Nevada State Route 720 is rural state highway located near Fallon in Churchill County. Nevada State Route 720 begins at US Route 95 (Schurz Highway) and extends 3.248 miles eastward to the main entrance of Naval Air Station Road. Approximately 3 miles of Nevada State Route 720 are carried by Union Lane whereas the remaining 0.248 miles is carried by Pasture Road. Nevada State Route 720 was commissioned during July 1976 to serve the then new main entrance of Naval Air Station Fallon. The prior main entrance was located along Berney Road (now Nevada State Route 119) which carried US Route 50 until 1959. Part 1; the history of Nevada State Route 720 Much of Nevada State Route 720 is aligned over Union Lane and L2 Drain. L2 Drain is one of the many irrigation ditches surrounding the city of Fallon which draws irrigation water from the Carson River. The 1908 United States Geological Survey map of Carson Sink Displays Union Lane originating (marked with a b...
Six Mile Canyon Road is an approximately 8-mile-long highway which serves the Virginia City area. Six Mile Canyon Road begins at Nevada State Route 341 (C Street) in Virginia City. From Virginia City the course of Six Mile Canyon Road descends rapidly through the namesake Six Mile Canyon and enters Dayton in Lyon County. Six Mile Canyon Road terminates at the intersection of US Route 50 and Fort Churchill Road. Six Mile Canyon Road has been in use as a highway corridor since the Comstock Lode was struck in 1859. The Six Mile Canyon corridor historically was the only roadway which served Virginia City that was never part of a toll franchise. Six Mile Canyon Road was designated as Nevada State Route 79 between World War II and the 1976 State Highway Renumbering. Six Mile Canyon Road was paved during the late 1980s and was considered for inclusion back into the State Highway System three times during the 1990s. Storey County considered tolling Six ...