State Route 844 (SR 844) 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 central
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 ...
, United States. The route follows ''Ione Road'', covering part of the connection between
State Route 361 and
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. SR 844 was formerly known as State Route 91, which extended further northeast to
Ione Ione may refer to:
Places
* Ione, California, a city
* Ione, Colorado, an unincorporated community
* Ione, Nevada, an unincorporated community
* Ione, Oregon, a city
* Ione, Washington, a town
* Ionopolis or Ione, an ancient town near Antioch
...
.
Route description
State Route 844 begins at a junction with Gabbs Valley Road (SR 361) about north of
Gabbs. The route heads east from there, passing through a small section of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The state maintained highway ends in
Ione Valley Ione may refer to:
Places
* Ione, California, a city
* Ione, Colorado, an unincorporated community
* Ione, Nevada, an unincorporated community
* Ione, Oregon, a city
* Ione, Washington, a town
* Ionopolis or Ione, an ancient town near Antioch
...
east of the national forest boundary. The road continues past the SR 844 terminus to connect to Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park near the town site of
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
and also provides connections to the town of Ione.
History
45px, SR 844 was formerly a part of the longer State Route 91.
The routing of SR 844 first appears on state maps in 1960 as State Route 91. This route was a graded road from State Route 23 (now SR 361) north of Gabbs east to near Iron Stakes Mine. From there, the route extended east another along an unpaved road towards the Ichthyosaur State Park area before turning north and traveling another to Ione.
By 1968, the entire highway from the west terminus to the state park turn-off had been graded;
this section was paved by 1973.
The route was changed in the
1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highway system. SR 91 was renumbered as State Route 844 on July 1, 1976.
The new number was first shown on the 1978–79 edition of the state highway map.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Year 844 ( DCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – Battle of Mauropotamos: A Byzantine expedition under ...
Transportation in Nye County, Nevada
