# Interstate 515 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Interstate_515 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Interstate_515.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_515 > Source revision: 1350815902 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former Interstate highway in Nevada}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox road |state=NV |type=I |route=515 |map={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|zoom=10|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 515}}}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=I-515 highlighted in red |spur_type=I |spur_of=15 |length_mi=20.540 |length_ref={{Cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date=December 24, 2023 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration)}}{{cite web |date = December 31, 2021 |title = Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |access-date = July 11, 2022 |work = FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher = [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration) }}{{cite web|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps|author=Nevada Department of Transportation|author-link=Nevada Department of Transportation|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps|date=January 2019|access-date=February 16, 2019}} |established=July 12, 1976 |decommissioned=May 21, 2024 |history={{Plainlist| *1976: Route number approved *1982–1994: Opened in stages *1994: I-515 signs installed *2024: Decommissioned }} |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{Jct|state=NV|US|93|US|95}} in [Henderson](/source/Henderson%2C_Nevada) |junction={{Jct|state=NV|I|215|SR|564}} in Henderson |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{Jct|state=NV|I|15|US|93|US|95}} in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas) |county=Clark }} '''Interstate 515''' ('''I-515''') was a {{convert|20.540|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [spur route](/source/spur_route) of [I-15](/source/Interstate_15_in_Nevada) in the US state of [Nevada](/source/Nevada) that ran from the junction of I-15, [US 93](/source/U.S._Route_93_in_Nevada) and [US 95](/source/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada) (the [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas) [Spaghetti Bowl](/source/Spaghetti_Bowl_(Las_Vegas)) Interchange) in [Downtown](/source/Downtown_Las_Vegas) approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} southeast to just north of [Railroad Pass](/source/Railroad_Pass_(Nevada)) in southeastern [Henderson](/source/Henderson%2C_Nevada). The freeway connected traffic headed from [Boulder City](/source/Boulder_City%2C_Nevada) and Henderson to Downtown Las Vegas via a direct, high-speed route and it [ran concurrently](/source/concurrency_(road)) with, US 93, and US 95 along its entire length. The I-515 designation was first approved on July 12, 1976, but construction did not begin until 1982, and was constructed in stages until it reached its former terminus north of Railroad Pass in 1994, when signs of the designation finally were put up. I-515 was built to bypass [Fremont Street](/source/Fremont_Street) and Boulder Highway, both of which were former alignments of US 93, US 95, and [US 466](/source/U.S._Route_466), and provide a direct freeway connection with Henderson. On August 16, 2017, the segment of I-515 between the I-215 interchange and the southern city limits of Henderson was re–designated as [I-11](/source/Interstate_11). The Nevada Department of Transportation announced on July 27, 2022, that part of the preferred alternative for the future northward extension of I-11 would follow the remainder of the I-515 alignment. Signs for I-11 and US 95 north of I-15 began to go up on May 21, 2024, by NDOT and the I-515 designation was decommissioned after the [American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials](/source/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials) (AASHTO) approved the I-11 designation in October 2022{{AASHTO minutes|year=2022A}} along with the [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration) (FHWA) on November 24, 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.dot.nv.gov/Home/Components/News/News/8326|title=Signs of Progress: NDOT Begins Sign Replacement Project Along I-11/U.S. 95/U.S. 93|date=October 21, 2024|publisher=[Nevada Department of Transportation](/source/Nevada_Department_of_Transportation)|accessdate=May 26, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Akers |first1=Mick |title=I-11 footprint to grow in Southern Nevada |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/i-11-footprint-to-grow-in-southern-nevada-2967497/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=18 