Nevada State Route 829

State Route 829 marker

State Route 829
Wellington Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length: 3.167 mi[1] (5.097 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 338
North end: SR 208 in Wellington
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
SR 828SR 839

State Route 829 (SR 829) is a state highway in Lyon County, Nevada. Also known as Wellington Road, the route serves as a shortcut connecting State Route 338 to State Route 208 near Wellington.

History

View south from the north end of SR 829
Further information: State Route 338

Wellington Road was established as an unimproved roadway as early as 1917 and, by 1929 had been made part of State Route 22, a longer route through the Smith Valley connecting Wellington to Bridgeport, California.[2][3] The Wellington Road portion of SR 22 was reassigned to State Route 829 in Nevada's state highway renumbering in the late 1970s, with the remainder of the old route becoming State Route 338.[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lyon County.

Locationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 SR 338 Yerington, Bridgeport
Wellington3.175.10 SR 208 Gardnerville, Yerington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1917. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. Highway Map State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1929. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. pp. 109–110.
  5. Official Highway Map of Nevada (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Nevada State Highway Department. 1978. § D1. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  6. "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Nevada Department of Transportation. May 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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