Nevada State Route 318

{{redirect|Sunnyside Road|the road named Sunnyside Road in Georgia|Georgia State Route 288}} {{Infobox road |state=NV |type=NV |route=318 |alternate_name=Silver State Classic Challenge Highway<br />Sunnyside Road |map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Nevada State Route 318}}}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 318 highlighted in red |length_mi=110.762 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name="NDOT_Log">{{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 2017 |accessdate=2017-04-14 }}</ref> |established=1976 |history=SR 38 by 1935 & SR 38A by 1937; All SR 38 by 1946; Renumbered SR 318 in 1976 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=NV|US|93}} in Crystal Springs |junction={{Plainlist| * {{jct|state=NV|SR|375}} in Crystal Springs * {{jct|state=NV|SR|895}} north of Preston }} |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=NV|US|6}} northwest of Preston |counties=Lincoln, Nye, White Pine |previous_type=NV |previous_route=317 |next_type=NV |next_route=319 }}

'''State Route 318''' ('''SR 318''') is a state highway in eastern Nevada. It is often used as a shortcut for long-distance traffic along U.S. Route 93, bypassing the longer and less direct route U.S. Route 93 follows between Ely and Crystal Springs. The highway was established in the 1930s as '''State Route 38''' and '''State Route 38A''', and was renumbered to SR 318 in 1976. At a total of {{convert|110.762|mi|km}}, it is the longest state route in Nevada. The road is used for open speed highway races twice a year.

==Route description== thumb|left|First reassurance sign along southbound SR 318 SR 318 begins on U.S. Route 93 (US 93) at Crystal Springs in Lincoln County. From there, it travels north through Hiko. SR 318 generally parallels the route of the White River on its trek northward. The highway travels through Nye County and the town of Sunnyside. The highway then enters White Pine County and serves the community of Lund. SR 318 ends at a junction on US 6 approximately {{convert|25|mi}} southwest of Ely.<ref name=NDOT_Log/><ref name=Google>{{Google maps |title=Overview of SR 318 |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=NV-318+N%2FNV-375+N&daddr=NV-318+N&hl=en&ll=38.296404,-114.99939&spn=1.692066,2.90863&sll=38.99017,-115.112858&sspn=0.052369,0.090895&geocode=FUClPAId-uEh-Q%3BFX4NUwIdLFgj-Q&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=14&t=h&z=9 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref>

The racing video game ''Need for Speed: ProStreet'' features a portion of the highway as a racing track for Speed Challenges.

==History== [[Image:LundNev.jpg|thumb|Looking north on SR 318 towards Lund]] A county road approximating the course of the present highway was indicated on state maps by 1933.<ref name=1933map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada State Highway Department |title=Official Road Map of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1933HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1933 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> As of 1935, State Route 38 was designated along the north end of the county road, between State Route 4 (later US 6) at Barnes and the town of Lund.<ref name=1935map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada State Highway Department |title=Official Road Map of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1935HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1935 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> This {{convert|12|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of highway was completely paved by 1936.<ref name=1936map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1936HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1936 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> The remaining unimproved portions of the county road was made part of the state highway system by 1937—the {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} from US 93 to Hiko became the first iteration of SR 60, while the remaining {{convert|115|mi|km}} was designated SR 38A.<ref name=1937map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1937HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1937 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> By 1939, however, SR 60 was removed and replaced by SR 38A—the southern end of the route was also shifted more easterly by this time.<ref name=1939map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1939HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1939 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> In 1942, the entire {{convert|107|mi|km}} length of SR 38A between US 93 and Lund had been graded to more closely follow the White River.<ref name=1942map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1942HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1942 |accessdate=April 27, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529155554/http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1942HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |archivedate=May 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The SR 38A designation was completely absorbed into SR 38 by 1946—by this time, SR 38 was approximately {{convert|120|mi|km}} long.<ref name=1946map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1946HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |format=PDF |date=1946 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref>

SR 38 would remain relatively unchanged, except for gradual pavement upgrades, for several years. However, on July 1, 1976, Nevada began a major renumbering of all its state highway system. In that process, SR 38 was rechristened as the new State Route 318.<ref name=SMH2001>{{cite book |title=Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps |date=January 2001 |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation }}</ref> The changes were first noted on the 1978 edition of the official state highway map.<ref name=1978map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada State Highway Department |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1978-1979HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |edition=1978-79 |date=1978 |section=D5-E5 |accessdate=April 27, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529164515/http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1978-1979HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |archivedate=May 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The route number conversion was completed by 1982—by that time, the entire highway was completely paved.<ref name=1982map>{{cite map |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1982HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |edition=1978-79 |date=1982 |section=D5-E5 |accessdate=April 27, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227222039/http://nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/1982HwyMapDuplexWeb.pdf |archivedate=December 27, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the request of White Pine County's Board of Tourism and Recreation, the Nevada Board of Transportation renamed SR 318 from "Sunnyside Road" to the "Silver State Classic Challenge Highway" on May 24, 2012.<ref name=SMH2012q2>{{cite book |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps — April, May, June 2012 System Changes |date=July 2012}}</ref> More than 100 miles of the highway, between Lund, Nevada and Hiko, Nevada are closed twice a year for the Nevada Open Road Challenge and Silver State Classic Challenge road races.

On June 24, 2020, part of the highway was closed near Lund, Nevada as the Brown Fire grew, burning almost parallel to the highway.<ref name="8newsnow">{{cite web |title=Brown fire causes evacuation in Lund; Monarch fire still growing |url=http://northlasvegas.8newsnow.com/news/2211392-brown-fire-causes-evacuation-lund-monarch-fire-still-growing |website=North Las Vegas News |publisher=8 News Now |accessdate=27 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503025745/http://northlasvegas.8newsnow.com/news/2211392-brown-fire-causes-evacuation-lund-monarch-fire-still-growing |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Major intersections== Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column. {{jcttop|state=NV|length_ref=<ref name="NDOT_MPBook">{{cite web |title=Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/MilepostBook2008.pdf |date=May 2008 |accessdate=2011-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190412/http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/MilepostBook2008.pdf |archivedate=2011-10-14 }}</ref>}} {{NVint |county=Lincoln |county_note=0.00–49.42 |cspan=2 |location=Crystal Springs |lspan=2 |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=NV|US|93|city1=Las Vegas|city2=Ely}} |notes=Southern terminus }} {{NVint |mile= |road={{jct|state=NV|SR|375|dir1=north|name1=Extraterrestrial Highway|city1=Rachel}} |notes=Southern terminus of SR 375 }} {{jctco|state=NV |county=Nye |county_note=0.00–38.78 }} {{NVint |county=White Pine |county_note=0.00–22.56 |cspan=2 |location=none |mile= |road={{jct|state=NV|SR|895|dir1=south|city1=Preston}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 895 }} {{NVint |location=none |mile=22.56 |road={{jct|state=NV|US|6|city1=Ely|city2=Tonopah}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}

==See also== *{{Portal-inline|United States}} *{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *{{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.aaroads.com/west/misc_nv.html AARoads: Misc Nevada photos (contains pictures of SR 318)] *[http://www.silverstateclassic.com Silver State Classic Challenge official website]

318 Category:Transportation in White Pine County, Nevada Category:Transportation in Lincoln County, Nevada Category:Transportation in Nye County, Nevada