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Line 1: {{Short description\|Highway in Nevada}} {{Infobox road \|state=NV Line 4 ⟶ 5: \|route=589 \|alternate_name=Sahara Avenue \|map={{maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-align=center\|frame-width=290\|frame-height=240\|type=line\|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Sahara Avenue}}}} \|map_custom=yes \|map_notes=Former SR 589 highlighted in red \|length_mi=10.023 \|length_ref=<ref name="NDOT_Log">{{cite web ~~\|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/State_Maintained/~~ \|title=~~Nevada~~ State Maintained Highways, ~~Descriptions,~~of ~~Index~~Nevada: Descriptions and Maps,\|author=Nevada ~~January~~Department ~~2008~~of Transportation\|~~accessdate=2008-03~~author-~~24 \|author~~link=[[Nevada Department of Transportation\|~~Nevada~~url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps\|date=January 2017\|accessdate=March 11, ~~DOT]]~~2017}}</ref> \|length_round=3 \|established=~~July 1,~~ 1976~~; April 27, 1983~~ \|decommissioned=2019 \|direction_a=West \|terminus_a={{jct\|state=NV\|SR\|595}} in [[Las Vegas, Nevada\|Las Vegas]]–[[Spring Valley, Nevada\|Spring Valley]] line \|junction={{plainlist\| ~~\|junction={{jct\|state=NV\|SR\|596}}<br />{{jct\|state=NV\|SR\|599}}<br />{{jct\|state=NV\|I\|15}}<br />~~ {{jct\|state=NV\|SRI\|~~582~~15}}~~<br~~ ~~/>{{jct\|state=NV\|I\|515\|US\|93\|US\|95}}~~in Las Vegas }} \|direction_b=East \|terminus_b={{jct\|state=NV\|SR\|612}} in [[~~Las~~Sunrise ~~Vegas~~Manor, Nevada\|~~Las~~Sunrise ~~Vegas~~Manor]] \|previous_type=SR \|previous_route=582 Line 20 ⟶ 26: }} ~~'''State Route 589''' comprises a large portion of~~ '''Sahara Avenue''', is a major east~~–~~-west ~~[[section line road]]~~roadway in the [[Las Vegas, ~~Nevada\|Las Vegas~~Valley]] ~~area~~. The former '''State Route 589''' ('''SR 589''') comprised a large portion of the street. The ~~road~~roadway is named after the [[Sahara Hotel and Casino]], which itself is ~~located~~named onafter the [[Sahara]] desert. The casino is located on [[Las Vegas Boulevard]] where itthe boulevard intersects with Sahara Avenue. ==Route description== [[File:2015-11-04 15 45 06 View east from the west end of Nevada State Route 589 (Sahara Avenue) in Las Vegas, Nevada.jpg\|thumb\|right\|View at the west end of SR 589 looking eastbound in 2015]] SR 589 begins in western Las Vegas at its intersection with [[Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)\|Rainbow Boulevard]] (SR 595). From there, the route continues due east to cross [[Interstate 15 (Nevada)\|Interstate 15]] and [[Las Vegas Boulevard]]. SR 589 proceeds further west to cross [[Fremont Street]]/[[Boulder Highway]] (SR 582) and terminates at [[Nellis Boulevard]] ([[SR 612 (NV)\|SR 612]]).▼ Sahara Avenue begins in the western valley at Red Rock Ranch Road as the continuation of Desert Foothills Drive west of the [[Las Vegas Beltway]]. ▲SR  589 ~~begins~~began in the western Las Vegas Valley at its intersection with [[Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)\|Rainbow Boulevard]] (SR  595). From there, the route ~~continues~~continued due east to cross [[Interstate 15 (in Nevada)\|Interstate 15]] and [[Las Vegas Boulevard]]. SR  589 ~~proceeds~~proceeded further ~~west~~east to cross [[Fremont Street]]/[[Boulder Highway]] (SR  582), ~~and~~entering ~~terminates~~the atunincorporated town of [[~~Nellis~~Sunrise ~~Boulevard~~Manor, Nevada\|Sunrise Manor]], passing under I-515/US 93/US 95 and terminated at Nellis Boulevard ([[SRNevada ~~612~~State ~~(NV)~~Route 612\|SR 612]]). Sahara Avenue ends at the Hollywood Regional Park, just east of Hollywood Boulevard. Through much of the Las Vegas area, Sahara Avenue comprises the southern boundary of the [[Las Vegas~~, Nevada~~\|City of Las Vegas]]. At the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard, SRSahara ~~589~~Avenue marks what is typically considered the northern boundary of the [[Las Vegas Strip]]. ~~Some notable attractions along the highway include the [[Sahara Hotel and Casino]] and [[Palace Station\|Palace Station Hotel and Casino]].