U.S. Route 395 in Nevada

U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395
	US 395 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 95
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	85.627 mi (137.803 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 395 at California state line in Topaz Lake
	; I-580 / US 50 / US 395 Bus. in Carson City; I-80 in Reno;
North end	US 395 at California state line near Hallelujah Junction
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Douglas, City of Carson City, Washoe
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Nevada State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Pre‑1976; Scenic;

U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is an 85-mile-long (137 km)

freeway and is built up to Interstate Highway standards. Part of the freeway section is also designated as Interstate 580 (I-580). US 395 is an important regional highway, serving the communities of Western Nevada

, connecting them to other major communities via California, and it is the only major north–south arterial for the geographically isolated region.

Route description

Southbound US 395 in Douglas County, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the I-580/US 50 intersection in Carson City

US 395 enters Nevada in Topaz Lake as a two-lane highway and gradually winds its way to Carson Valley where it becomes the principal thoroughfare for the Gardnerville–Minden area. Upon entering the Carson Valley, US 395 becomes a four-lane highway through Gardnerville and Minden. Upon leaving Minden, the highway becomes a four-lane divided highway and turns due north towards Carson City.

At the south end of Carson City, the route intersects the southern terminus of I-580 and US 50. The three routes then continue on a freeway bypass around the east side of Carson City. US 50 departs from the freeway at East William Street, while I-580 and US 395 continue north through Carson City.

Upon exiting Carson City, the freeway continues north through Washoe Valley and crosses through the mountains west of Washoe City and Pleasant Valley before entering Reno. Upon entering Reno, the route is designated, since 1998, as the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. The freeway heads north to the I-80 interchange near Downtown Reno and I-580 ends here. Shortly afterward, US 395 turns northwest to serve the northern valleys of the Reno area before crossing back to California at the unincorporated Nevada community of Bordertown, in Cold Springs, Washoe County.

The entire route of US 395 through Nevada closely follows the eastern edge of the

Sierra Nevada range. Several prominent peaks are visible from the highway, including Jobs Peak and Mount Rose

.

History

Per

Interstate Highway system there were plans to upgrade the portion from Carson City to Reno to Interstate Highway standards, and while portions were improved, rerouted and rebuilt to a new freeway alignment starting in the 1960s, the road was not officially signed as Interstate 580 until 2012.^[3]

Future

There are plans to extend the US 395 freeway from US 50 and the southern terminus of I-580 to SR 757 west / Muller Lane.^[4]

Major intersections

Note:

Mileposts

in Nevada reset at county lines. The start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column. Exits numbered according to statewide mileage.

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Douglas DO 0.000–33.956	Topaz Lake	0.000	0.000		US 395 south – Bishop	Continuation into California
	Holbrook Junction				SR 208 east – Yerington
	Gardnerville				SR 756 west
	Minden				SR 88 south – Woodfords, Lake Tahoe
	Minden				SR 757 west / Muller Lane	Proposed interchange
					SR 206 south – Genoa	Proposed interchange
					SR 759 east (Airport Road) – Minden–Tahoe Airport	Proposed interchange
City of Carson City CC 0.000–9.822^{[note 1]}		0.531	0.855		US 50 west / US 395 Bus. north (S. Carson Street) – South Lake Tahoe I-580 begins	Proposed interchange; southern end of I-580/US 50 concurrency
City of Carson City CC 0.000–9.822^{[note 1]}		0.531	0.855	Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): cspan
Current southern end of freeway; planned freeway extension to SR 757 west / Muller Lane in Minden
City of Carson City to Washoe	City of Carson City to Reno			See exit list for Interstate 580
Washoe WA 0.000–41.655^{[note 1]}	Reno			68	I-80 – Elko, Salt Lake City, Reno, Sacramento I-580 ends	Northern end of I-580 concurrency; signed as I-580 exits 36A (east) and 36B (west) northbound; I-80 exit 15
				69	Oddie Boulevard	Former SR 663
				70	N. McCarran Boulevard (SR 659), Clear Acre Lane (SR 443) – Sun Valley	Signed as exits 70A (McCarran Boulevard) and 70B (Clear Acre Lane) northbound; N. McCarran Boulevard was former SR 650/SR 651
				71	Dandini Boulevard, Parr Boulevard	Serves Truckee Meadows Community College and Desert Research Institute
				72	SR 430 south to N. Virginia Street) – Reno	Northbound exit signed as "Panther Valley"
				73	Golden Valley Road
				74	Lemmon Drive
				76	Stead Boulevard ( SR 673 south)	Serves Reno Stead Airport
				78	Red Rock (Red Rock Road)
				80	White Lake Parkway – Cold Springs
				83	Village Parkway – Bordertown
		85.627	137.803		US 395 north – Susanville	Continuation into California
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

^ ^a ^b Includes the portion concurrent with I-580

Special routes

Current

U.S. Route 395 Alternate, an alternate route between Carson City and Reno
U.S. Route 395 Business, a business route in Carson City
U.S. Route 395 Business, a little-signed business route in Reno

Former

U.S. Route 395 Alternate, a former alternate route of US 395 on Sierra Street in Reno^{[citation needed]}
U.S. Route 395 Temporary, a former temporary route mostly on Kietzke Lane in Reno

References

^ ^a ^b Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2018). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
Nevada State Highway Department (1937). Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Scale not given. Carson City: Nevada State Highway Department. Archived
(PDF) from the original on May 12, 2005.

^ Nevada Department of Transportation. "History & Overview". I-580 Extension Project website. Nevada Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.

^ Nevada Department of Transportation (n.d.). "US 395 Southern Sierra Corridor Study". Nevada Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019.

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[noi580-5] Includes the portion concurrent with I-580

[NDOT_Log-1] Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2018). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[historicalmaps-2] Nevada State Highway Department (1937). Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Scale not given. Carson City: Nevada State Highway Department. Archived
(PDF) from the original on May 12, 2005.

[I-580_History-3] Nevada Department of Transportation. "History & Overview". I-580 Extension Project website. Nevada Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.

[4] Nevada Department of Transportation (n.d.). "US 395 Southern Sierra Corridor Study". Nevada Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019.

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