Nevada State Route 121

State Route 121 (SR 121) was a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada. It spurred from U.S. Route 50, east of Fallon, north 27.05 miles (43.53 km) to a local road, Settlement Road in Dixie Valley, with the moniker of Dixie Valley Road. SR 121 was assigned in 1976 and removed from the primary state highway system in 2021, with the entire length of the route being redesignated as Frontage Road FRCH08.[2]

View from the south end of SR 121 looking northbound in April 2015

State Route 121 marker

State Route 121

Dixie Valley Road
Nevada State Route 121 goes north from US 50 to the site of Dixie Valley, Nevada.
Nevada State Route 121, highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length27.047 mi[1] (43.528 km)
Existed1976–2021[2]
Major junctions
South end US 50 east of Fallon
North endSettlement Road in Dixie Valley
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountiesChurchill
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← SR 120→ SR 140

Route description

State Route 121 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (the Austin Highway) to the east of the community of Fallon. Route 121 progressed northward through the United States Naval Recreation and Training Area just to the north of Route 50. The route progressed northward, through the mountains of Churchill County. The highway left the Recreation Area and continued its way to the community of Dixie Valley. The route continued northward for about 20 miles (32 km) and intersected with Settlement Road in Dixie Valley, where the state designation ended. Dixie Valley Road continues on as a gravel road.[3]

History

After many years of minimal use, NDOT removed the asphalt surface and replaced it with gravel in 2021.[4] It was removed from the primary state highway system by January 2022.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Churchill County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fallon0.000.00 US 50 – Fallon, Austin
Dixie Valley27.0543.53Settlement Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 121
KML is from Wikidata
  1. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2022). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada Descriptions and Maps, January 2022". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. Google (June 6, 2015). "Overview of State Route 121" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. KOLO-TV (April 17, 2021). "From Paved to Gravel - A Rural Road Stirs Debate". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nevada State Route 121.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.