State Route 304 (SR 304) is a
state highway in
Lander County,
Nevada
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, United States. The road is the main street through the town of
Battle Mountain, and is also designated Interstate 80 Business (I-80 Bus.). The highway was part of
SR 1 and
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) prior to the mid-1970s.
Route description
SR 304 begins just west of the
Interstate 80 (I-80) West Battle Mountain interchange northwest of Battle Mountain. The route heads briefly passes through a portion of the
Te-Moak Tribe Indian reservation as it turns southeast into the town. The highway parallels the
Union Pacific Railroad
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right through the middle of the Battle Mountain business district. SR 304 has a junction with
State Route 305, which connects to
Austin in southern Lander County, as well as
State Route 806, providing access to mining districts north of the town. The route exits the town limits, crossing over the
Reese River
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The Reese rises in the southern section of the Toiyabe Range, on the flanks of Arc Dome. In its upper reaches, the Reese River is a ...
before turning south to reconnect to I-80 at the East Battle Mountain interchange and terminating just south of there.
History
Front Street in Battle Mountain was formerly part of State Route 1,[ a route designated with the creation of the Nevada State Highway System in 1917.]U.S. Highway System
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in 1926 by the Bureau of Public Roads
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created US 40 in Nevada, which was also routed along Front Street through Battle Mountain. Both SR 1 and US 40 were shown on Nevada state maps as early as 1929.
Major intersections
See also
* List of state highways in Nevada
The following is a list of all State Routes that have existed in the U.S. state of Nevada since July 1, 1976. All active state-numbered highways in this list are maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation.
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Primary routes (0â ...
* List of highways numbered 304
References
External links
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Transportation in Lander County, Nevada
Interstate 80