U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada)

"U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Nevada)" redirects here. For the former alternate highway in Las Vegas, see U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Las Vegas, Nevada).

U.S. Route 95 Alternate
Route information
Maintained by Nevada DOT
Length:	105 mi[2] (169.0 km) 71.268 miles (114.695 km) independent of I-80[1]
Existed:	1941 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 95 near Schurz
	US 50 in Silver Springs US 50 Alt. in Fernley I-80 in Fernley
North end:	US 95 north of Fallon
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Nevada highways ← US 95 SR 115 →

In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Alternate US 95, US 95A) is an alternate route of U.S. Route 95 located in the western part of the state. It connects Schurz to Interstate 80 via the cities of Yerington and Fernley.

The highway is one of three routes in Nevada that has existed as Alternate US 95.

Route description

The present Alternate US 95 begins at its junction with US 95 in Schurz and runs west to Yerington. From there, it runs north to Silver Springs and Fernley. Alternate US 95 is routed concurrently with Alternate US 50 from Silver Springs to Fernley.

Nevada’s official highway log lists the northern termination of the route at its junction with I-80 at Fernley. However, maps, including Nevada’s own official state maps, show the route continuing northwest along I-80 to its junction with mainline US 95 at exit 83.

A second Alternate US 95 existed in Nevada from 1960-1978 between Fernley and Fallon, which is now part of US 50 Alternate.

History

Dates are based on when changes appear on official Nevada state highway maps unless otherwise noted.

The present Alternate US 95 was commissioned in 1941. It ran from its current southern terminus at Schurz to the junction with US 40 and US 95 at Fernley. However, it was displayed on the official 1941 Nevada highway map as US 95, making it appear is if there were two different highways with the same number. The error was corrected on the 1942 map. Alternate US 95 replaced part of SR 3 between Schurz and Yerington; SR 2B from Yerington to present-day Fort Churchill Road, south of Silver Springs; and State Route 1B from Fort Churchill Road. to Fernley.

A second Alternate US 95 was created in 1960 due a realignment of mainline US 95. Mainline US 95 was extended due north from Fallon to US 40 over the former SR 1A. The former route of US 95 via Fernley was renumbered as Alternate US 95. Strangely, this placed two different routes numbered as Alternate US 95 in the same area of Nevada with the two meeting at Fernley. This lasted until around 1978 when the route from Fallon to Fernley was renumbered as Alternate US 50, except for the easternmost nine miles (14 km); they had been concurrently numbered as US 50 and retained that number.

Major intersections

US 95 Alt/US 50 Alt southbound, overlooking Silver Springs and the junction of U.S. Route 50

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column. Mileposts are given only for those portions of Alternate US 95 not concurrent with Interstate 80.

County	Location	Mile[3]	Roads Intersected	Notes
Mineral MI 0.00-10.68	Schurz	0.00	US 95 – Fallon, Hawthorne
Lyon LY 0.00-60.59	Yerington		SR 208 (Main Street) – Wellington, Minden
			SR 339 (Nordyke Road) – Mason, Wellington
	Silver Springs		US 50 – Carson City, Fallon	South end of Alternate US 50 overlap
	Fernley	58.36	SR 427 – Wadsworth, Reno
			US 50 Alt. east / SR 828 (Farm District Road) – Fallon	North end of Alternate US 50 overlap
		60.59	I-80 west – Reno	South end of I-80 overlap
See I-80
Churchill			I-80 east / US 95 – Fallon, Winnemucca, Elko	North end of I-80 overlap

Notes

1. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
2. ^ United States Numbered Highways. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. 1989. p. 141. http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=68&pageid=1760. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
3. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County". http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/maps/StateMaps/pdfs/MilepostBook2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 

References

• Nevada Department of Highways (1941). Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). 
• State of Nevada, Department of Highways (1953). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). 
• Nevada Department of Highways (1956). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). 
• Nevada State Highway Department (1960). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map). 
• Nevada State Highway Department (1978-9). Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map).