State Route 232 (SR 232) is a
state highway
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in
Elko County
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Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada
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. It covers the majority of Clover Valley Road south of
Wells
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* Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England
* Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground
* Wells (name)
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England
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.
Route description
State Route 232 begins in the
Clover Valley on Clover Valley Road about south of Steeles Creek, at the north end of
Elko County Route 782.
From there, the route travels northward through the desert valley, somewhat paralleling
U.S. Route 93
U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major north–south United States highway, numbered highway in the western United States. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 60 in Arizona, US 60 in Wickenburg, Arizona. The northern terminus is at the ...
(US 93) to the east, as it traverses near the base of the
East Humboldt Range
The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located along the eastern edge of the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows to the southwest from its source just north of the range. The ra ...
. SR 232 serves a number of ranches and crosses several creeks as it treks northward through Clover Valley. After rounding the east side of Signal Hill, the highway turns eastward. The route comes to an end at a junction with US 93 about south of Wells.
History
SR 232 was designated on July 1, 1976.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Elko County, Nevada