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Elkhorn Road is a major west-east road in the
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Route

Elkhorn Road begins at Egan Crest Drive in the northwestern corner of
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. The road heads east to the Centennial Hills neighborhood where it forms a major intersection with Durango Drive near the RTC
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lot. Elkhorn Road eventually crosses
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and intersects with an
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ramp completed in 2019, serving as an entrance to US 95 south and an exit from US 95 north. The road continues west from there through residential areas and past
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es before intersecting Decatur Boulevard and entering North Las Vegas city limits. The road runs through North Las Vegas and for 2 miles and passes through the Aliante community and the
Aliante Casino and Hotel Aliante Casino and Hotel (formerly Aliante Station) is a hotel and casino in the Aliante community in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The resort was announced as the Aliante Station in December 2005, as a joint p ...
before ending at a dead end. From the dead end, Elkhorn Road will be extended to the soon-to-be extended Clayton Street.


Major intersections


Places along Elkhorn Road

The following lists are in order of west-east location along Elkhorn Road.


Buildings

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Aliante Casino and Hotel Aliante Casino and Hotel (formerly Aliante Station) is a hotel and casino in the Aliante community in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The resort was announced as the Aliante Station in December 2005, as a joint p ...


Parks

* Promenade Park (at western terminus of Elkhorn Road) * Winding Trails Park * Mountain Ridge Park (access via Grand Montecito Parkway) *
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(access via Buffalo Drive)Centennial Hills Park
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References

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