Las Vegas Beltway

Southern beginning of CC 215, as viewed from the I-15 southbound overpass in 2009

Northeastern beginning of CC 215 in 2015

The Las Vegas Beltway begins in Henderson, at the I-11/I-515/US 93/US 95 interchange, where traffic on westbound State Route 564 (Lake Mead Parkway) defaults onto I-215 west. From here, the beltway primarily follows the former Lake Mead Drive alignment west to the Pecos Road/Saint Rose Parkway (SR 146) interchange. The highway then curves northwest towards McCarran International Airport before turning west to cross under Las Vegas Boulevard and I-15.

As the beltway passes under I-15, it changes from Interstate to county highway still maintaining freeway status as it heads nearly due west. Passing Decatur Boulevard, two one-way frontage roads (which formerly carried the initial beltway facilities) appear on either side of the highway. At Durango Drive, the roadway curves northward. The frontage roads end as the highway reaches Tropicana Avenue, but the freeway continues briefly west and then north again to intersect Charleston Boulevard (SR 159) near Red Rock Canyon. As it passes north through the community of Summerlin (part of the city of Las Vegas), it meets the Summerlin Parkway freeway at a recently upgraded system interchange.

View east at the east end of I-215 in Henderson in 2015

From here, the freeway continues north along the western foothills of Las Vegas to pass behind Lone Mountain. Soon afterward, the beltway curves to the east and downgrades from freeway to an expressway (with two at-grade intersections at US 95 south, Oso Blanca Road and Sky Pointe Drive) after it passes the Durango Drive interchange and intersects US 95 at an interchange currently under construction. From there, the beltway continues as a freeway nearly due east along the alignment of Centennial Parkway before entering northern North Las Vegas at Decatur Boulevard. From there it swings northeast, passing by the large Aliante development before turning east again. Much of the final few miles of the route from here on are in undeveloped land, except near the interchange at North 5th Street. The beltway has additional interchanges at Losee Road, North Pecos Road, and North Lamb Boulevard before it swings southeast and reaches its clockwise terminus at I-15, US 93 and Tropical Parkway at an at-grade diamond interchange just west of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

View east at the northeastern end of CC 215 in North Las Vegas in 2015

AASHTO approved the I-215 designation for approximately 18.9 miles (30.4 km) of (then unbuilt) highway, from Tropicana Avenue to US 95 (I-515) on April 17, 1993.[4] As eventually built, this specific portion of the beltway is 19.59 miles (31.53 km) in length.

The southwest corner of CC 215 under construction, as seen from the air in early 2006. The two frontage roads initially carried mainline traffic until the freeway was completed later that year.

Much of the beltway was built completely with local funds and expressway to freeway upgrades have continued to be built without state or federal money (except for the I-515 interchange upgrade). A tax measure voted on by the County residents increased funding for the beltway. As a result, it was expected to be fully upgraded to a freeway by 2013, rather than the previous goal of 2025.[5] However, at present it appears that this target date has slipped back at least a few years.

First reassurance sign along eastbound I-215 in 2015

The first section of I-215 opened to traffic in 1996 from I-15 to Warm Springs Road, including the McCarran Airport Connector and tunnel, which linked McCarran International Airport to southern metro Las Vegas without requiring motorists to use Tropicana Avenue or Russell Road to access the main passenger terminal. The southeast leg of the beltway (except for the I-515 connection) was completed ahead of schedule in 1999, while the northern end was extended from Decatur Boulevard in 1998 to Tropicana Avenue by 2000. The remaining sections in the western and northern legs of the beltway were completed by 2003 – either in their final, full freeway mode or in one of two lesser interim configurations.

I-215 was built on the State Route 146 alignment between a point just east of Exit 6 (Saint Rose Parkway/Pecos Road) and Mile 0 (the Interstate 515/U.S. Route 93/U.S. Route 95 interchange at Lake Mead Parkway, formerly known as Lake Mead Drive). Since the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) does not co-sign state routes along Interstate highways, SR 146 was truncated to its current eastern terminus at I-215. SR 146 was co-signed with I-215 from Pecos Road to I-515/US 93/US 95, even though the state highway designation no longer existed in this section when the freeway was completed. SR 146 signs were removed on I-215.

In 2003, the entire 50.5-mile (81.3 km) long beltway was opened, albeit with three different road types – freeway, limited access expressway and as interim frontage roads – with all the newly opened sections being designated as County Route 215. On August 9, 2006, a section of freeway was completed that allowed the connection of two previously built freeway portions. This meant a continuous stretch of road consisting of about half the road's overall mileage, from the I-515/SR 564 terminus to Charleston Boulevard was now completed to freeway standards.

Roads & Bridges magazine, a national publication that provides technology news and information to the transportation construction industry, named the Las Vegas Beltway as one of the nation's Top Ten Road Projects in 2002.

At the Board of County Commission meeting on March 2, 2004, the beltway was renamed as the Bruce Woodbury Beltway.[1] The Board approved a resolution recognizing Republican Clark County Commissioner Bruce L. Woodbury for his many years and efforts in the future of transportation in the valley.

Construction of the North 5th Street interchange was completed and fully opened to traffic in September 2011. The project's scope included roadway, bridge, drainage and utility improvements along the northern beltway at the intersection of North 5th Street in North Las Vegas.[6] Begun in 2012 and completed in 2014, construction by the Clark County Department of Public Works built the northern beltway segment between Tenaya Way and Decatur Boulevard. The project widened CC 215 to four lanes, built two new interchanges at Jones and Decatur Boulevards and a new bridge to carry Bradley Road over the freeway. Improvements to the beltway were also completed in the southern region of the valley with upgrades between I-15 and Windmill Lane. This project provided one additional travel lane in each direction, auxiliary lanes between interchanges and included the widening of four bridges over I-215 at Paradise, Warm Springs and Robindale roads as well as for the McCarran Airport Connector.[7] Additionally, the beltway from Decatur Blvd to North 5th Street was built out from 2014 to Fall 2016. A new bridge was built for the expected extension of Revere Street and the roadway widened to a four-lane freeway from Decatur Boulevard to North 5th Street.

