Nevada State Route 726

State Route 726 (SR 726) is a 1.866-mile-long (3.003 km) state highway in Churchill County, Nevada running through a rural area north of Fallon.

State Route 726 marker

State Route 726

Old River Road, Bafford Lane
SR 726 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length1.866 mi[1] (3.003 km)
Existed1978–present
Major junctions
West end US 95 north of Fallon
East end1.866 miles east of US 95
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountiesChurchill
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← SR 723→ SR 739

Route description
View at the west end of SR 726 looking eastbound

SR 726 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 95 (US 95) approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of downtown Fallon. From there, the highway runs northeastward along Old River Road, a two-lane roadway following the Lower Soda Lake Drain through a rural agricultural area. After about 0.8 miles (1.3 km), SR 726 turns onto Bafford Lane, another two-lane farm road. The highway follows Bafford Lane due east for about 1 mile (1.6 km), ending at a bridge over the Carson River.[1][2]

History

The alignment of present-day SR 726 can be seen on maps dating as early as 1937. At that time, the Old River Road portion of the highway was a minimally-improved part of State Route 1A, a highway that connected Fallon to US 40 southwest of Lovelock.[1][3] However, SR 1A was rerouted to a newer alignment by 1957, thus removing the designation from Old River Road.[4] SR 1A would later become US 95.

SR 726 was established as a state highway on January 1, 1978.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Churchill County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​00.0 US 95Western terminus
​Bafford LaneContinuation beyond eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
Template:Attached KML/Nevada State Route 726
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  1. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. Google (November 26, 2017). "Overview of SR 726" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. General Highways Churchill County, Nevada (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. General Highway Map Churchill County, Nevada (PDF) (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1957. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. Nevada's State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001.
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