Nevada State Route 447
state highway in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Route 447, consisting of County Route 447 (CR 447) and State Route 447 (SR 447) is a highway in the U.S. state of Nevada. The highway is almost entirely within Washoe County but does for a brief time enter Pershing County. The highway connects the town of Gerlach to the remainder of the state via Wadsworth. Though passing through extremely remote and desolate areas of Nevada, the highway has recently gained fame as the primary route to access the Black Rock Desert, the site of the annual Burning Man festival.
A 4.5-mile (7.2 km) portion of this highway, along with portions of SR 445 and SR 446, has been designated the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway.
Route description
State Route 447
The route begins at a junction with SR 427 in Wadsworth. The highway proceeds north following the path of the Truckee River, and passes along the east side of the river's terminus at Pyramid Lake near Nixon. The section of highway from Wadsworth to Nixon is named the Arthur S. Jackson Memorial Highway, Jackson was a Paiute who was a heavily decorated soldier in World War II. The highway continues north following the western edge of Winnemucca Lake, a dry lake that once also was the terminus of the Truckee river. During this portion the highway straddles the Washoe/Pershing County line.
The highway enters the Black Rock Desert just before arriving at Empire, a city founded on processing gypsum extracted from the desert.
“Nevada State Route 447” enters the record as state highway in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Nevada, State and Route can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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