U.S. 95 North - Beatty
The unincorporated town of Beatty sits at an elevation 3,300 feet above sea level. The population of Beatty was 1,154 as of the 2000 Census and 880 as of the 2020 Census. Settled by 1905, Beatty has its origins in mining like many towns in western Nevada. The nearby mining towns of Rhyolite and Bullfrog west of Beatty experienced the boom-and-bust cycle associated with gold mining. Only Beatty retains a population today due to its location on U.S. 95, tourism as a Gateway to Death Valley, and military activity due to proximity to the nearby Nevada Test Site, a large military reservation that encompasses a significant portion of Nye County.
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Forthcoming SR 374 (Main Street) travels southwest from U.S. 95 in the Beatty business district across the Amargosa Desert into Death Valley National Park.
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West from Beatty past Paradise Mountain, SR 374 traverses the Amargosa Desert to Rhyolite Road, which spurs north to the ghost town of Rhyolite.
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Like most towns in Nevada, gambling is legal in Beatty. The Exchange Club Casino occupies the corner of 2nd and Main Streets, where U.S. 95 and SR 374 meet.
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SR 374 leads 3.95 miles southwest to become Daylight Pass Road in California. Daylight Pass Road connects with Scotty's Castle Road to California State Route 190 in Death Valley National Park.
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U.S. 95 follows Main Street two blocks northeast from SR 374 across the Amargosa River in Beatty.
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- AARoads: 11/11/08
- Andy Field: 01/20/02
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Page Updated Monday February 15, 2010.