State Route 726 (SR 726) is a 1.866-mile-long (3.003 km) state highway in Churchill County, Nevada running through a rural area north of Fallon.
 State Route 726 | ||||
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| Old River Road, Bafford Lane | ||||
 SR 726 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.866 mi[1] (3.003 km) | |||
| Existed | 1978–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 95 north of Fallon | |||
| East end | 1.866 miles east of US 95 | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| Counties | Churchill | |||
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Route description
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SR 726 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 95 (US 95) approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of downtown Fallon. From there, the highway runs northeastward along Old River Road, a two-lane roadway following the Lower Soda Lake Drain through a rural agricultural area. After about 0.8 miles (1.3 km), SR 726 turns onto Bafford Lane, another two-lane farm road. The highway follows Bafford Lane due east for about 1 mile (1.6 km), ending at a bridge over the Carson River.[1][2]
History
editThe alignment of present-day SR 726 can be seen on maps dating as early as 1937. At that time, the Old River Road portion of the highway was a minimally-improved part of State Route 1A, a highway that connected Fallon to US 40 southwest of Lovelock.[1][3] However, SR 1A was rerouted to a newer alignment by 1957, thus removing the designation from Old River Road.[4] SR 1A would later become US 95.
SR 726 was established as a state highway on January 1, 1978.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Churchill County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0 | 0.0 | US 95 | Western terminus | |
| | Bafford Lane | Continuation beyond eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
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- ^ a b c Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Overview of SR 726" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ General Highways Churchill County, Nevada (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ General Highway Map Churchill County, Nevada (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1957. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001.