State Route 427 (SR 427) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
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. It connects the community of
Wadsworth Wadsworth may refer to:
People
* Wadsworth (surname)
* Wadsworth (given name)
Places
* Wadsworth, Illinois, United States, a village
* Wadsworth, Kansas, United States
* Wadsworth, Nevada, United States, a census-designated place
* Wadswo ...
in eastern
Washoe County to the city of
Fernley in western
Lyon County. SR 427 comprises the former routing of
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) through the towns it serves. SR 427 also provides an eastern link to
Pyramid Lake via a junction with
State Route 447 in Wadsworth.
Route description
SR 427 begins at a cattleguard on Cantlon Drive just south of the Wadsworth/Pyramid Lake interchange (Exit 43) on
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
(I-80) in Washoe County. The highway proceeds northeast from there to meet State Route 447 in the middle of Wadsworth. The route curves southeast through the town and immediately enters Lyon County. Passing south under I-80 once again, as well as the
Union Pacific
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railroad tracks, SR 427 curves east to follow Main Street/Truckee Lane into Fernley. The highway ends at the intersection with
Alt US 50 and
Alt US 95 in downtown Fernley.
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History
Originally, US 40 followed the routing of SR 427 through Wadsworth and Fernley. Completion of I-80 around both cities (and many other northern Nevada cities) made the US highway designation irrelevant, and US 40 was later removed from the highway system.
Major intersections
Note: Milepost
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s in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts are given in the county column.
See also
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References
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Year 427 (Roman numerals, CDXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hierus and Ardabur (or, less frequen ...
Interstate 80
U.S. Route 40
Transportation in Washoe County, Nevada
Transportation in Lyon County, Nevada