Nevada State Route 169
state highway in Clark County, Nevada, United States
State Route 169 (SR 169) is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It connects the northern reaches of Lake Mead National Recreation Area to Interstate 15 (I-15) via Moapa Valley and the communities of Overton and Logandale. It is also called Northshore Road, Moapa Valley Boulevard, and Logandale Road.
Route description
State Route 169 begins approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the intersection of Northshore Road and Valley of Fire Road, at the northern boundary of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. From this point, SR 169 winds northward approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) before entering the rural town of Overton and becoming Moapa Valley Boulevard. On the southern outskirts of Overton, the route passes by the Lost City Museum, a historical landmark built on the site of an Anasazi village called Pueblo Grande de Nevada that was estimated to have been settled circa 300–500 BC. As SR 169 travels northward through Overton, it forms the main road through the rural town while paralleling a Union Pacific railroad line to the west and the Muddy River to the east. The route transitions into the town of Logandale, winding its way northwestward as the main thoroughfare through the rural community. After traveling about 10 miles (16 km) through Overton and Logandale, the route runs through open desert terrain another 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to reach its terminus at exit 93 on Interstate 15 approximately 26 miles (42 km) west-southwest of Mesquite.
History
A road appearing in the approximate alignment of SR 169 appears on official state highway maps as early as 1933. This road, designated State Route 12 proceeded southerly from U.S. Route 91 (US 91) (now I-15) through Logandale and Overton and southeasterly to the former town of St.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as state highway in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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