State Route 374 (SR 374) is a
state highway in
Nye County
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Nevada
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United States
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. It serves as Nevada's gateway to
Death Valley National Park, connecting the park to
Beatty. The highway was known as State Route 58 prior to 1976.
Route description
SR 374 begins at the boundary to the Nevada portion of Death Valley National Park in Nye County. From there, it runs due northeast across the open desert. The route curves eastward as it passes through the mountains southwest of Beatty. The road becomes Main Street as it enters the town's southern limits. The route ends at
US 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south 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 begins in San Luis, ...
, where Main Street intersects Second Street. The route terminates in the northwest regions of the
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is located in Nye County in western Nevada, United States, along the California–Nevada border, comprising the northeastern portion of the geographic Amargosa Valley, north of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Th ...
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Amargosa Valley
The Amargosa Valley is the valley through which the Amargosa River flows south, in Nye County, southwestern Nevada and Inyo County in the state of California. The south end is alternately called the "Amargosa River Valley'" or the "Tecopa Valley. ...
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History
![Nevada 58](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Nevada_58.svg)
The highway first appeared on Nevada state highway maps as State Route 58 in 1937.
In the
1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways, the route was reassigned to SR 374.
The number change was first seen on state maps in 1978.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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AARoads: Nevada 374
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Transportation in Nye County, Nevada