Sahara Avenue

State Route 589 marker
State Route 589
Sahara Avenue
Map
Former SR 589 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length10.023 mi[1] (16.130 km)
Existed1976–2019
Major junctions
West end SR 595 in Las VegasSpring Valley line
Major intersections
East end SR 612 in Sunrise Manor
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
SR 582 SR 591

Sahara Avenue is a major east-west roadway in the Las Vegas Valley. The former State Route 589 (SR 589) comprised a large portion of the street. The roadway is named after the Sahara Hotel and Casino, which itself is named after the Sahara desert. The casino is located on Las Vegas Boulevard where the boulevard intersects with Sahara Avenue.

  1. ^ Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2017). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps". Retrieved March 11, 2017.