Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)

Flamingo Road is an eastwest section line arterial in the Las Vegas Valley. The road is named after Flamingo Las Vegas, which is located on Las Vegas Boulevard near where it intersects with Flamingo Road. Two discontinuous segments of the road totaling 8.487 miles (13.659 km) are designated State Route 592 (SR 592).

State Route 592
Flamingo Road
SR 592 in red, remainder of Flamingo Road in blue
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length8.487 mi[1] (13.659 km)
Section 1
Length3.614 mi[1] (5.816 km)
West end SR 595 in Spring Valley
East end I-15 in Paradise
Section 2
Length4.873 mi[1] (7.842 km)
West endParadise Road in Paradise
Major
junctions
I-515 / US 93 / US 95 in Paradise
East end SR 582 in Whitney
Highway system
  • Highways in Nevada
SR 591 SR 593

SR 592 route description

View at the west end of SR 592 looking eastbound in 2015

The first portion of SR 592 begins at Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) and extends easterly to Interstate 15. The second section resumes at Paradise Road and continues east, skirting the northern edge of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus before reaching its terminus at Boulder Highway (SR 582).

History

Western half of Flamingo Road from the Strip to I-215 in 2006
Flamingo Road near Caesars Palace in 2012
Flamingo Road and Hotel Rio Drive intersection in 2012
Flamingo Road near The Platinum condo hotel in 2012

Flamingo Road originally was called Monson Road, and only existed east of Las Vegas Boulevard, with a nearby street, Dunes Road connecting Las Vegas Boulevard with Interstate 15 (I-15). In the early 1980s, the Nevada Department of Transportation rebuilt the Dunes interchange at I-15, and constructed a six-lane Flamingo Road west to Rainbow Boulevard.

The segment between I-15 and Las Vegas Boulevard remained named Dunes-Flamingo Road until 1995.

The portion of SR 592 between I-15 and Paradise Road was decommissioned by 2008.

The route is a candidate to be decommissioned with control given to Clark County; however, only the above section located in the resort corridor has been relinquished as of January 2008.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Spring ValleyRainbow Boulevard (SR 595)
Jones Boulevard (SR 596)
ParadiseSpring Valley lineDecatur Boulevard
Paradise I-15 Los Angeles, Salt Lake CityInterchange; I-15 exit 38
Gap in route
Paradise Road
I-515 / US 93 / US 95Interchange; I-515/US 95 exit 69
WhitneyBoulder Highway (SR 582)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Attractions

Public transport

RTC Transit Route 202 functions on this road.

See also

  •  United States portal
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References

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