Nevada State Route 796 Explained

State:	NV
Type:	SR
Route:	796
Alternate Name:	Airport Road
Map Custom:	yes
Map Notes:	SR 796 highlighted in red
Length Mi:	1.364
Length Round:	3
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	1976
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	Winnemucca Municipal Airport
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	I-80 frontage road west of Winnemucca
Previous Type:	SR
Previous Route:	795
Next Type:	SR
Next Route:	806

State Route 796 (SR 796) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada serving the Winnemucca area.

Route description

State Route 796 begins at the main entrance to the Winnemucca Municipal Airport southwest of downtown Winnemucca in Grass Valley. From there, the highway travels northwest, crossing over Union Pacific Railroad tracks and ending at an Interstate 80 frontage road.^{[1] [2]}

History

SR 796 became a state highway on May 1, 1997.^[3]

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. . Winnemucca South Area . 2005 . 31 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091111033459/https://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/areamaps/pdfs/WinnemuccaSouth.pdf . 11 November 2009 .
3. Book: Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps . January 2001 . Nevada Department of Transportation . 106.