# Decatur Boulevard

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Street in Las Vegas, Nevada

Decatur Boulevard Decatur Boulevard in red Route information Maintained by Clark County, City of Las Vegas and City of North Las Vegas Length 25.0 mi (40.2 km) Major junctions South end Cactus Avenue and Southern Highlands Parkway in Enterprise Major intersections SR 160 in Enterprise Future I-215 / CC 215 in Enterprise SR 592 at Paradise–Spring Valley line I-11 / US 95 in Las Vegas US 95 Bus. / SR 599 at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line SR 574 at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line SR 573 at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line Future I-215 / CC 215 at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line North end Roundabout at the Clark County Shooting Complex at Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line

**Decatur Boulevard** is a major north–south [section line arterial](/source/Section_line_road) in the [Las Vegas metropolitan area](/source/Las_Vegas_Valley) located on the west side of the city.

## Route

Decatur Boulevard is situated in the west of Las Vegas and runs for roughly 25 miles along a north–south axis. At the southern end, at the junction with West Cactus Avenue, the road becomes Southern Highland Parkway. [Interstate 11](/source/Interstate_11)/[U.S. Route 95](/source/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada) delineates the road as South Decatur Boulevard and North Decatur Boulevard. It is crossed twice by the [Las Vegas Beltway](/source/Las_Vegas_Beltway) and provides access to the [North Las Vegas Airport](/source/North_Las_Vegas_Airport).[1] At the northern end, it dead ends at a [roundabout](/source/Roundabout) at the [Clark County Shooting Complex](/source/Clark_County_Shooting_Complex).

Part of the southern section of the Boulevard is known as the location of a number of live music venues.[2] Notable places located along the road include [Arizona Charlie's Decatur](/source/Arizona_Charlie's_Decatur)[3] and an office of the [Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles](/source/Nevada_Department_of_Motor_Vehicles).[4]

South Decatur Boulevard has another section of road in [Sloan](/source/Sloan%2C_Nevada), along with three other north–south roads, Cameron Street, Arville Street, and Hinson Street, off of Sloan Road acting as an access road to the Sierra Ready Mix South Plant. It is a dead-end road without any outlets.

## History

Decatur Boulevard was named after the city of [Decatur](/source/Decatur%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois) in the 1930s by Leonard Frechette, who lived on the junction of the street and Vegas Drive. The city was itself named in honor of [Stephen Decatur](/source/Stephen_Decatur), a naval officer during the early 19th century.[1]

A $46 million Clark County construction project that widened much of Decatur Boulevard and introduced a railroad crossing for both Decatur Blvd and Warm Springs Road under the Union Pacific tracks was completed in summer 2010.[5] Sewerage along parts of the route was renewed in spring 2011.[6]

## Major intersections

The entire route is in [Clark County](/source/Clark_County%2C_Nevada).

Location mi km Destinations Notes Enterprise 0.00 0.00 Southern Highlands Parkway Continuation beyond southern terminus Cactus Avenue 2.40 3.86 SR 160 (Blue Diamond Road) – Pahrump 4.70– 4.90 7.56– 7.89 CC 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway) – Henderson Interchange; future I-215; CC 215 exit 13 Paradise–Spring Valley line 7.10 11.43 Tropicana Avenue Former SR 593 8.10 13.04 Flamingo Road (SR 592) Las Vegas–Spring Valley line 10.1 16.3 Sahara Avenue Former SR 589 Las Vegas 11.1 17.9 Charleston Boulevard Former SR 159 12.0– 12.2 19.3– 19.6 I-11 / US 95 (Purple Heart Highway) – Downtown Las Vegas, Tonopah, Reno Interchange; I-11/US 95 exit 79 Las Vegas–North Las Vegas line 14.6– 14.9 23.5– 24.0 US 95 Bus. (Rancho Drive, SR 599) 15.2 24.5 SR 574 (Cheyenne Avenue) 16.7 26.9 SR 573 (Craig Road) 19.1– 19.3 30.7– 31.1 CC 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway) Interchange; future I-215; CC 215 exit 41 25.0 40.2 Clark County Shooting Complex Roundabout; northern terminus 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## Public transport

RTC Transit Route 103 functions on this road.[7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fryman_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fryman_1-1) Fryman, Jessica (September 6, 2011). ["Las Vegas' Decatur Boulevard's history pulls from the Navy"](http://www.lvrj.com/view/las-vegas-decatur-boulevard-s-history-pulls-from-the-navy-129284188.html). *[Las Vegas Review-Journal](/source/Las_Vegas_Review-Journal)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Takin' It to the Street: Decatur Boulevard alive with live entertainment"](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/may/20/takin-it-to-the-street-decatur-boulevard-alive-wit/). *[Las Vegas Sun](/source/Las_Vegas_Sun)*. May 20, 2004.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Fink, Jerry (May 5, 2008). ["Staging a comeback"](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/05/staging-comeback/). *Las Vegas Sun*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Locations - Las Vegas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111205004316/http://www.vegas4locals.com/lasvegasdepartmentofmotorvehicles.html). vegas4locals.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.vegas4locals.com/lasvegasdepartmentofmotorvehicles.html) on December 5, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["DECATUR-WARM SPRINGS PROJECT COMPLETED"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120430154817/http://www.viewnews.com/2010/VIEW-Sep-21-Tue-2010/SpringValley/38079850.html). *Spring Valley View*. September 21, 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.viewnews.com/2010/VIEW-Sep-21-Tue-2010/SpringValley/38079850.html) on April 30, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Hansen, Kyle (April 17, 2011). ["Sewer project to close lanes on Decatur Boulevard near Edna Avenue"](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/apr/17/sewer-project-close-lanes-decatur-boulevard/). *[Las Vegas Sun](/source/Las_Vegas_Sun)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Routes Maps & Schedules"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111122032103/http://www.rtcsnv.com/transit/route/). [Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada](/source/Regional_Transportation_Commission_of_Southern_Nevada). Archived from [the original](http://www.rtcsnv.com/transit/route/) on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

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