State Route 171 - Airport Connector

A series of guide signs for the terminals at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) precede the Airport tunnel along the Connector northbound.

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Northbound traffic along the Airport Connector (SR 171) passes under a series of over crossings on the one quarter mile leading to Sunset Road (SR 562). A 55 mph speed limit was maintained on this stretch of the connector until 2020 when the limit reduced to 35 mph.

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The Airport Connector meets Sunset Road (SR 562) at a grade separated interchange south of the tunnels leading to Harry Reid International Airport.
Sunset Road extends across the lower Las Vegas valley, with SR 562 overlaying a 4.778 mile¹ segment of the arterial between Las Vegas Boulevard and the western urban limits of Henderson.

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SR 171 north ends where the Airport Connector enters the tunnel system below runways at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). Guide signs at Sunset Road partition motorists bound for Terminals 1 and 3 ahead of the tunnel.

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The connector initially enters a three tube tunnel, which measures 2,740 feet in length.

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The airport tunnel was constructed under runways 08L/26R and 08R/26L² between 1993 and 1994.

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The Airport Connector tunnel opened to vehicular traffic in December 1994. Construction was part of the original I-15/McCarran connector project along I-215.

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Emerging from the tunnel, ramps separate from the Airport Connector for Terminals 1 and 3 of LAS Airport. This section northward is also inventoried as a part of Paradise Road.

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Terminal 1 (T1) serves domestic flights while Terminal 3 (T3) serves both domestic and international flights.

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The northbound lanes of the Airport Connector (Paradise Road) shift under the ramp to Terminal 3 where the exit departs for Flight Path Avenue. Flight Path Avenue serves as a connector road between Terminals 1 and 3.

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Various advertisement boards line Paradise Road (Airport Connector) where it passes east of Terminal 1.

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The limited-access portion of Paradise Road (Airport Connector) ends at the ensuing traffic signal with Russell Road.

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Russell Road travels east from Paradise Road north through Paradise into the city of Henderson.

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University Center Drive continues north from Russell Road to Tropicana Avenue and Flamingo Road.

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North from Russell Road, the roadways separate into the couplet of Paradise Road and University Center Drive. University Center Drive carries northbound traffic from LAS Airport to Harmon Avenue while Paradise Road handles southbound traffic. This section was previously a part of Swenson Street.

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Tropicana Avenue represents a major arterial through Spring Valley, Paradise, and Whitney. SR 592 lines two sections of Tropicana Avenue, including through the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip.

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Paradise Road continues south from Tropicana Avenue to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).

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Terminal 1 at LAS Airport serves several domestic airlines while Terminal 3 handles both domestic and international airlines.

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Kitty Hawk Way joins southbound Paradise Road with the cell phone lot for Terminal 1 at LAS Airport.

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Russell Road ties into Paradise Road at the next signalized intersection.

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Russell Road extends east across Paradise before entering Henderson ahead of I-11/U.S. 93-95.

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A single point urban interchange (SPUI) joins Paradise Road with Flight Path Avenue. Flight Path Avenue connects to both terminals at LAS Airport.

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Paradise Road (Airport Connector) advances south through LAS Airport toward I-215 and I-15.

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Speeds remain at 35 mph along the Airport Connector through the upcoming tunnel under runways 08L/26R and 08R/26L.

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The tunnel was built during 1993 and 1994 opening to traffic in December.

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Nevada State Route 171 begins at the exit to the tunnel and Sunset Road (SR 562).

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SR 171 south (Airport Connector) passes under Grier Drive in advance of a trumpet interchange with I-215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway).

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I-215 joins the Airport Connector and LAS Airport with Henderson to the east and I-15 to Las Vegas to the west.

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The Rent-A-Car center for Harry Reid International Airport is located on Gilespie Street between SR 171 and Las Vegas Boulevard south of the Bruce Woodbury Beltway.

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Ramps split for I-215 east to Henderson and I-11/U.S. 93-95 and I-215 west to I-15 and Clark County Route 215 which continues along the Bruce Woodbury Beltway around the greater Las Vegas metro region.

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A loop ramp joins the south end of the Airport Connector with a separate ramp from I-215 east for Warm Springs Road.

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Hidden Well Road leads west from the end of SR 171 to Gilespie Street and Las Vegas Boulevard

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