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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Nevada State Route 574

State Route 574 (SR 574) is a major east–west section line arterial roadway in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada. It comprises approximately 10.668 miles (17.168 km) of Cheyenne Avenue in northern Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.

Route description

View at the west end of SR 574 looking eastbound in 2015

State Route 574 begins at Interstate 11/U.S. Route 95 in northwest Las Vegas and heads east along Cheyenne Avenue. SR 574 then has an intersection at Rancho Drive (SR 599). At Decatur Boulevard, SR 574 enters North Las Vegas, skirting the northern edge of the North Las Vegas Airport. The highway continues east to intersect Interstate 15 and U.S. Route 93 and serves the main campus of the College of Southern Nevada. At Pecos Road, SR 574 enters the unincorporated town of Sunrise Manor where the highway has an intersection at Las Vegas Boulevard (SR 604) and continues eastward to its terminus at Nellis Boulevard (SR 612), near the southwest corner of Nellis Air Force Base.

History

On January 29, 2022, nine people were killed and a tenth critically injured following a six-vehicle crash at the intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Commerce Street in North Las Vegas. The crash occurred after a speeding Dodge Challenger ran a red light and struck the other five vehicles. The road accident—the deadliest in the area in recent history—was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Las Vegas0.000.00 I-11 / US 95 – Downtown Las Vegas, Tonopah, RenoInterchange; western terminus; I-11/US 95 exit 83

US 95 Bus. (Rancho Drive, SR 599)
Former US 95
Las VegasNorth Las Vegas lineDecatur Boulevard
North Las Vegas I-15 / US 93 – Los Angeles, Ely, Salt Lake CityInterchange; I-15 exit 46
Civic Center DriveFormer SR 607
Sunrise Manor SR 604 (Las Vegas Boulevard)Former US 91/US 93
SR 612 (Nellis Boulevard)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Public transport

RTC Transit Route 218 functions on this road.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Torres-Cortez, Ricardo; Wilson, David (January 29, 2022). "9 Dead in North Las Vegas After Speeding Muscle Car Runs Red Light". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2024.