Sahara Avenue is a major east-west roadway in the Las Vegas Valley. The former State Route 589 (SR 589) comprised a large portion of the street. The roadway is named after the Sahara Hotel and Casino, which itself is named after the Sahara desert. The casino is located on Las Vegas Boulevard where the boulevard intersects with Sahara Avenue.
Route description
Sahara Avenue begins in the western valley at Red Rock Ranch Road as the continuation of Desert Foothills Drive west of the Las Vegas Beltway. SR 589 began in the western Las Vegas Valley at its intersection with Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595). From there, the route continued due east to cross Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Boulevard. SR 589 proceeded further east to cross Fremont Street/Boulder Highway (SR 582), entering the unincorporated town of Sunrise Manor, passing under I-515/US 93/US 95 and terminated at Nellis Boulevard (SR 612). Sahara Avenue ends at the Hollywood Regional Park, just east of Hollywood Boulevard.
Through much of the Las Vegas area, Sahara Avenue comprises the southern boundary of the City of Las Vegas. At the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard, Sahara Avenue marks what is typically considered the northern boundary of the Las Vegas Strip.
History
The road was originally called San Francisco Avenue and served as the southern city limit for Las Vegas.
In the 1960s, city planners envisioned construction of an expressway along Sahara to Rainbow Boulevard.
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) removed SR 589 from its maintenance logs by the beginning of 2019,[2] and has begun the process of turning ownership of the roadway over to the City of Las Vegas and Clark County.[3]
Major intersections
Junctions listed are for SR 589 only. The entire route was in Clark County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas–Spring Valley line | Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) | Former western terminus of SR 589; Sahara Avenue continued west | |||
| Jones Boulevard (SR 596) | |||||
| Decatur Boulevard | |||||
| Las Vegas |  I-15 – Los Angeles, Salt Lake City | Interchange; I-15 exit 40 | |||
| Las Vegas–Winchester line | Las Vegas Boulevard | Former SR 604/US 91/US 466 | |||
| Las Vegas–Sunrise Manor line | Boulder Highway (SR 582) | ||||
| Sunrise Manor | Nellis Boulevard (SR 612) | Former eastern terminus of SR 589; Sahara Avenue continued east | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Attractions
- Sahara Las Vegas
- Palace Station
- Bonanza Gift Shop
- The Golden Steer Steakhouse
- The Historic Commercial Center District
Public transport
Current RTC Route Sahara Avenue Express (SX) operated on this road.
See also
References
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2019). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Ackers, Mick (June 10, 2019). "City, county, state to swap various Las Vegas Valley roadways". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2019.