Nevada State Route 34
State Route 34 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Existed | ?–1978 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | CR 447 in Gerlach |
| Former SR 8A | |
| North end | Coleman Valley Road |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Highway system | |
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State Route 34[1] is a decommissioned state highway in Nevada from prior to the state's highway restructuring in 1978. Today, a portion of former SR 34 is maintained by the Washoe County as a county highway with the not well known designation CR 34.[2][3] A portion of State Route 447 was formerly SR 34,[4] though the former SR 34 road bed is still used from Gerlach, Nevada to near Vya, Nevada.[5]
History
In the 1950s, the pavement ended and became gravel[6] just past the sand dunes north of Nixon. In 1951, the pavement ended 9 miles (14 km) south of Gerlach.[7] In 1953, the paving was still incomplete and State Route 81 from Gerlach to the California state line was not surfaced.[8] By 1956, the road was paved to Gerlach[9][10] and State Route 81 was partly paved from Gerlach to the California State Line.
Before 1978, SR 34 followed present day SR 447 route, from Gerlach to Wadsworth, Nevada.[11]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washoe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerlach | CR 447 | To SR 447 | |||
| | Northern terminus of CR 34 and southern terminus of SR 34 | ||||
| Vya | SR 8A east | Southern end of SR 8A concurrency | |||
| | SR 8A west | Northern end of SR 8A concurrency | |||
| Oregon state line | Coleman Valley Road | To OR 140 – Adel, Lakeview, Denio | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Budget Presentation FY 2008‐2009" (PDF). Washoe County Department of Public Works. p. 14. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
- ^ "Washoe County Regional Mapping System". Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Nevada's State Maintained Highways, Descriptions, Index and Maps" (PDF). p. 120. Archived from the original (PD) on November 9, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Nevada Log: Routes 0 through 99". Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ Wilson, Larry. "Small towns hit the 'bust' in Nevada's 'boom and bust' history". Daily Sparks Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Gerlach Stretch Paving is Urged". Reno Evening Gazette. October 5, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ Burns, John & Johnson, Frank (April 26, 1953). "Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns". Nevada State Journal. pp. 5, 7.
- ^ "Gerlach Rodeo Plans Progress. Road to Reno Will be Paved by June 10". Nevada State Journal. May 9, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ Sinclair, W.C. (October 1, 1963). Ground Water Appraisal of the Black Rock Desert Area, Northwestern Nevada (PDF) (Technical report). Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. 20.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1978–79 ed.). Nevada Department of Highways. 1978. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.