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The stretch on US 6 between Tonopah and Ely is the longest signed distance between gas stations with 168 miles (270 km). Ely is the largest town on US 6 in Nevada. US 50 joins US 6 at Ely. East of Ely, US 6 and US 50 cross the Schell Creek Range, known for verdant forests and meadows and for a large mule deer and elk population.
View east along SR 490 from its western terminus near Ely State Prison. The route begins at the entrance to the Ely State Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary north of Ely. From there, the route follows Lackawanna Road in a southeasterly direction through desert terrain for nearly 3 miles (4.8 km).
Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
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Carson Street and William Street formerly carried the highway through the city; [10] however, in 2017, US 50 was moved to a freeway alignment constructed for Interstate 580. [1] [11] View east along US 50 entering Stateline, Nevada, from South Lake Tahoe, California. After Carson City, US 50 follows the Carson River towards the Lahontan Valley.
A county road approximating the course of the present highway was indicated on state maps by 1933. [3] As of 1935, State Route 38 was designated along the north end of the county road, between State Route 4 (later US 6) at Barnes and the town of Lund. [4] This 12-mile (19 km) segment of highway was completely paved by 1936. [5]
U.S. Route 93 was not one of the original U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads plan. [citation needed] However, the revised numbering plan approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926 established US 93 from the Canada–US border near Eureka, Montana south through Montana and Idaho to a southern terminus at Wells, Nevada. [4]