 State Route 342 | ||||
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| Silver City/Gold Hill Road | ||||
 SR 342 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.780 mi[1] (6.083 km) | |||
| Existed | 1976–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 341 in Silver City | |||
| North end | SR 341 in Virginia City | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nevada | |||
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State Route 342 (SR 342) is a short state highway in Nevada, United States. It is a loop route of State Route 341, running north through the communities of Silver City and Gold Hill before returning to State Route 341 near Virginia City. This highway is a historic route, dating back to the Comstock Lode of the 1860s. The highway loosely parallels, and crosses, the route of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Prior to renumbering in the 1970s this route was known as State Route 80.
- ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved April 14, 2017.