 State Route 490 | ||||
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| Ely Prison Road | ||||
| SR 490 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.931 mi (14.373 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Ely State Prison entrance | |||
| East end |  US 93 near Ely | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 490 (SR 490) is a state highway in White Pine County, Nevada. The route serves a state prison north of Ely.
Route description
The route begins at the entrance to the Ely State Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary north of Ely. From there, the route follows Lackawanna Road in a southeasterly direction through desert terrain for nearly 3 miles (4.8 km). SR 490 then cuts through a short mountain gap and turns nearly due south. After another 3 miles (4.8 km), the route turns easterly at a T-intersection. SR 490 then travels about 2 miles (3.2 km) further to the southeast to reach its terminus at a junction on U.S. Route 93 northeast of Ely and just south of the Ely Airport.
History
SR 490 was added to the state highway system on January 17, 1992.
Major intersections
The entire route is in White Pine County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Ely State Prison entrance | Western terminus | |
| | 8.93 | 14.37 | US 93 – Ely, Wells | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
KML file (edit • help) Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 490KML is not from Wikidata- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- "Overview of SR 490" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001.