Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529/Carson Street) north and Business U.S. 50 east
U.S. 50 east & 395 northbound reassurance markers posted between their merge and junction Nevada 518 (Snyder Avenue). Parallel Lupin Drive continues alongside the northbound travel lanes. Photo taken 09/09/05.
The next major intersection along Business U.S. 50-395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street north is the junction with Nevada 518/Snyder Avenue southeast to Stewart Correctional Facility. The state highway serves as a connection between the correctional facility and U.S. 50-395. Photos taken 09/09/05 and 07/19/09.
The next signalized intersection along Business U.S. 50-395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street north is with Clearview Drive. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Continuing north of Nevada 518 (Snyder Avenue) and Clearview Drive to Koontz Lane on Carson Street. Koontz Lane travels east from Curry Street to Edmonds Drive. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Businesses line the east side of U.S. 50-395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street. The next right turn connects to Sonoma Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
U.S. 50 & 395 (Carson Street) north approaches the turnoff to the Nevada State Railroad Museum on the left. A visitors center is located here, and plans call for eventual activation of a visitor train from Carson City to Virginia City via the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, with the western terminus at this visitor center. Photo taken 09/09/05.
A pair of reassurance shields for U.S. 50 east and U.S. 395 north is posted shortly thereafter. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Northbound at the Fairview Drive traffic light. Fairview Drive stems east from Carson Street at the Nevada State Railroad Museum to Saliman Road and Edmonds Drive. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Stewart Street (Nevada 520) peels off Carson Street northbound ahead of the U.S. 50 & 395 entrance into the central business district. Nevada 520 travels northward along Stewart Street 1.227 miles to junction Business U.S. 50 and Nevada 530/William Street in downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Nevada 529/Carson Street northbound meets the south end of Nevada 520/Stewart Street. Nevada 520 remains in the state highway system to provide relief to busy Carson Street. Stewart Street will parallel Carson Street from here to William Street on an alignment only three blocks to the east of Carson Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Carson Street (Business/Temporary U.S. 50-395 and Nevada 529) continues north toward downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
All services (food, gas, lodging) are available along Carson Street in downtown Carson City. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Business U.S. 50 & 395 enters the Carson City central business district and meet Nevada 513 (Fifth Street). Nevada 513, unsigned from Carson Street, constitutes an 4.801-mile east-west route between Division Street (Nevada 512) to Carson River Road. Photo taken 09/09/05.
The grounds east of Carson Street (Business/Temporary U.S. 50-395 and Nevada 529) between Nevada 513/Fifth Street and Musser Street include the State Capitol, State Library, and governmental buildings. The best way to see these buildings is to park and walk the area, since the area is forested and difficult to see from U.S. 50-395. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Carson Street lines up next to the Nevada State Capital Complex between Nevada 513 (Fifth Street) and Musser Street in downtown Carson City. The capital building itself lies southeast of the Musser and Carson Street intersection pictured here. As noted with the photo, traffic generally craws along this stretch of U.S. 50 & 395. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Streetscape improvements (seen here on U.S. 50-395 north of Musser Street) include decorative fencing, hanging geraniums, and antique street lighting. Photo taken 07/19/09.
U.S. 50-395 north meet Proctor Street one block north of Musser Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Northbound U.S. 50-395 Business/Carson Street approaches Telegraph Street. The routes will divide in seven blocks. Photo taken 07/19/09.
On the east side of Carson Street is the unique Paul Laxalt State Building, distinctive due to its red color. Photo taken 09/09/05.
One block north, at the intersection of Carson Street and Spear Street, is Cactus Jack's Casino. The following block holds the Nugget. Photos taken 07/19/09.
U.S. 50 east and U.S. 395 north (Carson Street) draw to within five blocks of their split at the Robinson Street traffic light. Turn left here for the Nevada Governors Mansion (at the southwest corner of Washington Street and Mountain Street. Photos taken 07/19/09.
Two blocks ahead, U.S. 50 east and U.S. 395 north (Carson Street) meet Washington Street at this traffic signal. Turn left here for the Nevada State Museum. Photos taken 07/19/09.
A small overhead directs U.S. 50 eastbound motorists onto William Street from U.S. 395 (Carson Street) north. U.S. 50 leaves Carson City on the eight-mile drive to junction Nevada 341 near Virginia City. From there the federal highway continues east three miles to Dayton on the drive to Fallon and the stretch regarded as "America's Loneliest Road". Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
A closer look at the intersection of Carson Street and William Street in downtown Carson City. U.S. 50 east turns to the right toward the New Empire section of the city. William Street west continues four blocks to Carson Tahoe Hospital. U.S. 395 (Carson Street) northbound travels northwest toward Lake Washoe and Reno ahead. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529/Carson Street) north
After the William Street intersection in downtown Carson City, the next reassurance shield was originally U.S. 395 and was changed to Business U.S. 395 with the completion of the first leg of the Carson City Bypass (Future Interstate 580). Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 (Carson Street) continues in a congested fashion to the intersection with Long Street. Long Street travels east-west from Monte Vista Park to Lompa Lane near U.S. 50 (William Street). Photo taken 09/09/05.
Carson Street meets Nevada 516 (Winnie Lane) and then Hot Springs Road north of the central business district. Hot Springs Road ventures northeast to College Parkway (Nevada 531), Goni Road and Carson Airport. Photo taken 09/09/05.
