Durango Drive is a major north-south road in the

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, located on the west side of the city.

Route

Southern half

Durango Drive's southern terminus is at an intersection with Starr Avenue in

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. From here, Durango Drive heads north and intersects with Blue Diamond Road (SR 160) followed by serving as a

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dividing Spring Valley and Enterprise for one mile from Windmill Lane to Warm Springs Road. Entering Spring Valley, Durango Drive continues north to its first interchange with CC 215 (exit 17). Just north of this interchange is Nevada's first IKEA furniture store, opened in 2016, and the future site of the UnCommons mixed-use development by Matter Real Estate. Durango Drive continues through Spring Valley before crossing into

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. Once in Las Vegas, Durango Drive crosses Charleston Boulevard before making an S-curve to the east, like most other major north-south grid roads in the

west of I-15 do. After this, Durango Drive meets Summerlin Parkway (SR 613) at an interchange before the northern terminus of Durango Drive's southern segment at Vegas Drive.

Northern half

The southern terminus of Durango Drive's northern segment is at an intersection with

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. Here, Durango Drive's roadway continues south as Rampart Boulevard into the

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neighborhood. Heading north, Durango Drive meets its second interchange with CC 215 (exit 37) before another interchange, this time with US 95 (exit 93). Farther north, Durango Drive intersects Brent Lane, which provides access to Tule Springs Road and

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, before reaching its northern terminus at an intersection with Moccasin Road on the border between Las Vegas and

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Major intersections

Buildings and parks along Durango Drive

The following locations are sorted from south to north.

Buildings

* IKEA Las Vegas * Centennial Hills Hospital

Parks

* Mountain's Edge Regional Park (nearby, along Mountain's Edge Parkway) * Desert Breeze Park * Angel Park ** Angel Park Golf Club * Las Vegas Sports Park (nearby, along Rampart Boulevard) * Durango Hills Park ** Durango Hills Golf Club * Mountain Crest Park * Raptor Play Park * Viper Lacrosse Fields *

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(nearby, accessible from Moccasin Road)

References

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