Construction projects on the 215 Beltway included a conversion of the roadways between Craig and Hualapai to a four-lane freeway with interchanges at Lone Mountain Road and Ann Road and a grade separation for Centennial Parkway[8] and the further improvements to the McCarran Airport Connector with the McCarran Airport Connector 2 project. Additionally, phased construction of the Centennial Bowl system interchange between the Beltway and the US 95 freeway in the northwest valley continues. The NB 95 to EB 215 ramp was completed on May 28, 2016. The WB 215 to SB 95 Flyover ramp opened on July 12, 2017. Additionally, an expanded bridge over Montecito Parkway was also completed in anticipation of the widening of the Beltway between Durango Drive and Tenaya Way as part of the construction of the Centennial Bowl interchange.[7]

Construction on the Losee Road, North Pecos Road, and North Lamb Boulevard interchanges in North Las Vegas began in August 2019. The Losee Road and North Pecos interchanges were both completed and fully opened to traffic on March 3, 2020, while the North Lamb Boulevard interchange was completed and fully opened to traffic in April 2020. The interchanges were all previously temporary at-grade split intersections with traffic signals which opened in 2006.[9][10]

The entire route is in Clark County.

Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Henderson	0.00	0.00	—	SR 564 east (Lake Mead Parkway)	Continuation beyond eastern terminus of I-215
			1	I-11 south / I-515 north / US 93 / US 95 – Boulder City, Las Vegas	I-11 exit 23; system interchange conversion completed in 2006; former I-515 south
			2	Gibson Road	Opened on April 29, 2000;[4] interchange completed in 2006
			3A	Stephanie Street	Signed as exit 3 westbound
			3B	Valle Verde Drive
			5	Green Valley Parkway
Henderson–Paradise line			6	SR 146 west (Saint Rose Parkway) / Pecos Road
Paradise			7	Eastern Avenue
			8	Windmill Lane
			9	Warm Springs Road
			10	Sunset Road (SR 562), McCarran Airport	Access via unsigned SR 171 (McCarran Airport Connector); opened on December 31, 1995[4]
Enterprise			11	Las Vegas Boulevard	Eastbound exit is part of exit 12B; former SR 604/US 91/US 466
			12	I-15 – Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City	CCW terminus of CC 215 and western terminus of I-215; signed as exits 12A (south) and 12B (north) eastbound and exits 12A (north) and 12B (south) westbound; I-15 exit 34
			13	Decatur Boulevard
			14	Jones Boulevard	Opened on November 11, 1999[11]
Enterprise–Spring Valley line			15	Rainbow Boulevard
Spring Valley			16	Buffalo Drive	Opened in 2006
			17	Durango Drive, Sunset Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; opened in 2006
			Cardinal direction change: South Leg (west–east) / West Leg (north–south)[lower-alpha 1]
			18	Sunset Road, Durango Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; opened in 2006
			19	Russell Road	Opened in 2006
			20	Tropicana Avenue
			21	Flamingo Road
Summerlin South			23	Town Center Drive	SPUI opened in 2005
			25	Sahara Avenue	Opened in 2000[11]
Summerlin South–Las Vegas line			26	SR 159 (Charleston Boulevard) – Red Rock Canyon
Las Vegas			27	Far Hills Avenue	Interchange constructed in late 2009
			28	Summerlin Parkway (SR 613 east)	Reconstructed as partial system interchange in late 2009
			29	Lake Mead Boulevard	SPUI (completed August 2008;[13][14] opened on November 21, 2008[15])
			30	Cheyenne Avenue, Cliff Shadows Parkway	Interchange opened on October 30, 2007[16]
			32	Lone Mountain Road	Interchange opened in 2018
			33	Ann Road
			Cardinal direction change: West Leg (north–south), North Leg (east–west)[lower-alpha 1]
			35	Hualapai Way	Interchange opened in 2003
			37	Durango Drive
			Eastern end of freeway
				US 95 south / Oso Blanca Road – Las Vegas	Temporary intersection
			38	US 95 – Las Vegas, Tonopah, Reno	Interchange (interim configuration); direct access only from northbound US 95 to CC 215 and from westbound CC 215 to southbound US 95; US 95 exit 91
				To US 95 north / Sky Pointe Drive – Tonopah, Reno	Temporary intersection; access to Buffalo Drive and Centennial Parkway
			Western end of freeway
			40	Jones Boulevard	Interchange opened in 2014
Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line			41	Decatur Boulevard	Interchange opened in 2013
North Las Vegas			43	Aliante Parkway	Interchange opened in 2008
			45	Revere Street	Interchange completed October 2016,[17][18][19] but ramps not opened to traffic until 2018
			46	North 5th Street	Eastbound ramps opened in 2009 and full interchange opened in September 2011
			47	Losee Road	Temporary intersection opened in 2006. Interchange opened on March 3, 2020.[9]
			48	Pecos Road	Temporary intersection opened in 2006. Interchange opened on March 3, 2020.[10]
			49	Lamb Boulevard	Temporary intersection opened in 2006. Interchange opened in April 2020.[10]
			Eastern end of freeway
				Range Road	Temporary intersection
			51	I-15 / US 93 / Tropical Parkway – Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Ely, Salt Lake City	Interchange (interim configuration); CW terminus of CC 215; I-15 exit 52
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

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