Nevada State Route 439
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| USA Parkway | ||||
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| Length: | 6.259 mi (10.073 km) Future: Approximately 18.5 miles (29.8 km) |
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| South end: | Tahoe Reno Industrial Center | |||
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 I‑80 east of Sparks
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| Counties: | Washoe, Storey, Lyon (future) | |||
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State Route 439 (SR 439) is a four-lane state highway in Storey County, Nevada. Better known as USA Parkway, the route currently connects Interstate 80 (I-80) to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) located east of Reno. The existing USA Parkway was initially constructed by the industrial center's developers; however, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) agreed to assume control of the road after Tesla announced plans to build its Gigafactory at TRIC in 2014. NDOT is planning to rehabilitate existing USA Parkway and complete the long-planned extension of the road south to U.S. Route 50 in Lyon County by the end of 2017.
The owners of the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center constructed USA Parkway for $60 million in 2007 specifically to provide access to TRIC (touted as the largest industrial park in the United States) in Storey County.
As of August 2009, it was reported that 10 miles (16 km) of roadway had been completed—the southernmost 4 miles (6.4 km) to the Lyon county line had only been graded and were still awaiting pavement—while roughly 7 miles (11 km) of the route to reach US 50 remained unconstructed.
As the plans for TRIC were realized with many large companies moving in, greater plans were made for USA Parkway. As early as 2004, the road was proposed to connect with US 50 near Silver Springs, for a total distance between I-80 and US 50 of about 18 miles (29 km). The connection to Silver Springs would increase regional mobility and provide air-freight shipping possibilities at nearby Silver Springs Airport. Proponents of the USA Parkway southern expansion proposed the idea of having USA Parkway accepted into Nevada's state highway system as State Route 805, but NDOT did not take such action.
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