State Route 604 (SR 604) is the
route number designation for parts of
Las Vegas Boulevard, a major north–south road in the
Las Vegas metropolitan area of
Nevada
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in the
United States
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best known for the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
and its
casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
s. Formerly carrying
U.S. Route 91, which had been the main highway between
Los Angeles
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and
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
, it has been bypassed by
Interstate 15 and serves mainly local traffic.
Route description
State Route 604 is a section of Las Vegas Boulevard going northeast from Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas. SR 604 enters the unincorporated town of
Sunrise Manor
Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of Las Vegas. The population was 205,618 at the 2020 census. If Sunrise Manor were to be incorporated, ...
, where it has intersections at Cheyenne Avenue (
SR 574), Lamb Boulevard (
SR 610) and Nellis Boulevard (
SR 612). After that, SR 604 then passes
Nellis Air Force Base where it intersects Craig Road (
SR 573) and the main entrance of Nellis AFB. The highway then continues northeast as SR 604 passes the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway and later re-enters an undeveloped area of the city of North Las Vegas. The highway leaves the city of North Las Vegas shortly after just before SR 604 ends at Interstate 15 at exit 58 near
Apex. The I-15
frontage road
A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. A frontage road is often used to provide access to private drivew ...
stretching northeast 11.823 miles (19.027 km) from Apex to a point between
Garnet
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All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different s ...
and
Crystal
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is also state maintained as FRCL07,
[ and was ]milepost
A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...
ed as SR 604.[2006 Nevada’s State Maintained Highways Descriptions, Index, and Maps]
History
State Route 604 was created in the 1970s from what had been State Route 6
Route 6, or Highway 6, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* Asian Highway 6
* European route E6
* European route E006
Albania
* National Road SH6
Argentina
* Buenos Aires Provincial Route 6
Australia New ...
between Jean, where it intersected with State Route 161
The following highways are numbered 161:
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 161
* Prince Edward Island Route 161
* Quebec Route 161
Costa Rica
* National Route 161
India
* National Highway 161
Ireland
* R161 road (Ireland)
Japan
* Japan Nat ...
, and a point north of Las Vegas. However, it has been truncated over time, as segments were given to the city of Las Vegas and Clark County to maintain. The portion between Jean, Nevada and Carey Avenue has been given to local control. The portion of Las Vegas Boulevard between Tonopah Avenue and Carey Street was turned over to local control by 2017. From the mid-1980s to 2005, this highway was used as the course for the start and a significant portion of the Las Vegas Marathon
The Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run on the Las Vegas Strip and in parts of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. The race was one of the oldest marathons in the United States, having been run between 1 ...
.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Year 604 ( DCIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 604 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ...
Transportation in Clark County, Nevada
U.S. Route 91
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunrise Manor, Nevada