December 2023}}{{cite news|last=Vigil|first=Joe|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/05/22/interstate-11-signs-going-up-las-vegas-mexico-to-canada-interstate-plans-move-forward/|title=Interstate 11 signs going up in Las Vegas; Mexico-to-Canada interstate plans move forward|date=May 21, 2024|publisher=[KVVU-TV](/source/KVVU-TV)|accessdate=May 21, 2024}} ==Route description== thumb|left|Northbound view approaching the northern terminus of I-515 in 2015 The southern terminus of I-515 was at an interchange with [I-11](/source/Interstate_11), [I-215](/source/Interstate_215_(Nevada)), [US 93](/source/U.S._Route_93_in_Nevada), [US 95](/source/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada), and [SR 564](/source/Nevada_State_Route_564) in [Henderson](/source/Henderson%2C_Nevada), a suburb of [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas). The freeway continues south as I-11 towards [Boulder City](/source/Boulder_City%2C_Nevada) and the [Hoover Dam](/source/Hoover_Dam) on the former alignment of I-515.{{cite NDOT map |year=2019 |inset=Las Vegas–Henderson Region |link=no}} The six-lane freeway travels northwest from the interchange and carried the [concurrent](/source/concurrency_(road)) designations of I-515, US 93, and US 95 through Henderson as it passed the [Sunset Station](/source/Sunset_Station_(hotel_and_casino)) casino and [Galleria at Sunset](/source/Galleria_at_Sunset) shopping mall. I-515 then turned north and intersected [Tropicana Avenue](/source/Tropicana_Avenue) (SR 593), [Flamingo Road](/source/Flamingo_Road_(Las_Vegas)) (SR 592), and the [Boulder Highway](/source/Nevada_State_Route_582) (SR 582) as it approached Las Vegas. After entering the city of Las Vegas, the highway turned west and intersected [Las Vegas Boulevard](/source/Las_Vegas_Boulevard) on the north side of [Downtown Las Vegas](/source/Downtown_Las_Vegas). I-515 ended at the [Spaghetti Bowl](/source/Spaghetti_Bowl_(Las_Vegas)), an interchange with I-15,{{cite web |date=October 2018 |title=Appendix Q. I-515 Executive Summary |page=ES{{dash}}1 |url=https://www.dot.nv.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16365/636881577848870000 |work=Southern Nevada Traffic Study |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |accessdate=September 13, 2022}} while the roadway continues west as Oran K. Gragson Freeway (carrying US 95).{{google maps |title=Interstate 515 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.9894206,-114.9254861/36.1744866,-115.1510464/@36.0847672,-115.1161766,24086m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0!5m1!1e1 |accessdate=September 13, 2022}} ==History== Prior to the completion of the freeway, US 93 and US 95 originally followed Fremont Street/Boulder Highway from Downtown Las Vegas southeast through Henderson to Boulder City.{{cite NDOT map |year=1985 |access-date=September 13, 2022}} Boulder Highway was signed as a business route of US 93/US 95 after the freeway was completed, but that designation has since been removed; it is now just [SR 582](/source/Nevada_State_Route_582).{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} The US 95 freeway, which began construction in 1982, is a continuation of the Oran K. Gragson Freeway (named for the former Las Vegas mayor who advocated for the construction of the then Las Vegas Expressway) which ran primarily along the former [West Fremont Street](/source/Fremont_Street) alignment between [Las Vegas Boulevard](/source/Las_Vegas_Boulevard) and [Rainbow Boulevard](/source/Rainbow_Boulevard_(Las_Vegas)).{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} The spur was completed southeast to Charleston Boulevard ([SR 159](/source/Nevada_State_Route_159)) in 1984, to Tropicana Avenue ([SR 593](/source/Nevada_State_Route_593)) in 1986, to Russell Road in 1988, to Lake Mead Parkway ([SR 564](/source/Nevada_State_Route_564)) (then known as ''Lake Mead Drive,'' SR 146 west and SR 147 east), in 1990, and finally to Railroad Pass just south of [Boulder Highway](/source/Nevada_State_Route_582) in 1994 at an at-grade intersection with Paradise Hills Drive (which was eventually removed).{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} With this extension of highway complete, the length of I-515 was {{convert|20.540|mi|km}}.{{cite book |title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps |author=Nevada Department of Transportation |date=January 2018 }} The I-515 designation was first approved by the [American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials](/source/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials) (AASHTO) on July 12, 1976, from the I-15 interchange to the junction of US 93 and US 95 (at Boulder Highway, current exit 70).