U.S. Route 93 Business ( US 93 Bus. ) is a business route of U.S. Route 93 (US 93) in Clark County , Nevada . The route provides access to Lake Mead and downtown Boulder City from Interstate 11 (I-11). The route was originally part of mainline US 93 before it was realigned around Boulder City along I-11.
5-646: US 93 Bus. begins at an interchange with I-11/US 93 and State Route 172 (SR 172) en route to Hoover Dam . From there, it proceeds northwest heading towards the Lake Mead National Recreation Area . In Boulder City, the route turns southwestward, heading towards downtown Boulder City. The route upgrades to a major arterial highway when upon leaving the urban area. US 93 Bus. ends at an interchange with I-11/US 93/US 95 at Railroad Pass in Henderson . Prior to
10-573: A few feet, it turns right onto the old Nevada Highway, the original route of US 93. From there, the route travels eastward, following the curvy mountainside over Rough Summit headed toward Hoover Dam. Shortly after passing the turnoff for the Lakeview scenic viewpoint, the SR 172 designation ends 1.61 miles (2.59 km) west of the Arizona state line, just prior to a security checkpoint at the boundary with
15-950: A relocation of mainline US 93 to the alignment of the I-11 Boulder City Bypass then under construction. By 2019, after completion of the Boulder City Bypass, NDOT had officially designated the business route. The entire route is in Clark County . All exits are unnumbered. Nevada State Route 172 State Route 172 ( SR 172 ) is a state highway in Clark County , Nevada . The route provides access to Hoover Dam from Interstate 11 (I-11)/ U.S. Route 93 (US 93)/ U.S. Route 93 Business . State Route 172 begins on Gold Strike Pass Road and Goldstrike Canyon Road, at an interchange with I-11/US 93/US 93 Bus. approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of downtown Boulder City . Proceeding northward for only
20-640: The Bureau of Reclamation 's Hoover Dam Reservation. While the state highway designation ends at this point, the Hoover Dam Access Road continues eastward, passing the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Plaza, the Hoover Dam visitor center, and then crosses the dam itself into Arizona. However, it only runs a short distance in that state before looping through a new parking area at
25-527: The construction of I-11, US 93 Bus. had existed as the main route US 93 between Arizona and Las Vegas through Boulder City. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) sent a request to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to create US 93 Bus. in 2017. AASHTO's Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering approved the new designation at their meeting on May 23, 2017, concurrently with
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