U.S. Route 95 Truck (Hawthorne, Nevada)

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U.S. Route 95 Truck

Freedom Road
US 95 Truck / SR 362 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length1.297 mi[1] (2.087 km)
Major junctions
South end US 95 in Hawthorne
North end US 95 in Hawthorne
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountiesMineral
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
SR 361SR 362 SR 372

U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a truck route of US 95 in Mineral County, Nevada, in the United States. It serves as a bypass route for trucks taking US 95 past Hawthorne in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is co-designated as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is unsigned.

View near the south end of US 95 Truck (SR 362) looking southbound

Route description

The highway begins southeast of Hawthorne and deviates from US 95 passing to the east of the city. Signs direct all trucks with Hazardous Cargo to use US 95 Truck instead of the main route. The Highway passes by the truck and cargo entrance to the Hawthorne Army Depot. The highway enters Hawthorne city limits before reaching its northern junction with US 95.[1]

The route has been named Freedom Road by the state.[2]

History

The bypass was proposed in the early 1980s to divert trucks carrying hazardous cargo from entering Hawthorne. Mineral County officials rejected the first two designs submitted by the Nevada Department of Transportation before accepting a third in 1982, despite reluctance from business owners over fears of lost tourist traffic.[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hawthorne, Mineral County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 95 – Tonopah, Fallon
Bonanza Road – Hawthorne Army Depot
1.2972.087 US 95 – Tonopah, Fallon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "State Maintained Highways of Nevada, Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Named Highways of Nevada 2017 (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hawthorne truck bypass set for '84". Reno Evening Gazette. June 3, 1982. p. 3C. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McMillan, Doug (March 7, 1983). "Rural gamers keep the faith in a lean year". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 4. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.