Nevada State Route 292 Explained

State:NV
Type:SR
Route:292
Alternate Name:Denio Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 292 highlighted in red
Length Mi:2.935
Length Round:3
Established:1976
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:290
Next Type:SR
Next Route:293

State Route 292 (SR 292) is a short state highway on the northern edge of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, that serves the community of Denio.

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Route description

SR 292 is a two-lane road entirely within the southern part of the Pueblo Valley. The route begins at a T intersection with State Route 140 (SR 140) in Denio Junction. (From the intersection, southbound SR 140 heads south and then east to end at U.S. Route 95 [US 95], east-northeast of Amos. Northbound SR 140 heads westerly to the Oregon state line to connect with Oregon Route 140.) From its southern terminus SR 292 heads north, but slightly to the west, a distance of nearly 3miles to serve the community of Denio (a census-designated place).[1] [2] The route ends at the Oregon state line. From SR 292's northern terminus, the road continues northward into Oregon as Harney County Route 201 (Fields-Denio Road), heading towards Fields.[3]

History

SR 292 was originally part of the former State Route 8A. That route, established by 1929, connected State Route 8 (now US 95) to Vya via Denio.[4] SR 8A was realigned to bypass Denio by 1949, leaving the highway into Denio without a state highway number.[5] The road was designated as State Route 292 on July 1, 1976, as part of the renumbering of Nevada's state highway system.[6] However, the new route number was not seen on official Nevada highway maps until 1993.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps. nevadadot.com. Nevada Department of Transportation. Jan 2017. 17 Apr 2017.
  2. Official Highway Map of Nevada. Nevada Department of Transportation. A2-A3. Aug 2007. 2007.
  3. Web site: Harney County Transportation System Plan. Harney County. Jun 2001. 16 Jul 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223034/http://co.harney.or.us/PDF_Files/HC%20TSP%202001.pdf. 3 March 2016. dead.
  4. Highway Map State of Nevada. library.unr.edu. Nevada Department of Highways. 1929. 16 Feb 2010.
  5. Official Highway Map of Nevada. Nevada Department of Highways. A1-A2. 1949. 16 Feb 2010.
  6. Book: Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. 107. Jan 2001.
  7. Official Highway Map of Nevada. library.unr.edu. Nevada Department of Transportation. 1993-1994. A2. 31 May 2010.