U.S. Route 395 in Nevada

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 395 in Nevada. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 395.

U.S. Route 395 (US 395) clips a corner of the U.S. state of Nevada near Lake Tahoe and serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno. All of US 395 north of Carson City is a freeway and is built up to Interstate standards. Part of the freeway section is also designated as Interstate 580.

Route description

Looking south on US 395, just south of US 50 near Carson City

US 395 enters Nevada at Topaz Lake as a two-lane highway and gradually winds its way to Carson Valley where it becomes the principal thoroughfare for the Minden-Gardnerville area. Upon entering the Carson Valley, US 395 becomes a four-lane highway through Minden and Gardnerville. Upon leaving Minden, the highway becomes a four-lane divided highway and turns due north towards Carson City.

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Old US 395 running through Pleasant Valley with the I-580 extension under construction through the mountains above, as seen from Geiger Grade (SR 341)

At the south end Carson City, the route intersects US 50. The two routes overlap northbound on South Carson Street, then turn on a temporary alignment at Fairview Drive, heading east to the Carson City Freeway, where the freeway begins here, the freeway bypass between these two points is currently under construction and is excepted to be completed in 2017. US 50 departs from the freeway at East William Street, while Interstate 580 begins here and heads north through Carson City concurrent with US 395.

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View north along US 395 in Reno, just north of I-580's northern terminus

Upon exiting Carson City, the freeway continues north through Washoe Valley and crosses through the mountains west of Washoe City and Pleasant Valley before entering Reno. Upon entering Reno, the route is designated as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway. The highway heads north to the I-80 interchange near Downtown Reno and I-580 ends here. Shortly afterward, US 395 turns northwest to serve the northern valleys of the greater Reno area before returning to California at Bordertown.

The entire route of US 395 through Nevada closely follows the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada range. Several prominent peaks are visible from the highway, including Jobs Peak and Mount Rose.

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines. Freeway exits are numbered according to statewide mileage.

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Douglas 0.00–33.96	Topaz Lake	0.0	0.0	—	US 395 south – Bishop, Los Angeles, San Bernardino	Continuation into California
	Holbrook Junction			—	SR 208 east / Highland Way – Yerington
	Gardnerville			—	SR 756 west / Gilman Avenue
	Minden			—	SR 88 south – Woodfords, Lake Tahoe
				—	SR 757 west / Muller Lane
				—	SR 206 south (Genoa Lane) – Genoa
				—	SR 759 east (Airport Road) – Minden–Tahoe Airport
				Bridge over the Carson River
City of Carson City 0.00–9.56				—	US 50 west – South Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Sacramento	Southern end of US 50/SR 529 overlap
				—	Snyder Avenue (SR 518 east)	Serves Northern Nevada Correctional Center
				—	US 395 Bus. north (S. Carson Street)	Northern end of SR 529 overlap; southern end of temporary US 50/US 395 alignment on Fairview Drive
				Southern end of freeway
				38	Fairview Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern end of temporary US 50/US 395 alignment on Fairview Drive; serves Nevada State Prison
				39	US 50 east (E. William Street) – Dayton, Fallon, Ely	Northern end of US 50 overlap; southern end of I-580 overlap
				41	College Parkway	Serves Carson Airport and Western Nevada College
				42	Arrowhead Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance are via exit 43; serves Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
				43	US 395 Bus. south (N. Carson Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance are via exit 42; serves Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
Washoe 0.00–42.10	Washoe Valley			44	Eastlake Boulevard (to US 395 Alt.)	Former SR 428; serves Washoe Lake State Park
				46	Bellevue Road
	New Washoe City			50	Old US 395 (US 395 Alt., Bowers Mansion Road, Carson–Reno Highway) – Washoe City	Serves Bowers Mansion
	Pleasant Valley			Galena Creek Bridge over the Galena Creek
	Reno			56	SR 431 (Mount Rose Highway) – North Lake Tahoe	Also serves SR 341 (Geiger Grade) to Virginia City
				57B	S. Virginia Street south (US 395 Alt. south) – Virginia City, Washoe City	Northbound exit and southbound entrance are via exit 56
				57A	S. Virginia Street north (US 395 Bus. north)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance are via exit 56
				59	Damonte Ranch Parkway
				60	South Meadows Parkway (SR 426 west)	Serves Renown South Meadows Medical Center
				61	S. Virginia Street (US 395 Bus.)
				62	Neil Road, Meadowood Mall Way	Neil Road was formerly known as Del Monte Lane; former SR 667
				63	S. Virginia Street (US 395 Bus.), Kietzke Lane	Northbound exit and southbound entrance are via a U-turn at exit 64; former SR 667
				64	Moana Lane	Serves Reno-Sparks Convention Center
				65	Plumb Lane (SR 653), Villanova Drive – Reno-Tahoe International Airport	Signed as exits 65A (Villanova Drive, Plumb Lane) and 65B (airport) southbound
				66	Mill Street	Serves Renown Regional Medical Center and VA Sierra Nevada Health
				67	E. Second Street, Glendale Avenue (SR 648)
				Bridge over the Truckee River
				68	I‑80 – Sparks, Elko, Reno, Sacramento	Northern end of I-580 overlap; signed as exits 68A (east) and 68B (west) northbound; I-80 exit 15
				69	Oddie Boulevard
				70	N. McCarran Boulevard (SR 659), Clear Acre Lane (SR 443)	Signed as exits 70A (McCarran Boulevard) and 70B (Clear Acre Lane) northbound; former SR 650/SR 651; serves Sun Valley
				71	Dandini Boulevard, Parr Boulevard
				72	Panther Valley (US 395 Bus. south, SR 430 south)	To N. Virginia Street
				73	Golden Valley Road
				74	Lemmon Drive
				76	Stead Boulevard (SR 673 south)	Serves Reno Stead Airport
				78	Red Rock Road
				80	White Lake Parkway – Cold Springs Valley
				—	Check Station	No access across US 395
				83	Village Parkway – Bordertown
		42.1	67.8	—	US 395 north – Susanville, Redding, Alturas	Northern end of freeway; continuation into California
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Northbound US 395, approaching the Neil Road exit

Special routes

Current

• U.S. Route 395 Alternate, an alternate route between Carson City and Reno
• U.S. Route 395 Business, a business route in Carson City
• U.S. Route 395 Business, a little-signed business route in Reno
• U.S. Route 395 Temporary, a current temporary route on Fairview Drive

Former

• U.S. Route 395 Alternate, a former alternate route of US 395 on Sierra Street in Reno
• U.S. Route 395 Temporary, a former temporary route mostly on Kietzke Lane in Reno

See also

• Nevada portal
• U.S. Roads portal

External links

• Floodgap Roadgap.com: The Three Flags Highway—U.S. 395

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