State Route 173 (SR 173) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Clark County,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. The route provides access to downtown
Boulder City
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885. The city took its name from Boulder Canyon. Boulder City is one of on ...
from
U.S. Route 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast ...
(US 95) to the south. The route was originally part of US 95 until the highway was realigned following the completion of
Interstate 11
Interstate 11 (I-11) is an Interstate Highway that currently runs for on a predominantly northwest–southeast alignment in the US state of Nevada, running concurrently with US Route 93 (US 93) between the Arizona state line ...
(I-11) around Boulder City.
The entire route of SR 173 is also part of the Veterans Memorial Highway.
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Route description
State Route 173 begins at an interchange with I-11/US 93/US 95 approximately southwest of downtown Boulder City. Proceeding northward, the highway ends at an interchange with US 93 Business.
History
SR 173 was originally part of US 95.
[ US 95 was rerouted onto the Boulder City Bypass concurrent with I-11 upon the completion of Phase 1 on May 23, 2018, and the new state highway was designated over the old route.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{Commons category, Nevada State Route 173
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Transportation in Clark County, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada