Former State Route 512

Nevada State Route 512

Nevada State Route 512 once followed a number of west Carson City streets on a 2.282 mile long alignment from Kings Canyon Creek, connecting the state capital with nearby Kings Canyon Waterfalls site. The state route was turned over to local control by January 2010.1

Beginning at Kings Canyon Creek, SR 512 traveled along a 1.38 mile section of Kings Canyon Road easterly to the limits of Carson City and former SR 516 (West Ormsby Boulevard). West King Street continued the state route east 0.59 miles to South Division Street where it stair-stepped four blocks south to West 5th Street. SR 512 then followed W 5th Street 0.14 miles east to end at S Carson Street (former U.S. 395 Business).

Historically SR 512 along West King Street and Kings Canyon Road represented a portion of the Lincoln Highway and dates back to the mid 1800s.2

References:

  1. State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps - January 2010, Nevada Department of Transportation
  2. Nevada State Route 512, Wikipedia

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Page Updated Monday July 02, 2018.