{{AASHTO minutes|year=1976S|access-date=November 7, 2014|link=yes}} On December 7, 1984, AASHTO approved the southeasterly extension of the route to its former terminus in Henderson.{{AASHTO minutes|year=1984A|access-date=November 7, 2014|link=yes}} Even though the route number was approved prior to the highway's construction, I-515 was not consistently signed until after the freeway was completed down to its former southern terminus north of Railroad Pass in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} thumb|Beginning of northbound I-515 as seen in 2015, at the former southern terminus in the southern city limits of Henderson. With the pending construction of the Boulder City Bypass introducing the I-11 designation to Nevada, the [Nevada Department of Transportation](/source/Nevada_Department_of_Transportation) (NDOT) sought to connect the new route to other Interstate Highways. NDOT submitted an application to AASHTO at their spring 2014 meeting to request the designation of "Future Interstate 11", which included routing I-11 along existing I-515 between Railroad Pass and the I-215 Henderson Spaghetti Bowl interchange—AASHTO approved this request on May 29, 2014, with condition that it also be approved by the [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration).{{AASHTO minutes|year=2014S|access-date=March 24, 2019|link=yes}} The Boulder City Bypass was completed in August 2018. As a result, I-515 was shortened by {{Convert|5.566|mi|km}} to its current length of {{Convert|14.444|mi|km|abbr=on}}. NDOT began replacing I-515 signs along the southern stretch with I-11 signs on March 17, 2019. The signing continued through April 26, 2019.{{cite news |last=Ackers |first=Mick |date=March 14, 2019 |title=75 new freeway signs to be installed between Henderson, Boulder City |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/75-new-freeway-signs-to-be-installed-between-henderson-boulder-city-1618473/ |newspaper=[Las Vegas Review-Journal](/source/Las_Vegas_Review-Journal) |access-date=March 24, 2019}} The designation of future [I-11](/source/Interstate_11) is planned to connect the [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona), and Las Vegas metropolitan areas, with potential for future expansion northwest of Las Vegas to [Reno](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada) in the northwestern part of the state. The former I-515 alignment, with a continuation northwest along US 95, was one of three corridors under consideration to carry the I-11 designation through the Las Vegas Valley.{{cite web |title = Corridor Concept Report: I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study |url = http://i11study.com/IWC-Study/PDF/2014/I-11CCR_Report_2014-12_sm.pdf |website = I-11 Corridor Study |access-date = November 20, 2016 |date = November 2014 }} On July 27, 2022, it was announced that the Nevada Department of Transportation had chosen the central corridor, following the path of US 95, as the preferred alternative for the alignment of I-11 through Las Vegas{{Cite web |last=Akers |first=Mick |date = June 27, 2022 |title=I-11's Preferred Las Vegas Route Chosen |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/highway-officials-identify-i-11s-preferred-las-vegas-route-2598718/ |newspaper = Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=August 11, 2022 |language=en-US}} and signage was put up on May 21, 2024, by NDOT; the I-515 designation was decommissioned. Beginning in 2022, several construction projects were started or planned to improve the I-515 corridor before it became I-11. The projects included soundwall and retaining wall reconstruction, bridge rehabilitation and interchange improvements. All the projects are expected to be started by 2027.{{cite web |title=Welcome to the I-515 Corridor |url=https://www.nv515.com/ |website=Nv515 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |language=en}} ==Exit list== Exits listed below reflect the maximum extent of I-515 prior to being renumbered to I-11. Exits on I-515 were numbered according to US 95 mileposts. {{Jcttop|exit|state=NV|county=Clark|former=yes}} {{NVint|exit |location=Henderson |lspan=10 |type=concur |mile=0.000 |exit= |road={{Jct|state=NV|US|93|dir1=south|US|95|dir2=south|city1=Boulder City|location2=[Phoenix](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona)|location3=[Needles](/source/Needles%2C_California)}} |notes=Southern end of US 93/US 95 concurrency; southern terminus }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=56A |road=Wagon Wheel Drive / Nevada State Drive |notes=Signed as exit 56 southbound; serves [Nevada State College](/source/Nevada_State_College) }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |type=incomplete |exit=56B |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|582|dir1=north|noshield=yes|name1=Boulder