Russell Road (Las Vegas) Explained

State:NV
Type:SR
Route:594
Alternate Name:Russell Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Former SR 594 in blue, remainder of Russell Road in red
Length Mi:0.723
Length Ref:[1]
Length Round:3
Established:1976
Decommissioned:2019
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Polaris Avenue
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Las Vegas Boulevard
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:593
Next Type:SR
Next Route:595

Russell Road is a section line road within the Las Vegas Valley of Clark County, Nevada. It is no longer a continuous road through the valley, as Harry Reid International Airport interrupts its right of way. The eastern section terminates at the eastern edge of the airport, with the road resuming at Las Vegas Boulevard on the western edge of the airport. The intersection of Russell Road and Las Vegas Boulevard is often considered to mark the southern terminus of the Las Vegas Strip.[2]

History

State Route 594 (SR 594) was a state highway which comprised approximately 0.723miles of Russell Road. SR 594 began at Polaris Avenue as a six-lane city street, and extended easterly to meet Interstate 15 at a diamond interchange. The state highway portion of the road continued east and intersected Frank Sinatra Drive to the south before ending at an intersection with Las Vegas Boulevard.

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) removed SR 594 from its maintenance logs by the beginning of 2019,[3] and has begun the process of turning ownership of the roadway over to Clark County.[4]

Major SR 594 intersections

The table below indicates junctions along SR 594 at time of removal from state highway system.

Attractions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2017. March 11, 2017.
  2. Web site: Vegas Strip's boundary debated.
  3. Web site: State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2019. December 14, 2019.
  4. News: Ackers. Mick. June 10, 2019. City, county, state to swap various Las Vegas Valley roadways. Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 14, 2019.