Nevada State Route 159

"Red Rock Road" redirects here. For the one in Arizona, see Red Rock Scenic Road. For other uses, see Red Road.

State Route 159 marker
State Route 159
Nevada State Route 159 travels west of the Las Vegas before becoming a major thoroughfare through the Las Vegas Valley.
SR 159, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length19.180 mi[1] (30.867 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1976–present
Major junctions
West end SR 160 in Blue Diamond
Major intersections
East end SR 612 at the Las Vegas–Sunrise Manor line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← SR 158→ SR 160

State Route 159 (SR 159) is a 19.180-mile (30.867 km) east–west highway in Clark County, Nevada, United States, providing access to Red Rock Canyon and formerly serving as a thoroughfare in the Las Vegas Valley. A portion of the west end of the route is designated a Nevada Scenic Byway.

Route description

View from the western end of SR 159 looking eastbound in 2015

SR 159 has two distinct segments. The first segment is a rural two-lane highway that begins at its junction with SR 160 (Pahrump Valley Highway, Blue Diamond Road) and Erskine Junction Way. From here, two things happen. First, the designation Blue Diamond Road continues onto SR 159. Second, the highway proceeds northwesterly through the town of Blue Diamond toward Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. The last signs for Blue Diamond Road can be found at an at-grade intersection with Castalia Street. After this intersection, SR 159 is officially known as Red Rock Canyon Road,[2] despite the name being completely unsigned. From there, the highway curves northeastward around Red Rock Canyon to the Las Vegas city limits west of the Las Vegas Beltway. As it enters the census-designated place of Summerlin South, SR 159 transitions into its second—and disconnected—segment: a major section-line arterial road of the Las Vegas Valley. An at-grade intersection with Sky Vista Drive reveals the first signblades for Charleston Boulevard. The western section of SR 159 ends at an interchange with the Las Vegas Beltway (CC 215).[2]

State Route 159 resumes at an incomplete interchange with Martin Luther King Boulevard and Charleston Boulevard. It then provides access to I-15 via a grade-separated interchange. Next, SR 159 intersects Industrial Road and South Grand Central Parkway, the latter providing access to the North Premium Outlets. Finally, the central portion of SR 159 ends at an intersection of Commerce Street.

State Route 159 resumes again at 25th Street, just east of the northwestern terminus of SR 582 as Fremont Street. It then heads due east, mostly along the border of Las Vegas and Sunrise Manor, serving as the north–south axis for street addresses. SR 159 reaches its eastern terminus at Nellis Boulevard (SR 612).[a]

History

Looking west down the entire length of Charleston Boulevard, from the slopes of Frenchman Mountain in 2005

A portion of Charleston Boulevard was previously designated US 95 Alternate to bypass Downtown Las Vegas. The designation began at Fremont Street (SR 582) and continued westward to Rancho Drive (SR 599), where it curved northward to reconnect to US 95. The alternate route was discontinued in 1982.

Approximately 8.8 miles (14.2 km) of SR 159 in Red Rock Canyon was designated a Nevada Scenic Byway on June 30, 1995.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

Locationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
Blue Diamond0.0000.000Erskine Junction WayContinuation beyond counterclockwise terminus
SR 160 – Las Vegas, PahrumpCounterclockwise terminus
Las Vegas–Summerlin South line15.83325.481 Future I-215 / CC 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway)Interchange; CC 215 exit 26
Gap in route
Las Vegas15.83325.481Martin L. King BoulevardInterchange; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance
I-15 – Los Angeles, Salt Lake CityInterchange; I-15 exit 41
Grand Central ParkwayProvides access to Las Vegas Premium Outlets North.
16.17026.023Commerce Street
Gap in route
Las Vegas–Sunrise Manor line16.17026.02325th StreetSR 159 resumes here. No access to 25th Street from Charleston Boulevard eastbound.
I-11 / US 93 / US 95Interchange; I-11 exit 33; former I-515
19.18030.867 SR 612 (Nellis Boulevard)Clockwise terminus
Charleston Boulevard eastContinuation beyond clockwise terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Public transport

Current RTC Route 206 functions on this road.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Charleston Boulevard itself ends at a turning circle about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of Nellis Blvd[3] near Frenchman Mountain.

References

  1. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2020). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Thomason, Tracy Larkin (January 2025). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada (AKA Description Index) Descriptions and Maps". Nevada Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  3. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. "East Charleston Boulevard" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation. "Nevada's Scenic Byways". Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  5. ^ "Overview of SR 159" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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