 State Route 373 | ||||
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| Death Valley Junction Road | ||||
 SR 373 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.304 mi[1] (26.239 km) | |||
| Existed | 1976–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 127 at theCalifornia state line | |||
| North end |  US 95 inAmargosa Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
| County | Nye | |||
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State Route 373 (SR 373) is a 16.304-mile-long (26.239 km)state highway inNye County,Nevada, United States. It is a highway connectingCalifornia State Route 127 toU.S. Route 95, providing southern Nye County access to the eastern areas ofDeath Valley National Park.
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State Route 373 begins at theCalifornia state line, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of the town ofDeath Valley Junction, California on California SR 127. The highway heads almost due north from this location, passing through theAmargosa Valley. On the west side of the highway, the farm lands and homes of the community ofAmargosa Valley come into view. The route continues north from here to its terminus at US 95, near the former site ofLathrop Wells.[2]
An unimproved road through Amargosa Valley, connecting Nevada to Death Valley Junction, appears on state maps as early as 1927. This route crossed the state line roughly where the current highway crosses now, but instead veered northwest toState Route 5 (now US 95) southwest ofBeatty near the now defunct town of Caracca.[3] The road, which paralleled the tracks of theTonopah and Tidewater Railroad to the west, was recognized asState Route 29 by 1932.[4] By 1935, SR 29 had been moved to a new, paved roadway resembling the alignment of the present-day highway.[5]
SR 29 remained unchanged for several years, until July 1, 1976. At that time, it was rechristened as State Route 373 as part of the1976 renumbering of Nevada's state highways.[6] State highway maps first reflected this change in 1978.[7]
The entire route is inNye County.
| Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 127 south –Death Valley Junction | Continuation beyond theCalifornia state line | |
| Amargosa Valley | 16.30 | 26.23 | US 95 –Las Vegas,Beatty | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
