State Route 376 (SR 376) is a

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in Nye and

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counties in central

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, United States. It connects

U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...

(US 6) near Tonopah north to

U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...

near

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. The Tonopah–Austin Road existed as early as 1919, and was designated the southernmost segment of State Route 8A before being renumbered to SR 376 in 1976.

Route description

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The southern terminus of State Route 376 is located about east of Tonopah on US 6 in western

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. From there, the highway heads north through the Ralston Valley for about . The route then curves westward around some mountains to enter the southern end of the

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. SR 376 continues northeastward through the center of the valley, providing access to

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(via State Route 377) and Round Mountain. Passing the Round Mountain turnoff, SR 376 shifts to the west edge of Big Smoky Valley, passing through Carvers in the process. The highway passes east of the

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, the highest point of the

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. Following the base of the Toiyabe mountains, the route continues northward for several miles to enter

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near the community of

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. north of Kingston, State Route 376 reaches its northern terminus at a junction with US 50 about southeast of

History

45px, SR 376 was previously the southernmost segment of State Route 8A Roads linking Tonopah to Austin appear on Nevada maps as early as 1919, although it the exact composition of the route and its highway number was not clearly distinguished. By 1929, a mostly-unimproved route connecting Tonopah to US 50 east of Austin had been clearly established as the southern portion of State Route 8A. This early iteration of the route passed directly through Manhattan and Round Mountain. By 1933, the routing of SR 8A had bypassed the two towns to the west. The southern terminus of the highway was moved east of Tonopah on US 6 by 1937. SR 8A had become a paved highway throughout its entire length by 1950. State Route 8A remained relatively unchanged for many years after it was paved. However, the route number was changed in the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways. The SR 8A designation was eliminated and replaced by State Route 376 on July 1, 1976. This change was first seen on the 1978–79 version of Nevada's state highway map. The highway has not been changed since its renumbering.

Major intersections

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s in Nevada reset at county lines. The start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.

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SR 376 Transportation in Lander County, Nevada Tonopah, Nevada

Route description

History

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