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 State Route 443 | ||||
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 SR 443 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.197 mi[1] (5.145 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1976–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 659 in Reno | |||
 US 395 in Reno | ||||
| North end | 7th Ave in Sun Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| Counties | Washoe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 443 (SR 443) is a state highway in the Reno metropolitan area of Washoe County, Nevada. It is the main connection between the city of Reno and the community of Sun Valley to the north. SR 443 is known as Clear Acre Lane in Reno and Sun Valley Boulevard within Sun Valley.
Route description
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SR 443 begins at its intersection with Nevada State Route 659 (North McCarran Boulevard). Just north of this junction, SR 443 interchanges with US 395. From here, the highway heads slightly northeast to the intersection of Dandini Boulevard & El Rancho Drive, where the road changes names from Clear Acre Lane into Sun Valley Boulevard ("Sun Valley Drive" on some signs). SR 443 continues north from this intersection through Sun Valley, where it terminates at Seventh Avenue.[citation needed]
History
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Originally, SR 443 extended further south to terminate at Wedekind Road (former SR 880). By 2006, the highway had been truncated to its current terminus at North McCarran Boulevard.[citation needed]
In 2004, the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County began the US 395/Clear Acre reconstruction project. The project created new US 395 freeway access at Clear Acre Lane and reconstructed the North McCarran Boulevard (SR 659) bridge and interchange ramps.[2] Previously, the only access between SR 443 and US 395 was a northbound US 395 off ramp; other movements were made via the nearby McCarran Boulevard interchange. As of June 2007, the construction project was substantially completed.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Washoe County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Reno | 0.000 | 0.000 | Clear Acre Ln south | Continuation south from southern terminus | |
| SR 659 clockwise (North McCarran Blvd) – Sparks SR 659 counter-clockwise (North McCarran Blvd) – Sparks | Southern terminus; formerly SR 651 | ||||
 US 395 north (Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Hwy) – Hallelujah Junction CA, Susanville CA US 395 south (Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Hwy) – Old US 395, Carson City | Modified diamond interchange: US 395 exit 70 | ||||
| Sun Valley | 3.197 | 5.145 | Seventh Ave east – Sparks Seventh Ave west – Golden Valley, Reno | Northern terminus | |
| Sun Valley Blvd north – Sparks | Continuation north from northern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "US 395 – Clear Acre Interchange Project". Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
- ↑ Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
External links
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Media related to Nevada State Route 443 at Wikimedia Commons