Nevada State Route 773 Explained

State:NV
Type:SR
Route:773
Alternate Name:Fish Lake Valley Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 773 highlighted in red
Length Mi:10.496
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1976
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Fish Lake Valley
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Coaldale
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:767
Next Type:SR
Next Route:774

State Route 773 (SR 773) is a 10.496adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. Known as Fish Lake Valley Road, the highway was a part of former SR 3A.

Route description

SR 773 begins at a junction with State Route 264 north of Fish Lake Valley. The route follows Fish Lake Valley Road northeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 6 (US 6), about 6miles west of Coaldale.

History

The highway originally composed the northern 10miles of State Route 3A, a route christened in 1933 to connect State Route 15 (now US 6) to Fish Lake Valley and Dyer.[2] SR 3A was replaced by State Route 773 and State Route 264 on July 1, 1976.[3] SR 773 did not appear on state highway maps until 1991.[4]

Major intersections

Mileposts on the highway are a continuation of State Route 264 mileposts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps . Nevada Department of Transportation . Nevada Department of Transportation . January 2017 . 2017-01-13.
  2. Nevada Department of Highways . Official Road Map of Nevada . https://archive.today/20121205004930/http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,461 . dead . December 5, 2012 . 1933 . 2009-01-11 .
  3. Book: Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps . January 2001 . Nevada Department of Transportation . 104 .
  4. Nevada Department of Transportation . Official Highway Map of Nevada . 1991-92 . 1991 . E2 . 2009-01-11 .