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U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a
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of US 95 in
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, in the United States. It serves as a bypass route for
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s taking US 95 past
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in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is co-designated as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is
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.


Route description

The highway begins southeast of Hawthorne and deviates from US 95 passing to the east of the city. Signs direct all trucks with Hazardous Cargo to use US 95 Truck instead of the main route. The Highway passes by the truck and cargo entrance to the
Hawthorne Army Depot Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) is a U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command ammunition storage depot located near the town of Hawthorne in western Nevada in the United States. It is directly south of Walker Lake. The depot covers or 226 sq. mi. and ha ...
. The highway enters Hawthorne city limits before reaching its northern junction with US 95. The route has been named Freedom Road by the state.


History

The bypass was proposed in the early 1980s to divert trucks carrying hazardous cargo from entering Hawthorne. Mineral County officials rejected the first two designs submitted by the
Nevada Department of Transportation The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S. highways and Interstate highways within ...
before accepting a third in 1982, despite reluctance from business owners over fears of lost tourist traffic.


Major intersections


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References

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