Interstate 215 (Nevada)

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Interstate 215
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

2.417 mi^{[citation needed]} (3.89 km)

Formed:

2006

West end:

Clark County 215 at Decatur Boulevard

Major
junctions:

I-15 in Las Vegas, NV

LAS in Las Vegas, NV

East end:

I-515/US 95/US 93/SR 564 in Henderson, NV

Nevada highways
< SR 208		SR 221 >

Interstate 215 (I-215) in Nevada is a portion of the Bruce Woodbury Beltway with Clark County 215 (CC -215) being the other portion. The beltway is a $1.5 billion, 53-mile-long roadway being built to Interstate Highway standards that goes around the center of the Las Vegas valley. The I-215 portion of the Bruce Woodbury Beltway runs from Decatur Boulevard, just west of Interstate 15 at Exit 34, and travels southeast to a terminus at Interstate 515.

The beltway currently consists of two different road types: freeway and a limited access expressway. The system is a freeway from the I-515 interchange in Henderson to Charleston Boulevard in the west Las Vegas area. It is currently being upgraded in several areas to a freeway.

1 History
2 Major localities on route
3 Exit list
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Roads & Bridges magazine, a national publication that provides the latest 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.

The under construction 215 beltway as seen from the air. The two roads are the frontage roads that are being used for traffic while the freeway is being constructed in the middle.

The portions of the beltway on the western side of I-15 are not designated as I-215, but rather as "Clark County 215". This section is being built completely with local funds, no state or federal money was spent on Clark County 215. A tax measure voted on by the County residents increased funding for the beltway. As a result, it is expected to be fully upgraded to a freeway by 2013, rather than the previous goal of 2025.

In 2003, the entire 53 mile long beltway was opened with the beltway consisting of three different road types: freeway, a limited access expressway, and as a frontage road with all three serving as County highway 215. On August 9, 2006 a section of freeway was completed that allowed the connection of previously completed freeway sections that covered about half of the roads length from the SR 564 terminus to Charleston Boulevard.

At the Board of County Commission meeting on March 2, 2004, the road was renamed as the Bruce Woodbury Beltway.^[1] The Board approved a resolution recognizing Commissioner Woodbury for his many years and efforts in the future of transportation in this valley and of being worthy of having the Beltway renamed for him.

[edit] Major localities on route

I-215/CC-215 in Nevada passes through the following cities and towns:

[edit] Exit list

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Location	#^[2]	mile		Notes
Henderson	Terminus	0	SR 564; Lake Mead Parkway
	1		US 93; US 95; I-515
	2		Gibson Road
	3		Stephanie Street
	4		Valley Verde Drive
	5		Green Valley Parkway
	6		SR 146 Pecos Road
	7		Eastern Avenue
	8		Windmill Lane
	9		Warm Springs Road
Clark County	10		SR 171 McCarran Airport Sunset Road
	11		SR 604; Las Vegas Boulevard
	12		Interstate 15	Start of signage as Clark County 215
	13		Decatur Boulevard	End of I-215; Start of Clark County 215
	14		Jones Boulevard
	15		SR 595; Rainbow Boulevard	Opened 2006
	16		Buffalo Boulevard	Opened 2006
	17		Durango Drive	Opened 2006
	18		Sunset Road	Opened 2006
	19		Russell Road	Opened 2006
	20		Tropicana Avenue	Opened 2006
	21		Flamingo Road	Old exit 19
	22		Town Center Drive	SPUI interchange opened 2005
	25		Sahara Avenue
	26		SR 159; Charleston Boulevard	Clark County/Las Vegas boundary road
Las Vegas			Far Hills Avenue
			Summerlin Parkway
			Lake Mead (Future)
			Cheyenne Avenue	Boundary between Clark County and Las Vegas
Clark County			Lone Mountain Road
			Ann Road
			Hualapai Way
			Durango Drive	Boundary between Clark County and North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas			US 95
			Jones Boulevard
			Decatur Boulevard
			Aliante Parkway
			Revere Street
			5th Street
			Losee Street
			Pecos Road
			Lamb Boulevard
			Range Boulevard
Clark County			Interstate 15