Highway}} |notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of SR 582; former US 93/US 95 north/US 466 west }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=57 |road=College Drive |notes=Serves [College of Southern Nevada, Henderson Campus](/source/College_of_Southern_Nevada) }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=59 |road=Horizon Drive |notes=[Diverging diamond interchange](/source/Diverging_diamond_interchange) }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=61 |road={{Jct|state=NV|I|215|dir1=west|name1=Bruce Woodbury Beltway|SR|564|dir2=east|name2=Lake Mead Parkway|extra=hospital}} |notes=Eastern terminus and exit 1 on I-215; western terminus of SR 564; former [SR 146](/source/Nevada_State_Route_146); serves [St. Rose Dominican Hospital – Rose de Lima Campus](/source/St._Rose_Dominican_Hospital_%E2%80%93_Rose_de_Lima_Campus) }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=62 |road=Auto Show Drive |notes= }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=64A |road=[Sunset Road](/source/Nevada_State_Route_562) |notes=Former SR 562 }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=64B |road={{Jct|state=NV|extra=hospital}} Galleria Drive |notes=Opened on November 4, 2009; serves [Henderson Hospital](/source/Henderson_Hospital) }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=65 |road=[Russell Road](/source/Russell_Road_(Las_Vegas)) |notes=Serves [Sam Boyd Stadium](/source/Sam_Boyd_Stadium) }} {{NVint|exit |location=Paradise |lspan=2 |mile= |exit=68 |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|593|nolink=yes|noshield=yes|extra=airport|name1=[Tropicana Avenue](/source/Tropicana_Avenue)|location1=[Harry Reid International Airport](/source/Harry_Reid_International_Airport)}} |notes= }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=69 |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|592|nolink=yes|noshield=yes|name1=[Flamingo Road](/source/Flamingo_Road_(Las_Vegas))}} |notes= }} {{NVint|exit |location1=Sunrise Manor |location2=Winchester |mile= |exit=70 |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|582|noshield=yes|name1=Boulder Highway}} |notes=Former US 93/US 95/[US 466](/source/U.S._Route_466) }} {{NVint|exit |location1=Las Vegas |location2=Sunrise Manor |mile= |exit=72 |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|159|noshield=yes|name1=Charleston Boulevard}} |notes= }} {{NVint|exit |location=Las Vegas |lspan=5 |mile= |exit=73 |road=[Eastern Avenue](/source/Nevada_State_Route_607) |notes=Former SR 607 }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |exit=75A |road=[Las Vegas Boulevard](/source/Las_Vegas_Boulevard) – [Downtown Las Vegas](/source/Downtown_Las_Vegas), [Cashman Center](/source/Cashman_Center) |notes=Signed as exit 75 northbound; former [SR 604](/source/Nevada_State_Route_604)/[US 91](/source/U.S._Route_91)/US 93/US 95 }} {{NVint|exit |mile= |type=incomplete |exit=75B |road={{Jctname|state=NV|SR|602|dir1=south|noshield=yes|name1=Casino Center Boulevard|location1=[Downtown Las Vegas](/source/Downtown_Las_Vegas)}} |notes=Southbound exit only; northbound entrance is via 4th Street }} {{NVint|exit |type=concur |mile=20.540 |mspan=2 |exit=76 |road={{Jct|state=NV|I|15|US|93|dir2=north|location1=[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles)|location2=[Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City)}} |notes=[Spaghetti Bowl](/source/Spaghetti_Bowl_(Las_Vegas)); northern end of US 93 concurrency; signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north); exit 42 on I-15 }} {{NVint|exit |type=concur |mile=none |exit= |road={{Jct|state=NV|US|95|dir1=north|city1=Tonopah|city2=Reno}} |notes=Northern end of US 95 concurrency; northern terminus }} {{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}} ==See also== * {{Portal-inline|Nevada}} * {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Interstate 515}} {{AttachedKML|display=title,inline}} * [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-515_nv.html Interstate Guide: Interstate 515] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110301154658/http://www.nevadadot.com/Projects_and_Programs/Road_Projects/Current_Projects.aspx Nevada Department of Transportation I-515 Corridor Study] {{3di|15}} 15-5 15-5 515 15-5 Category:U.S. Route 93 Category:U.S. Route 95 Category:Transportation in Clark County, Nevada Category:Transportation in Henderson, Nevada Category:Transportation in Las Vegas Category:Transportation in the Las Vegas Valley --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Interstate 515](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_515) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_515?action=history)). 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