Decatur Boulevard
| Maintained by | Clark County, City of Las Vegas and City of North Las Vegas |
|---|---|
| Length | 25.0 mi (40.2 km) |
| Location | Las Vegas Clark County |
| South end | Cactus Avenue and Southern Highlands Parkway in Enterprise |
| Major junctions |  SR 160 in Enterprise
 CC 215 at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line |
| North end | Roundabout at the Clark County Shooting Complex at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line |
Decatur Boulevard is a major north–south section line arterial in the Las Vegas metropolitan area located on the west side of the city.
Route
[edit]Decatur Boulevard is situated in the west of Las Vegas and runs for roughly 25 miles along a north–south axis. At the southern end, at the junction with West Cactus Avenue, the road becomes Southern Highland Parkway. Interstate 11/U.S. Route 95 delineates the road as South Decatur Boulevard and North Decatur Boulevard. It is crossed twice by the Las Vegas Beltway and provides access to the North Las Vegas Airport.[1] At the northern end, it dead ends at a roundabout at the Clark County Shooting Complex.
Part of the southern section of the Boulevard is known as the location of a number of live music venues.[2] Notable places located along the road include Arizona Charlie's Decatur[3] and an office of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.[4]
South Decatur Boulevard has another section of road in Sloan, along with three other north–south roads, Cameron Street, Arville Street, and Hinson Street, off of Sloan Road acting as an access road to the Sierra Ready Mix South Plant. It is a dead-end road without any outlets.
History
[edit]Decatur Boulevard was named after the city of Decatur, Illinois in the 1930s by Leonard Frechette, who lived on the junction of the street and Vegas Drive. The city was itself named in honor of Stephen Decatur, a naval officer during the early 19th century.[1]
A $46 million Clark County construction project that widened much of Decatur Boulevard and introduced a railroad crossing for both Decatur Blvd and Warm Springs Road under the Union Pacific tracks was completed in summer 2010.[5] Sewerage along parts of the route was renewed in spring 2011.[6]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Clark County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 0.00 | 0.00 | Southern Highlands Parkway | Continuation beyond southern terminus | |
| Cactus Avenue | |||||
| 2.40 | 3.86 | SR 160 (Blue Diamond Road) – Pahrump | |||
| 4.70– 4.90 | 7.56– 7.89 | CC 215 – Henderson | Interchange; future I-215; CC 215 exit 13 | ||
| Paradise–Spring Valley line | 7.10 | 11.43 | Tropicana Avenue | Former SR 593 | |
| 8.10 | 13.04 | Flamingo Road (SR 592) | |||
| Las Vegas–Spring Valley line | 10.1 | 16.3 | Sahara Avenue | Former SR 589 | |
| Las Vegas | 11.1 | 17.9 | Charleston Boulevard | Former SR 159 | |
| 12.0– 12.2 | 19.3– 19.6 |   I-11 / US 95 – Downtown Las Vegas, Tonopah, Reno | Interchange; I-11/US 95 exit 79 | ||
| Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line | 14.6– 14.9 | 23.5– 24.0 |  US 95 Bus. (Rancho Drive, SR 599) | ||
| 15.2 | 24.5 |  SR 574 (Cheyenne Avenue) | |||
| 16.7 | 26.9 |  SR 573 (Craig Road) | |||
| 19.1– 19.3 | 30.7– 31.1 | CC 215 | Interchange; future I-215; CC 215 exit 41 | ||
| 25.0 | 40.2 | Clark County Shooting Complex | Roundabout; northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Public transport
[edit]RTC Transit Route 103 functions on this road.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fryman, Jessica (September 6, 2011). "Las Vegas' Decatur Boulevard's history pulls from the Navy". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Takin' It to the Street: Decatur Boulevard alive with live entertainment". Las Vegas Sun. May 20, 2004.
- ^ Fink, Jerry (May 5, 2008). "Staging a comeback". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Locations - Las Vegas". vegas4locals.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ "DECATUR-WARM SPRINGS PROJECT COMPLETED". Spring Valley View. September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
- ^ Hansen, Kyle (April 17, 2011). "Sewer project to close lanes on Decatur Boulevard near Edna Avenue". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "Routes Maps & Schedules". Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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