Nevada State Route 231
{{short description|State highway in Nevada, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NV
|type=NV
|route=231
|alternate_name=Angel Lake Road
|map=Nevada 231 map.svg
|length_mi=11.600
|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
|accessdate=2017-04-28
}}
|formed=1976
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=Angel Lake
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NV|BL|80|SR|223|dab1=Wells}} in Wells
|previous_type=NV
|previous_route=230
|next_type=NV
|next_route=232
}}
State Route 231 (SR 231) is an unsigned state highway in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Known as Angel Lake Road, the highway connects Angel Lake to the town of Wells. SR 231 is a Nevada Scenic Byway.
Route description
SR 231 begins at the Angel Lake fee booth, providing access to the lake and nearby picnic and campground areas. From there, the highway heads in a general eastward direction, descending through switchbacks along the east side of the East Humboldt Range. Once traveling about {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} to clear of the mountains, the road turns more sharply to the north. The final {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} sees the route turn more directly eastward to enter the town of Wells. SR 231 comes to its northern terminus at the intersection of Angel Lake Road and Humboldt Avenue (SR 223) in Wells, just south of Interstate 80.{{google maps |title=Overview of SR 231 |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=NV-231+E%2FAngel+Lake+Rd%2FNF-098&daddr=angel+lake+rd+%26+Humboldt+ave,+wells,+nv&hl=en&ll=41.061362,-115.007114&spn=0.096169,0.181789&sll=41.061362,-115.007114&sspn=0.096169,0.181789&geocode=Fb8BcgIdM_Qj-Q%3BFfcvcwIdGKIl-Sljlexo4NaogDHcmg_2c9yRCw&t=h&mra=pr&z=13 |accessdate=October 21, 2012}} Angel Lake Road may be closed to travel during winters.
History
Angel Lake Road became a state highway on July 1, 1976.{{cite book|title=Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps|year=2001|publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation}}
State Route 231 was designated a Nevada Scenic Byway on June 30, 1995.{{cite web|title=Nevada Scenic Byway|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/Traveler_Info/Scenic_Byways/Nevada_Scenic_Byways.aspx|publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=NV|county=Elko}}
{{NVint
|location=Angel Lake
|mile=0.00
|road=Angel Lake access
}}
{{NVint
|location=Wells
|mile=11.60
|road={{jct|state=NV|BL|80|SR|223|dab1=Wells}}
|notes=TO I-80
}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{commons category|Nevada State Route 231}}
- [http://www.nevadadot.com/Traveler_Info/Scenic_Byways/Angel_Lake_Photo_Gallery.aspx Nevada Department of Transportation - Angel Lake Photo Gallery]