College Parkway proceeds west from Carson Airport to U.S. 395 (Carson Street). The highway carries the designation of Nevada 531 1.950 miles west from Airport Road (Nevada 525) to Carson Street. College Parkway ends to the west at Western Nevada Community College. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 nears the west end of Arrowhead Drive. Arrowhead Drive skims the northern reaches of the city between the mountains and Carson Airport. Arrowhead Drive ends at U.S. 50 at the east edge of town. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 395 used to transition directly onto the freeway here; that changed when the first leg of the Carson City Bypass (Interstate 580) opened. All bridges and overpasses were under construction or complete by the time of this photograph for the new freeway between U.S. 395 here and U.S. 50 in east Carson City. Travelers are now able to drive future Interstate 580 northeast of downtown as of 2006; the remainder of the bypass should be complete by 2014. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Business U.S. 395 and Nevada 529/Carson Street south
Business U.S. 395 begins at Exit 43 from Future Interstate 580 and U.S. 395. The business route, also designated as Nevada 529, follows Carson Street through Carson City. This route marker was placed after the northern bypass freeway interchange was opened to traffic. Photo taken 07/23/09.
Leaving the freeway behind, Business U.S. 395 transitions into a multi-lane divided surface highway (Carson Street) on the north entrance to Carson City. Pictured here is the intersection with Arrowhead Drive, and east-west route between U.S. 395 and U.S. 50. Photo taken 09/09/05.
A set of mast arm traffic lights govern the intersection of Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street with Nevada 531/College Parkway. College Parkway constitutes Nevada 531, a 1.950-mile route between Carson Street and Airport Road (Nevada 525). The parkway ends one mile west of U.S. 395 at Western Nevada Community College. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Hot Springs Road ends at Business U.S. 395 (Carson Street) ahead of the central business district. The two-lane roadway arcs northeast to Nevada 531 (College Parkway) to Goni Road at Carson Airport. Business U.S. 395 through Carson City is also signed as Nevada 529 between the future ends of the Carson City Bypass. This designation was created in anticipation of the relocation on the limited access highway. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Business U.S. 395 narrows as it enters the Carson City central business. The stretch of Carson City through downtown is notorious for traffic delays and congestion. Pictured here is the signalized intersection with Long Street. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Southbound Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529) meets Junction Business U.S. 50 (Nevada 530)/William Street in downtown Carson City. This marks the western terminus of Nevada 530, the state route designation for Business U.S. 50 between downtown and Interstate 580/Carson City Bypass. U.S. 50 otherwise continues east to Fallon with a connection to Virginia City via Nevada 341. Beyond Fallon, U.S. 50 embarks on its journey as the nation's "Loneliest Road" toward Austin, Eureka, and Ely. Ahead, U.S. 50 west joins U.S. 395 south for a 3.5-mile overlap. Photos taken 07/19/09.
A traffic signal governs the flow of traffic between Business U.S. 395 (Nevada 529)/Carson Street and Business U.S. 50 (Nevada 530)/William Street. Photo taken 07/19/09.
Business U.S. 50 east and Business U.S. 395 and Nevada 529/Carson Street south
Business U.S. 50 west and U.S. 395 south at the eastern terminus of Nevada 511/Washington Street. Nevada 511 spurs 0.808 miles west from Carson Street to Nevada 516 (Ormsby Boulevard). Ormsby was the name of the county that Carson City overtook in 1970. Washington Street east ends at Roop Street and Mills Park. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Another in the series of signalized intersections that line Carson Street through downtown. U.S. 50 & 395 meet Robinson Street in this scene, an east-west street between Richmond Avenue to Saliman Road. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Unsigned Nevada 513 (Fifth Street) intersects U.S. 50 & 395 (Carson Street). The Nevada State Capital Complex encompasses the the five blocks east of Carson Street between Musser and Fifth Streets. Nevada 513 travels east from Division Street (Nevada 512) 4.801 miles to Carson River Road. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Nevada 520 (Stewart Street) travels south from U.S. 50 (William Street) 1.227 miles to Carson Street (U.S. 50 & 395). The unsigned state highway ends at this signalized intersection. Photo taken 09/09/05.
The first set of U.S. 50 & 395 reassurance markers is not placed until Carson Street leaves downtown Carson City south of Stewart Street (Nevada 520). The federal highway tandem widen again through the south suburbs. Photo taken 09/09/05.
U.S. 50 west & 395 south at the west end of Fairview Drive adjacent to Silver City Mall. Fairview Drive ends 1.5 miles east at Edmonds Drive. The Nevada State Railroad Museum lies west of the Fairview Drive signalized intersection with Carson Street. Photo taken 09/09/05.
One half mile north of the U.S. 50 westbound split from U.S. 395 (Carson Street) southbound. Nevada 518 (Snyder Avenue) spurs 1.017 miles southeast to Bigelow Drive ahead. U.S. 50 otherwise prepares to turn west toward Spooner Summit (el. 7,146 ft). Future Interstate 580 will tie into the forthcoming junction from the east by 2010. Photo taken 09/09/05.
Southbound at the U.S. 50 west and U.S. 395 split. U.S. 50 journeys 10.6 miles west to junction Nevada 28 at Spooner Junction. From there Nevada 28 travels north and U.S. 50 travels south along the eastern shores of Lake Tahoe. U.S. 50 crosses into South Lake Tahoe, California, about 23 miles west at the resort area of Stateline, Nevada. Photo taken 09/09/05.
A small internally lit street sign lies at the high-speed ramp onto U.S. 50 westbound from U.S. 395 south. Traffic lights govern the movements between the two highways ahead otherwise. Photo taken 09/09/05.
