State Route 159 - Charleston Boulevard

Nevada State Route 159 comprises a 15.83 mile long loop west from CC 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway) in Las Vegas to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and south to Blue Diamond and SR 160 (Pahrump Valley Road). Beyond the turn of Charleston Boulevard onto Red Rock Canyon Road to the north, the entire length of SR 159 is a rural, two-lane highway.

Charleston Boulevard extends east from SR 159 at CC-215 across the city of Las Vegas. The urban arterial. Prior to 2019, SR 159 continued along all of Charleston Boulevard east to SR 612 (Nellis Boulevard). That year NDOT relinquished 13.59 miles of the route, leaving a 0.337 mile long section between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Commerce Street, and a 2.99 mile long stretch of Charleston Boulevard from 25th Street east to SR 612.

The 2020 NDOT State Maintained Highways log inventoried the eastern section of SR 159 along Charleston Boulevard from Fremont Street (then-SR 582) east 2.354 miles to SR 612 (Nellis Boulevard). This changed again by the 2025 edition, with 3.01 miles inventoried along Charleston BOulevard between N 25th Street and Nellis Boulevard).

Charleston Boulevard - East

The 0.337 mile long section of SR 159 along Charleston Boulevard east from Martin Luther King Boulevard concludes at Commerce Street in Downtown Las Vegas.
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Charleston Boulevard - East

Charleston Boulevard east next intersects Main Street.
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Charleston Boulevard east at Las Vegas Boulevard (former SR 604).
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Remaining shield for SR 159 posted east of Las Vegas Boulevard at 6th Street.
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Charleston Boulevard - East

The succeeding traffic light east of I-11/U.S. 93-95 along SR 159 (Charleston Boulevard) is at Sacramento Drive.
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The east end of SR 159 along Charleston Boulevard is unmarked at SR 612 (Nellis Boulevard).
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Old Charleston Boulevard - West

Charleston Boulevard intersects S 4th Street one block west of Las Vegas Boulevard (former SR 604).
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Charleston Boulevard becomes SR 159 west from Commerce Street to Interstate 15.
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Connect with:

Interstate 11

Interstate 15

Interstate 215 / Clark County 215 - Bruce Woodbury Beltway

State Route 582 - Boulder Highway

State Route 612 - Nellis Boulevard

Page Updated Friday October 17, 2025.