Durango Drive is a major north-south road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, United States, located on the west side of the city.

Durango Drive
Maintained byClark County and City of Las Vegas
Length21.85 mi (35.16 km)
LocationLas Vegas
Clark County
South endCactus Avenue in Enterprise
Major
junctions
SR 160 in Enterprise

CC 215 in Enterptise
SR 613 in Summerlin
CC 215 in Las Vegas

I-11 / US 95 in Las Vegas
North endMoccasin Road in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas–Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument line

Route

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Southern half

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Durango Drive's southern terminus is at an intersection with Starr Avenue in Enterprise. From here, Durango Drive heads north and intersects with Blue Diamond Road (SR 160) followed by serving as a section line road dividing Spring Valley and Enterprise for one mile from Windmill Lane to Warm Springs Road. Entering Spring Valley, Durango Drive continues north to its first interchange with CC 215 (exit 17). Just north of this interchange is Nevada's first IKEA furniture store, opened in 2016,[1] and the future site of the UnCommons mixed-use development by Matter Real Estate.[2] Durango Drive continues through Spring Valley before crossing into Las Vegas. Once in Las Vegas, Durango Drive crosses Charleston Boulevard before making an S-curve to the east, like most other major north-south grid roads in the Las Vegas metropolitan area west of I-15 do. After this, Durango Drive meets Summerlin Parkway (SR 613) at an interchange before the northern terminus of Durango Drive's southern segment at Vegas Drive.

Northern half

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The southern terminus of Durango Drive's northern segment is at an intersection with Cheyenne Avenue. Here, Durango Drive's roadway continues south as Rampart Boulevard into the Summerlin neighborhood. Heading north, Durango Drive meets its second interchange with CC 215 (exit 37) before another interchange, this time with I-11/US 95 (exit 93). Farther north, Durango Drive intersects Brent Lane, which provides access to Tule Springs Road and Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, before reaching its northern terminus at an intersection with Moccasin Road on the border between Las Vegas and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Clark County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Enterprise0.000.00Cactus AvenueSouthern terminus
0.500.80Mountain's Edge ParkwayAccess to Mountain's Edge Regional Park
1.552.49  SR 160 (Blue Diamond Road)
1.953.14Pebble Road
2.964.76Windmill Lane eastWestern terminus of Windmill Lane
3.435.52Rhodes Ranch Parkway / Robindale Road
3.986.41Warm Springs Road
Spring Valley4.697.55 
 
CC 215 east (Las Vegas Beltway) / Roy Horn Way
Durango Drive accessible from CC 215 southbound via Roy Horn Way; future I-215 east
4.797.71 
 
CC 215 west (Las Vegas Beltway) / Raphael Rivera Way
CC 215 northbound accessible from Durango Drive via Raphael Rivera Way; future I-215 west
5.058.13Sunset RoadAccess to and from northbound and southbound CC 215
6.109.82Russell Road
6.6010.62Hacienda Avenue
7.1011.43Tropicana Avenue
7.6012.23Peace Way
8.1013.04Flamingo Road
8.8514.24Spring Mountain Road
9.1014.65Desert Inn Road
10.1016.25Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas10.6017.06Oakey Boulevard eastWestern terminus of Oakey Boulevard
11.1017.86Charleston Boulevard
11.7018.83Alta Drive
12.2019.63Westcliff DriveDurango Drive changes signing from South Durango Drive to North Durango Drive; access to RTC park and ride lot
12.39–
12.53
19.94–
20.17
  SR 613 (Summerlin Parkway)Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
12.7020.44Washington AvenueWestern terminus of Washington Avenue
13.3021.40Vegas DriveNorthern terminus of southern segment
Gap in route
13.3021.40Cheyenne Avenue / Rampart BoulevardSouthern terminus of northern segment; road continues as Rampart Boulevard
13.8522.29Gowan Road
14.3523.09Alexander Road
14.8523.90Craig Road
15.3524.70Lone Mountain Road
16.3526.31Ann Road
16.8527.12Tropical Parkway
17.0227.39Grand Montecito Parkway
17.6328.37Centennial Parkway / Centennial Center Boulevard
17.75–
17.85
28.57–
28.73
  CC 215 (Las Vegas Beltway)Diamond interchange; future I-215
18.1329.18  Deer Springs RoadAccess to Centennial Hills Hospital
18.6329.98Elkhorn Road
18.8530.34Oso Blanca RoadAccess to RTC park and ride lot
19.01–
19.20
30.59–
30.90
   I-11 / US 95 – Downtown Las Vegas, Tonopah, RenoFive-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange
19.3831.19El Capitan Way / Farm Road
19.8531.95Grand Teton Drive
20.5933.14Brent LaneAccess road to Tule Springs Road and Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs
21.8535.16Moccasin RoadNorthern terminus; access to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Buildings and parks along Durango Drive

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The following locations are sorted from south to north.

Buildings

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Parks

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Desert Breeze Park with Durango Drive to the left

References

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  1. ^ Kudialis, Chris (18 May 2016). "Thousands turn out for grand opening of Ikea store". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ Seelmeyer, John (1 February 2021). "Post Pandemic Downsize". Nevada Business. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Angel Park". Lvol.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. ^ "Durango Hills Park". Lvol.com.
  5. ^ "Raptor Play Park". Lvol.com.
  6. ^ "Hiking Around Las Vegas, Tule Springs NM, Durango Drive Trailhead". www.birdandhike.com.