Nevada State Route 377 Explained

State:NV
Type:SR
Route:377
Alternate Name:Manhattan Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 377 highlighted in red
Length Mi:6.597
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1976
Direction A:West
Terminus A: near Manhattan
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Main St in Manhattan
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:376
Next Type:SR
Next Route:378

State Route 377 (SR 377) is a 6.6miles state highway in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The route connects the town of Manhattan to State Route 376. The highway previously existed as State Route 69.

Route description

SR 377 begins at a junction with SR 376 in the center of the Big Smoky Valley in northwestern Nye County. The route heads southeasterly, passing through some mountains as it heads towards Manhattan. The highway comes to an end on Main Street in the middle of the town.[2]

History

45px|thumb|right|SR 377 was State Route 69 before 1976.An unimproved road linking Manhattan westward to State Route 8A (now SR 376) existed as early as 1936.[3] By 1942, this road was designated as State Route 69.[4] The route was improved to a gravel surface by 1946[5] but would not actually be paved until 1976.[6]

Shortly after paving, the highway was affected by the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways. The SR 69 designation was eliminated and replaced by State Route 377 on July 1, 1976;[7] maps began to reflect this change in 1978.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps . Nevada Department of Transportation . Nevada Department of Transportation . January 2017 . 2017-04-10.
  2. Nevada Department of Transportation . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 2007–08 . 2007 . D3 .
  3. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of the State of Nevada . 1936 . 2009-01-17 .
  4. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of the State of Nevada . https://archive.today/20121215060235/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,477 . dead . December 15, 2012 . 1942 . 2009-01-17 .
  5. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of the State of Nevada . https://archive.today/20121215113617/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,479 . dead . December 15, 2012 . 1946 . 2009-01-17 .
  6. Nevada State Highway Department . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1976–77 . 1976 . D3 . 2009-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226015141/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?%2Fhmaps%2C533 . 2014-12-26 . dead .
  7. Book: Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps . January 2001 . . 112 .
  8. Nevada State Highway Department . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1978–79 . 1978 . D3 . 2009-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150122214240/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?%2Fhmaps%2C535 . 2015-01-22 . dead .