~~ ==Public transport==▼ ~~[[Current RTC Transit Routes\|RTC Transit]] Route 204 functions on this road.~~ ==History== The road was originally called San Francisco Avenue, and served as the southern city limit for Las Vegas. In the 1960s, city planners envisioned construction of an expressway along Sahara to Rainbow Boulevard. The [[Nevada Department of Transportation]] (NDOT) removed SR 589 from its maintenance logs by the beginning of 2019,<ref name=SMH2019>{{cite web\|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps\|author=Nevada Department of Transportation\|author-link=Nevada Department of Transportation\|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps\|date=January 2019\|access-date=December 14, 2019}}</ref> and has begun the process of turning ownership of the roadway over to the City of Las Vegas and [[Clark County, Nevada\|Clark County]].<ref name=RJ-swap>{{cite news\|last=Ackers\|first=Mick\|date=June 10, 2019\|title=City, county, state to swap various Las Vegas Valley roadways\|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/city-county-state-to-swap-various-las-vegas-valley-roadways-1684054/\|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]\|access-date=December 14, 2019}}</ref> ==Major intersections== Junctions listed are for SR 589 only. {{Jcttop\|state=NV\|county=Clark\|former=yes}} {{NVint \|location1=Las Vegas \|location2=Spring Valley \|lspan=3 \|mile= \|road=Rainbow Boulevard ([[Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)\|SR 595]]) \|notes=Former western terminus of SR 589; Sahara Avenue continued west }} {{NVint \|mile= \|road=Jones Boulevard ([[Jones Boulevard\|SR 596]]) }} {{NVint \|mile= \|road=[[Decatur Boulevard]] }} {{NVint \|location=Las Vegas \|mile= \|road={{jct\|state=NV\|I\|15\|location1=[[Los Angeles]]\|location2=[[Salt Lake City]]}} \|notes=Interchange; I-15 exit 40 }} {{NVint \|location1=Las Vegas \|location2=Winchester \|road=[[Las Vegas Boulevard]] \|notes=Former [[Nevada State Route 604\|SR 604]]/[[U.S. Route 91 in Nevada\|US 91]]/[[U.S. Route 466\|US 466]] }} {{NVint \|location1=Las Vegas \|location2=Sunrise Manor \|mile= \|road=Boulder Highway ([[Nevada State Route 582\|SR 582]]) }} {{NVint \|location=Sunrise Manor \|mile= \|road=Nellis Boulevard ([[Nevada State Route 612\|SR 612]]) \|notes=Former eastern terminus of SR 589; Sahara Avenue continued east }} {{Jctbtm}} ==Attractions== [[~~Palace~~Sahara Las ~~Station~~Vegas]] * [[~~Bonanza Gift~~Palace ~~Store~~Station]] * [[~~Sahara Hotel~~Bonanza ~~and~~Gift ~~Casino~~Shop]] * [[The Golden Steer Steakhouse]] * [[The Historic Commercial Center District]] ▲==Public transport== ==References==▼ Current RTC Route Sahara Avenue Express (SX) operated on this road. ~~{{Portal\|Nevada}}~~ ~~<references/>~~ ~~{{coord missing\|Nevada}}~~ ==See also== [[Category:Streets in Las Vegas, Nevada]]▼ {{Attached KML\|display=inline,title}} * {{Portal-inline\|United States}} * {{Portal-inline\|U.S. Roads}} ▲==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category\|Nevada State Route 589}} [[Category:1976 establishments in Nevada]] ~~[[es:Avenida Sahara]]~~ [[Category:2018 disestablishments in Nevada]] ~~[[id:Sahara Avenue]]~~ ▲[[Category:Streets in Las Vegas~~, Nevada~~]] [[Category:Streets in the Las Vegas Valley]]