Nevada State Route 34
Former highway in Nevada
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State Route 34[1] (SR 34) is a decommissioned state highway in Nevada from prior to the state's highway restructuring in 1978. Today, a portion of former SR 34 is maintained by Washoe County as County Road 34.[2][3] A portion of SR 447 was formerly SR 34,[4] though the former SR 34 road bed is still used from Gerlach to near Vya.[5]
 State Route 34 | |
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| Route information | |
| Existed | ?–1978 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  CR 447 in Gerlach |
Former  SR 8A | |
| North end | Coleman Valley Road |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Highway system | |
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History
In the 1950s, the pavement ended and became gravel[6] just past the sand dunes north of Nixon. In 1951, the pavement ended 9 miles (14 km) south of Gerlach.[7] In 1953, the paving was still incomplete and State Route 81 from Gerlach to the California state line was not surfaced.[8] By 1956, the road was paved to Gerlach[9][10] and State Route 81 was partly paved from Gerlach to the California state line.
Before 1978, SR 34 followed the route of present-day SR 447 from Gerlach to Wadsworth.[11]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washoe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerlach | CR 447 | To SR 447 | |||
| | Northern terminus of CR 34 and southern terminus of SR 34 | ||||
| Vya |  SR 8A east | Southern end of SR 8A concurrency | |||
| |  SR 8A west | Northern end of SR 8A concurrency | |||
| Oregon state line | Coleman Valley Road | To OR 140 – Adel, Lakeview, Denio | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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