Fort Churchill and Sand Springs Toll Road explained

Fort Churchill and Sand Springs Toll Road
Added:November 24, 1997
Refnum:97001383

Fort Churchill and Sand Springs Toll Road was opened in 1866.

A segment of the toll road within Churchill County, Nevada is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1974. This segment allowed a team of 18 mules to pull three heavily laden freight wagons across a mountain. One end of the road was located at Fort Churchill.

Running between Dayton and the former Sand Springs Pony Express Station along US 50 east of Fallon, the route provided a reliable supply route from the Comstock, Carson City and California to the Reese River Mining District centered in Austin.[1]

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  1. Web site: Nevada Department of Museums, Library and Arts . 2006-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060923035622/http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/dca/newsletters/dmla/mla-05.htm . 2006-09-23 . dead .