Nevada State Route 267 Explained

State:NV
Type:SR
Route:267
Alternate Name:Scotty's Castle Road
Map:Nevada 267 map.svg
Length Mi:21.427
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1976
Direction A:West
Terminus A:California state line
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Scotty's Junction
Counties:Esmeralda, Nye
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:266
Next Type:SR
Next Route:278

State Route 267 (SR 267) is a 21.427miles state highway in Nevada, United States. Known as Scotty's Castle Road, the highway connects Death Valley National Park to U.S. Route 95. The route was previously designated State Route 72.

Route description

SR 267 is a continuation of Scotty's Castle Road within Death Valley National Park. The route begins just east of Scotty's Castle, at the California–Nevada state line in Esmeralda County. The highway travels northeast from there, entering Nye County as it traverses the desert. SR 267 reaches its northern terminus at Scotty's Junction, an intersection with US 95 approximately 30miles south of Goldfield.

History

Scotty's Castle Road first appears as an unimproved County road in 1932 edition of the state highway map, connecting State Route 5 (now US 95) to Death Valley via the town of Bonnie Claire.[2] The road was designated State Route 72 by 1942,[3] and had been paved by 1952.[4]

State Route 267 was assigned to former SR 72 on July 1, 1976.[5] This change first appeared on official state maps in 1978.[6]

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2017. April 17, 2017.
  2. . Road Map of the State of Nevada . 1932 . January 11, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150613102542/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?%2Fhmaps%2C459 . June 13, 2015 . dead .
  3. . 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 . January 11, 2009 .
  4. . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1952 . G4 . January 11, 2009 .
  5. Book: Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps . January 2001 . . 104 .
  6. . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1978-79 . 1978 . E2 . January 11, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150122214240/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?%2Fhmaps%2C535 . January 22, 2015 . dead .