Nevada State Route 726


State Route 726 is a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada running through a rural area north of Fallon.

Route description

SR 726 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 95 approximately north of downtown Fallon. From there, the highway runs northeastward along Old River Road, a two-lane roadway following the Lower Soda Lake Drain through a rural agricultural area. After about, SR 726 turns onto Bafford Lane, another two-lane farm road. The highway follows Bafford Lane due east for about, ending at a bridge over the Carson River.

History

The alignment of present-day SR 726 can be seen on maps dating as early as 1937. At that time, the Old River Road portion of the highway was a minimally-improved part of State Route 1A, a highway that connected Fallon to US 40 southwest of Lovelock. However, SR 1A was rerouted to a newer alignment by 1957, thus removing the designation from Old River Road. SR 1A would later become US 95.
SR 726 was established as a state highway on January 1, 1978.

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