15 and Las Vegas Boulevard remained named Dunes-Flamingo Road until 1995.
The portion of SR 592 between I-15 and Paradise Road was decommissioned by 2008.
The route is a candidate to be decommissioned with control given to Clark County; however, only the above section located in the resort corridor has been relinquished as of January 2008.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Clark County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Spring Valley | Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) | ||||||
Jones Boulevard (SR 596) | |||||||
Paradise–Spring Valley line | Decatur Boulevard | ||||||
Paradise | I-15 – Los Angeles, Salt Lake City | Interchange; I-15 exit 38 | |||||
Gap in route | |||||||
Paradise Road | |||||||
I-11 / US 93 / US 95 | Interchange; I-11/US 95 exit 69; former I-515 | ||||||
Whitney | Boulder Highway (SR 582) | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Attractions
[edit]- Palms Casino Resort
- Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
- Bellagio (resort)
- Caesars Palace
- Bally's Las Vegas
- The Cromwell Las Vegas
Public transport
[edit]RTC Transit Route 202 functions on this road.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Flamingo Road (Las Vegas) at Wikimedia Commons