Nevada State Route 773

State Route 773 (SR 773) is a 10.496-mile-long (16.892 km) state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. Known as Fish Lake Valley Road, the highway was a part of former SR 3A.

View at the south end of SR 773 looking northbound

State Route 773 marker

State Route 773

Fish Lake Valley Road
SR 773 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length10.496 mi[1] (16.892 km)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
South end SR 264 near Fish Lake Valley
North end US 6 near Coaldale
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← SR 767→ SR 774

Route description

SR 773 begins at a junction with State Route 264 north of Fish Lake Valley. The route follows Fish Lake Valley Road northeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 6 (US 6), about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Coaldale.

History
Further information: Nevada State Route 264

The highway originally composed the northern 10 miles (16 km) of State Route 3A, a route christened in 1933 to connect State Route 15 (now US 6) to Fish Lake Valley and Dyer.[2] SR 3A was replaced by State Route 773 and State Route 264 on July 1, 1976.[3] SR 773 did not appear on state highway maps until 1991.[4]

Major intersections

Mileposts on the highway are a continuation of State Route 264 mileposts. The entire route is in Esmeralda County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​25.4640.97 SR 264
​35.8657.71 US 6 – Tonopah, Bishop
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 773
KML is not from Wikidata
  1. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. Official Road Map of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1933. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  3. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 104.
  4. Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1991-92 ed.). Nevada Department of Transportation. 1991. § E2. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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