Nevada State Route 518

State Route 518 (SR 518) was a short state highway in Carson City, Nevada serving the state's Stewart Complex. The route originated as State Route 36. It was removed from the state highway system in 2018.

State Route 518
Snyder Avenue
State Route 518, highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	1.104 mi[1] (1.777 km)
Existed	1976–2018
History	Established as SR 36 by 1936; renumbered SR 518 in 1976; removed from state highway system in 2018
Major junctions
West end	US 395 Bus. in Carson City
East end	Jacobsen Way in Carson City
Highway system
Highways in Nevada Interstate U.S. State pre-1976 Scenic ← SR 516 → SR 520

Route description

View east from the west end of SR 518

State Route 518 began at the intersection of Snyder Avenue and South Carson Street (U.S. Route 395 & U.S. Route 50) in southern Carson City. From there, the route headed southeast along the two-lane Snyder Avenue into lightly populated areas of the city. After a little more than a mile (1.6 km), the state highway came to an end at Jacobsen Way, although Snyder Avenue continues southeast to serve rural areas.[2]

Located at the end of former State Route 518 on Snyder Avenue is the State of Nevada's Stewart Complex. Opened in 1890, the facility was operated by the federal government as an Indian boarding school focusing on vocational skills. Originally, students were primarily from the Washo, Paiute and Shoshone Indian tribes, but the center eventually expanded to educate Indian students of all cultures across the United States. The federal government closed the school in 1980, with Nevada officials gradually acquiring the campus over the next several years. The site is now used as a state office and training facility, and is home to the Nevada Indian Commission and the Stewart Indian Museum and Trading Post.[3][4]

History

SR 518 was previously designated as State Route 36.

SR 518 had been in Nevada's state highway system since at least 1936. By this time, the highway was shown on Nevada maps as State Route 36, a paved road connecting US 395/US 50 to what was then labeled as the Carson Indian School.[5] The route designation stayed the same until July 1, 1976. On that date, Nevada officials began renumbering the state's highways, assigning State Route 518 to the road serving the Stewart school.[6] At their meeting on November 14, 2018, the Nevada Department of Transportation's Board of Directors voted to transfer ownership of SR 518 to Carson City.[7][8]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Carson City.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 395 Bus. (S. Carson Street/SR 529)	Western terminus
1.104	1.777	Jacobsen Way	Eastern terminus; Snyder Avenue continues beyond terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  United States portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
2. Google (21 Feb 2010). "Overview of SR 518" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 Feb 2010.
3. Moreno, Richard (2000). Roadside History of Nevada. Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0-87842-410-5.
4. "Stewart History". Stewart Indian School. Retrieved 22 Feb 2010.
5. Official Road Map of the State of Nevada (Map). Nevada Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 22 Feb 2010.
6. Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps. Nevada Department of Transportation. January 2001. p. 96.
7. "November 14, 2018 Board Packet" (PDF). Nevada Department of Transportation. n.d. pp. 1, 251–269. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
8. "December 3, 2018 Board Packet" (PDF). Nevada Department of Transportation. n.d. pp. 49–53. Retrieved January 13, 2019. In minutes of November 14, 2018 board meeting

External links

• Official site of the Stewart Indian School