U.S. Route 6 in Nevada

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U.S. Route 6
Grand Army of the Republic Highway Theodore Roosevelt Highway
US 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	305.723 mi[1] (492.013 km)
Existed	1937–present
Major junctions
West end	US 6 at California state line
Major intersections	US 95 in Coaldale and Tonopah US 50 / US 93 in Ely US 93 in Majors Place
East end	US 6 / US 50 at Utah state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Mineral, Esmeralda, Nye, White Pine
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Nevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre‑1976 Scenic
← SR 895 → I-11

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Bishop, California in the west to Provincetown, Massachusetts on the East Coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of the state, serving the cities of Tonopah and Ely, en route to Utah and points further east. Like US 50 to the north, large desolate areas are traversed by the route, with few or no signs of civilization, and the highway crosses several large desert valleys separated by numerous mountain ranges towering over the valley floors in what is known as the Basin and Range Province of the Great Basin.

US 6 has a diverse route through the state, traversing desert, desert mountain ranges and valleys, ghost towns, and Great Basin National Park. The entire highway in Nevada is designated as part of the Grand Army of the Republic Highway and has also been named the Theodore Roosevelt Highway, after the 26th U.S. president.^[2] Although US 50 to the north is known as "The Loneliest Road in America", US 6 can be considered as equally deserving of that title due to it serving equally desolate areas.

The route was routed entirely over existing state highways when it was extended into Nevada in 1937; however, all the concurrent state routes were eventually removed. The route has remained largely unchanged, except where it was realigned to enter Utah north of Baker instead of passing through the town.