Nevada State Route 164
{{short description|State highway in Nevada, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021|cs1-dates=y}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NV
|type=NV
|route=164
|alternate_name=Nipton Road
|map=Nevada 164 map.svg
|map_notes=Nevada State Route 164, highlighted in red
|map_alt=Nevada State Route 164 begins at the California border and travels east to Searchlight.
|length_mi=18.584
|length_round=3
|length_ref={{cite web
|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps
|author=Nevada Department of Transportation
|author-link=Nevada Department of Transportation
|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps
|date=January 2017
|access-date=6 May 2017
}}
|formed=1976
|history=SR 68 by 1940
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=CA state line near Nipton, CA
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NV|US|95}} in Searchlight
|counties=Clark
|previous_type=NV
|previous_route=163
|next_type=NV
|next_route=165
}}
State Route 164 (SR 164), also known as Nipton Road or the Joshua Tree Highway, is a state highway in southern Clark County, Nevada. The route, along with the unnumbered Nipton Road located in California, connects U.S. Route 95 (US 95) in Nevada to Interstate 15 in California just south of Primm, via the small town of Nipton, California. The majority of the highway is located within the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
Route description
The route begins at the California-Nevada state line about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Nipton. The highway treks east from there, curving slightly northeast to pass by the McCullough Range. At the northern tip of the mountains surrounding Crescent Peak, the highway turns slightly more southeast and decreases in elevation as it heads towards Searchlight, Nevada. SR 164 reaches its eastern terminus at the junction with US 95 in the center of Searchlight; however, the roadway continues east as Cottonwood Cove Road, entering the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and ending near Cottonwood Cove.
Image:Nevada Route 164 near Crescent district.jpg
In 2003, a sign near Searchlight designated the route as the Joshua Tree Highway, due to the abundance of Joshua trees located along the roadway.
History
The highway connecting Searchlight to Nipton first appears on maps as a county road in 1933.{{cite map
|publisher = Nevada Department of Highways
|title = Official Road Map of Nevada
|url = http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/571
|date = 1934
|access-date = February 18, 2018
}}
By 1940, the unimproved road was designated State Route 68.{{cite map
|publisher = Nevada Department of Highways
|title = Official Road Map of the State of Nevada
|url = http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/576
|date = 1940
|access-date = February 18, 2018
}}
The road had been graded by 1950 and was finally paved by 1963.{{cite map
|publisher = Nevada Department of Highways
|title = Official Highway Map of Nevada
|url = http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/583
|date = 1950
|section = J6
|access-date = February 18, 2018
}}
|publisher = Nevada Department of Highways
|title = Official Highway Map of Nevada
|url = http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/596
|date = 1963–1964
|section = J6
|access-date = February 18, 2018
}}
In 1976, the Nevada Department of Transportation began a project to renumber the state highway system. During this process, the road was reassigned to State Route 164; this change was first seen on official state highway maps in 1978.{{cite map
|publisher = Nevada Department of Highways
|title = Official Highway Map of Nevada
|url = http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/historical/
|date = 1978–1979
|section = G5-G6
|access-date = February 18, 2018
}}
The route has been largely unchanged since.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=NV|county=Clark|length_ref={{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |title=NDOT Maintenance Districts and Mileposts |url=https://www.nevadadot.com/home/showdocument?id=128 |date=2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018}} }}
{{NVint
|location=none
|mile=0.00
|road=Nipton Road – Nipton
|notes=Continuation beyond California state line
}}
{{NVint
|location=Searchlight
|mile=18.61
|road={{jct|state=NV|US|95|city1=Las Vegas|city2=Laughlin|location3=Needles}}
}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
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