Nevada State Route 121 Explained

State:NV
Type:NV
Route:121
Alternate Name:Dixie Valley Road
Map:Nevada 121 map.svg
Map Notes:Nevada State Route 121, highlighted in red.
Map Alt:Nevada State Route 121 goes north from US 50 to the site of Dixie Valley, Nevada.
Length Mi:27.047
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1976
Deleted:2021[2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: east of Fallon
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Settlement Road in Dixie Valley
Counties:Churchill
Previous Type:NV
Previous Route:120
Next Type:NV
Next Route:140

State Route 121 (SR 121) was a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada. It spurred from U.S. Route 50, east of Fallon, north 27.05miles to a local road, Settlement Road in Dixie Valley, with the moniker of Dixie Valley Road. SR 121 was assigned in 1976 and removed from the primary state highway system in 2021, with the entire length of the route being redesignated as Frontage Road FRCH08.[2]

Route description

State Route 121 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (the Austin Highway) to the east of the community of Fallon. Route 121 progressed northward through the United States Naval Recreation and Training Area just to the north of Route 50. The route progressed northward, through the mountains of Churchill County. The highway left the Recreation Area and continued its way to the community of Dixie Valley. The route continued northward for about 20miles and intersected with Settlement Road in Dixie Valley, where the state designation ended. Dixie Valley Road continues on as a gravel road.

History

After many years of minimal use, NDOT removed the asphalt surface and replaced it with gravel in 2021.[3] It was removed from the primary state highway system by January 2022.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps . Nevada Department of Transportation . Nevada Department of Transportation . January 2017 . 7 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Nevada Department of Transportation. State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps, January 2022 . January 2022 . April 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: . From Paved to Gravel - A Rural Road Stirs Debate . April 17, 2021 . April 25, 2023.