History
US 6 was one of the original U.S. highways in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan. It was commissioned in 1926, but was not extended west into Nevada until 1937. The alignment of US-6 in Nevada is largely unchanged since then.
US 6 was routed entirely over existing state highways in Nevada as follows:
- California state line west of Montgomery Pass to Basalt, concurrently routed with State Route 10
- Basalt to Coaldale, concurrently routed with State Route 15
- Coaldale to Tonopah, concurrently routed with State Route 3
- Tonopah to Ely, concurrently routed with State Route 4 (also called the Midland Trail).
- Ely to present-day Major's Place, concurrently routed with US 93 and State Route 7
- Major's Place to the Utah state line southeast of Baker, concurrently routed with State Route 14
All of the concurrent state routes were removed from US 6 by 1939 except for SR 3 between Coaldale and Tonopah. Also, US 6 was realigned to enter Utah north of Baker instead of passing through the town. In 1940, SR 3 was replaced by US 95 between Coaldale and Tonopah. In 1954, US 50 was realigned between Ely and the Utah border and was concurrently routed over US 6.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 6 In Nevada
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