U.S. Route 95 in Nevada

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 95 in Nevada. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 95.
U.S. Route 95
Veterans Memorial Highway
US 95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length646.71 mi (1,040.78 km)
508.410 miles (818.207 km) independent of other routes
ExistedJanuary 1, 1940–present
RestrictionsNo hazardous materials through Hawthorne, must use US 95 Truck
Major junctions
South end US 95 at the California state line near Laughlin
Major intersections
North end US 95 at the Oregon state line in McDermitt
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountiesClark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, Churchill, Pershing, Humboldt
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← US 93→ SR 115

U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a major U.S. highway traversing the U.S. state of Nevada from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City (via US 50 in Silver Springs, Nevada area only) and Reno (via Interstate 80 in Fernley, Nevada only or U.S. 95A north to U.S. 50 west to I-580/U.S. 395 north in Carson City, Nevada area only). US 95 is cosigned with Interstate 80 for 95 miles (153 km) between Winnemucca and a junction 32 miles north of Fallon before heading north into Oregon at McDermitt. At 646.71 miles (1,040.78 km), it is the longest highway in Nevada.

Along much of its course through Nevada, US 95 has signs designating it as the Veterans Memorial Highway. A portion of the route in Las Vegas northwest of downtown is also called the Oran K. Gragson Freeway, named for Las Vegas mayor Oran K. Gragson who advocated for construction of that portion of freeway in the 1960s.

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