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State Route 225 (SR 225) is a
state highway
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in Elko County
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, Nevada
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, United States
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. Known as the Mountain City Highway, it connects the city of Elko to the town of Owyhee near the southwestern
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Idaho
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border via Mountain City. The route provides connections to Mountain Home, Idaho and Interstate 84 via Idaho State Highway 51.
Route description
SR 225 begins at the intersection of SR 535/Interstate 80 Business Loop (Idaho Street) and Silver Street just west of downtown Elko. From there it heads northwesterly along the east side ofElko Regional Airport
Elko Regional Airport , formerly Elko Municipal Airport, is a mile west of downtown Elko, in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
The airport was named J.C. Harris Field in 1975 in honor of Jess C. Harris, a sheriff from Elko known as "The Fly ...
and then has a junction with Interstate 80
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. The road continues northwest, winding its way up a narrow valley on its way to Adobe Summit in the Adobe Range
The Adobe Range is a minor mountain range of Nevada. Located northwest and north of Elko, Nevada, it runs generally north-south for about , and has an area of about . Its highest point is an unnamed summit of and the named peaks include Sherman P ...
. From there, it heads generally north, passing the small ghost town of Dinner Station before intersecting Deep Creek Highway ( SR 226) at Tuscarora Tuscarora may refer to the following:
First nations and Native American people and culture
* Tuscarora people
**''Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation'' (1960)
* Tuscarora language, an Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora people
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Junction. It then continues generally north, passing North Fork and intersecting various county routes before reaching Wild Horse
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on the south shore of Wild Horse Reservoir
Wild Horse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Elko County, Nevada in the United States. The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam. In 1969, a new concrete single-angle arch dam was constructed by the United S ...
. The road winds its way along the east and north shores of the reservoir before entering the narrow and windy canyon of the Owyhee River
The Owyhee River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon in the United States. It is long.Owyhee Rive accessed November 3, 2019
The river's drainage basin is in area, one of the l ...
. After the canyon widens into a somewhat broader valley, SR 225 passes through Mountain City. Continuing northwest, the valley becomes much wider just before the road enters Owyhee. A few miles north of Owyhee, the road crosses into Idaho and becomes SH-51.
History
SR 225 previously existed as portions of several pre-1976 routes, including State Route 11, State Route 43 and State Route 51.Major intersections
See also
* *References
{{Reflist 225 Transportation in Elko County, Nevada