Nevada State Route 317 Explained
| State: | NV |
| Type: | NV |
| Route: | 317 |
| Alternate Name: | Rainbow Canyon Road |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | SR 317 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 21.490 |
| Length Round: | 3 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | 1976 |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | Kane Springs and Carp Roads in Elgin |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | in Caliente |
| Previous Type: | NV |
| Previous Route: | 306 |
| Next Type: | NV |
| Next Route: | 318 |
State Route 317 (SR 317) is a 21.49-longNaN-long state highway in Lincoln County, Nevada. It connects the ghost town of Elgin north to U.S. Route 93 (US 93) in the city of Caliente. Portions of the highway were heavily damaged by flooding in January 2005 and repairs were not yet complete as of January 2015.[2] [3]
History
State Route 55 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Nevada, running south from U.S. Route 93 in Caliente into Kershaw–Ryan State Park. It was defined by 1935[4] and survived until the 1976 renumbering.[5] As a result of the renumbering, SR 317 was assigned to the segment of SR 55 from US 93 in Caliente to Kershaw Park Entrance Rd.
Notes and References
- Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps . Nevada Department of Transportation . Nevada Department of Transportation . January 2017 . 2017-04-14.
- Web site: Treasure Hill Chronicles Winter 2012-203. Pioche Chamber of Commerce. 2012. 2015-01-29. "The flooding down Rainbow Canyon in January, 2005, has limited access for the present; but State Route 317 is on the list for Nevada Dept. of Transportation to repair as funds become available.".
- Web site: Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site. Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2015-01-29. "Elgin Schoolhouse is closed to the public at this time. SR 317 was heavily damaged in the 2005 floods. Until the reconstruction on SR 317 (Rainbow Canyon Highway) is complete, the Elgin School house State Historic Site will be closed indefinitely as of May 15, 2008.".
- Web site: 1935 Official Road Map of Nevada . 2020-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205001152/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fhmaps&CISOPTR=572&REC=13 . 2012-02-05 . dead .
- http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/hmaps&CISOPTR=607&REC=7 1977-1978 Official Highway Map of Nevada
