State Route 531 (SR 531) was a state highway in Carson City, Nevada. It followed a portion of College Parkway in the northern part of the city. Created by 1995, the highway was turned over to city control in 2011.
 State Route 531 | ||||
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| College Parkway | ||||
 Former SR 531 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1.645 mi[1] (2.647 km) | |||
| Existed | 1995–2011 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 395 Bus. in Carson City | |||
| US 395 | ||||
| East end |  SR 525 in Carson City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 531 began at the intersection of College Parkway and North Carson Street in northern Carson City. From there, the route traveled east along College Parkway as a four-lane thoroughfare serving mostly residential areas. After about a mile (1.6 km), the highway passed under an interchange with U.S. Route 395. College Parkway continued eastward from here to a junction with Lompa Lane, near the Carson City Airport. SR 531 ended at this intersection, but College Parkway continued east as State Route 525.[1][2]
History
editState Route 531 was added to the Nevada highway network on February 7, 1995.[3]
The SR 531 designation previously extended further east on College Parkway to Airport Road, giving the highway a total length of 1.95 miles (3.14 km).[3] By 2006, the section east of Lompa Lane had been reassigned to SR 525.[4]
As early as 2009, a proposal was being considered by Carson City and the Nevada Department of Transportation transfer ownership and control of some state roadways to the city. In exchange, the transportation department would reduce the city's payments toward construction of the Carson City Freeway by $5 million. Portions of College Parkway were among the streets being considered in this plan.[5] State control of SR 531 was relinquished to Carson City on July 11, 2011.[6]
Major intersections
editThis table shows major intersections at the time SR 531 was removed from the state highway system. The entire route was in Carson City.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | US 395 Bus. (N. Carson Street) | |||
| US 395 – Reno, Minden | |||||
| 1.65 | 2.66 | Lompa Lane | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
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- ^ a b c "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps – Quarter 2 Update". Nevada Department of Transportation. July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.
- ^ "Overview of SR 531" (Map). Google Maps. 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001.
- ^ Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2006.
- ^ Frank, Dave (10 March 2009). "Deal with state could trim $5 million from Carson's bypass tab". Nevada Appeal. Swift Communications. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps – Quarter 3 Update". Nevada Department of Transportation. October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.