| State: | NV |
| Type: | NV |
| Route: | 79 |
| Alternate Name: | Six Mile Canyon Road |
| Maint: | none |
| Length Mi: | 7.9 |
| Established: | ? |
| Decommissioned: | 1976 |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | at Virginia City |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | near Dayton |
| Counties: | Storey, Lyon |
State Route 79 (SR 79) was a state highway in Storey and Lyon counties in Nevada. Also known as Six Mile Canyon Road, the highway was an 7.9miles road connecting Virginia City to U.S. Route 50 (US 50) near Dayton.[1] Six Mile Canyon, along with nearby Gold Canyon, was the site of some of the state's first mining efforts and earliest encampments.[2]