Nevada State Route 342 is an approximately 3.780-mile State Highway located in the Virginia City area. Nevada State Route 342 forms a loop of Nevada State Route 341 and the Occidental Grade. Nevada State Route 342 contains gradients approaching 15% and passes through the formation known as Devil's Gate. Nevada State Route 342 is a portion of the larger historic Dayton Toll Road. The Dayton Toll Road was constructed north of Dayton to Virginia City via Devil's Gate shortly after the Comstock Lode was struck in 1859. The communities of Gold Hill and Silver City are both components of the Dayton Toll Road corridor. The segment of the Dayton Toll Road north of the bottom of the Occidental Grade to Virginia City was added to the State Highway System as part of Nevada State Route 17 during the 1925-1926 biennial period. The upper part of the Dayton Toll Road would be removed from the State Highway System when Nevada State Route 17 was realigned onto t...
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