Nevada State Route 90
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| State Route 90 |
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| Length: | 2 mi[1] (3.219 km) | ||||||||
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| Existed: | 1960 – 1982 | ||||||||
| West end: | Rhyolite | ||||||||
| East end: |  SR 58 south of Beatty |
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| Major cities: | Rhyolite | ||||||||
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State Route 90 was a short state highway in Nye County, Nevada that served the town of Rhyolite.
[edit] Route description
State Route 90 began at the small town of Rhyolite. The road curved east around a small mountain to connect to State Route 58 (now State Route 374) about two miles southwest of Beatty.[1]
[edit] History
State Route 90 first appears as an unimproved road on official state maps in 1960[2] and was graded by 1969.[3]
In 1978, Nevada began changing its state route numbers in an effort to simplify and consolidate its numbering system. The 1978-79 state highway map showed new route numbers along with the original numbers, but SR 90 was not shown with a new number.[1] The route, having never been paved, was removed from the state highway system by 1982.[4] Rhyolite is now reachable by a paved road that connects to SR 374 south of the town, instead of to the east as SR 90 did.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1978-79) Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1960) Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Highway Department. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1969) Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Nevada State Department of Transportation. Official Highway Map of Nevada [map]. (1982) Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
