Nevada State Route 293

State Route 293 marker

State Route 293

Kings River Valley Road
Map
SR 293 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length23.989 mi[1] (38.607 km)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
West endKings River Valley
East end US 95 at Orovada
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
SR 292 SR 294

State Route 293 (SR 293) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada. It connects the Kings River Valley to U.S. Route 95 at the town of Orovada.

Route description[edit]

View from the west end of SR 293 looking eastbound

SR 293 begins at a Nevada Department of Transportation monument in the north-central portion of Humboldt County, just a few miles east of the Kings River.[1][2] From there, the route heads east through a mountain pass and then southward. After crossing the Quinn River, SR 293 heads eastward through the Quinn River Valley to its terminus at US 95 at the town of Orovada.[2]

History[edit]

The road first appears on official state maps 1968, although it was not labeled as being part of Nevada's numbered highway system at that time.[3] The highway was fully paved by 1971, but still had no route number on the state map.[4] The entire road was removed from state highway maps entirely beginning with the 1973 edition.[5] Despite this, the highway officially became State Route 293 on July 1, 1976, when Nevada officials began renumbering the state's numbered routes.[6] The road returned to the state highway map, complete with the SR 293 designation, in the 1982 edition.[7]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Humboldt County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
23.9938.61Kings River Valley
Orovada0.000.00 US 95 – Winnemucca, McDermitt
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ a b c Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ^ a b Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (2007–08 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 2007. § A2-A3.
  3. ^ 1968 Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1968. § A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  4. ^ 1971 Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1971. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada State Highway Department. 1973. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  6. ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 107.
  7. ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1982. § A2-A3. Retrieved 19 May 2010.