State Route 723 (SR 723) is a 2-mile (3.2 km) state highway in Churchill County, Nevada, running through a rural area northwest of Fallon.
 State Route 723 | ||||
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| Soda Lake Road | ||||
 SR 723 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.008 mi[1] (3.232 km) | |||
| Existed | 1978–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 50 west of Fallon | |||
| North end | Cox Road northwest of Fallon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| Counties | Churchill | |||
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Route description
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SR 723 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of downtown Fallon. From there, the highway runs northward along Soda Lake Road, a two-lane road through mostly residential and rural agricultural areas. The highway follows Soda Lake Road due north for about 2 miles (3.2 km) before reaching its terminus at an intersection with Cox Road, on the southeastern flank of the Soda Lakes volcano.[1][2]
Near the northern end of SR723 are the Soda Lakes, Soda Lake Geothermal Plant, now-closed Coast Guard LORAN-C transmitter Fallon and some farms around the periphery of Soda Lakes.
History
editThe alignment of present-day SR 723 appears on maps as early as 1937.[3][4] However, it was not designated as a state highway until 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 50 | Southern terminus | |
| | Cox Road | Northern terminus; Soda Lake Road continues beyond 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 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Overview of SR 723" (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.