Nevada State Route 265 Explained

State:NV
Type:NV
Route:265
Alternate Name:Silver Peak Road
Map:Nevada 265 map.svg
Length Mi:20.500
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1976
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Silver Peak Road in Silver Peak
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Blair Junction
Counties:Esmeralda
Previous Type:NV
Previous Route:264
Next Type:NV
Next Route:266

State Route 265 (SR 265) is a 20.5miles state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. Referred to as Silver Peak Road, it connects the community of Silver Peak to U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 95 (US 6 - 95). The route formerly existed as State Route 47.

Route description

SR 265 starts at Silver Peak Road (an unrelated road heading east) just southwest of Silver Peak. The highway curves north as the main road through the town. Outside of Silver Peak, the route heads north and slightly westward through the desert. SR 265 ends at Blair Junction on US 6 - 95, approximately 6miles east of Coaldale.

History

Silver Peak Road first appears on the 1935 edition of the official state highway map. This version shows it as State Route 47, an unimproved highway.[2] The entire road had been paved by 1940.[3] SR 47 remained relatively unchanged until ca. 1978, when the highway was rechristened as State Route 265.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps . Nevada Department of Transportation . Nevada Department of Transportation . January 2017 . 2017-04-17.
  2. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of Nevada . https://archive.today/20121211152024/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,465 . dead . December 11, 2012 . 1935 . January 11, 2009 .
  3. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of the State of Nevada . 1940 . January 11, 2009 .
  4. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1978-79 . 1978 . January 11, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150122214240/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?%2Fhmaps%2C535 . January 22, 2015 . dead .