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Nevada State Route 854
State Route 854 (SR 854) is a state highway (US), state highway in Pershing County, Nevada, Pershing County, Nevada serving the vicinity of Lovelock, Nevada, Lovelock. The route comprised a portion of former Nevada State Route 48, State Route 48. Route description State Route 854 begins northwest of Lovelock at an intersection with Pitt Road/Eagle Picher Mine Road (SR 399 (NV), SR 399). From there, the two-lane highway travels south along Lone Mountain Road for about , passing a local cemetery. The route then turns east and heads through farmlands towards downtown Lovelock. Entering the city limits at Jamestown Road, the road now follows Western Avenue through residential areas. SR 854 passes by the Pershing County Courthouse and then turns northeast on Dartmouth Avenue to terminate at an intersection with Main Street (SR 398 (NV), SR 398) in downtown Lovelock. History image:Nevada 48.svg, 45px, SR 854 was a part of former State Route 48. SR 854 was originally designated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States, in which it is the only incorporated city. It is the namesake of a nearby medium-security men's prison and a Cold War-era gunnery range. Formerly a stop for settlers on their way to California and later a train depot, the town's economy remains based on farming, mining and increasingly on tourism. History The area in which the township of Lovelock was to be established first came to prominence as a midpoint on the Humboldt Trail to California. According to an 1849 description of what were then called the Big Meadows, "This marsh for three miles is certainly the liveliest place that one could witness in a lifetime. There is some two hundred and fifty wagons here all the time. Trains going out and others coming in and taking their places is the constant order of the day. Cattle and mules by the hundreds are surrounding us, in grass to their knees, all discoursing sweet music with the grinding of their jaws.” ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
