Nevada State Route - Nevada State Route 375, Nevada State Route 318, Nevada State Route 267, Nevada State Route 264, Nevada State Route 773 (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Nevada State Route 375, Nevada State Route 318, Nevada State Route 267, Nevada State Route 264, Nevada State Route 773, Nevada State Route 361, Nevada State Route 266, Nevada State Route 844, Nevada State Route 265, Nevada State Route 374, Nevada State Route 373, Nevada State Route 319, Nevada State Route 293. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: State Route 375 (SR 375) is a state highway in south-central Nevada in the United States. The highway stretches 98 miles (158 km) from State Route 318 at Crystal Springs northwest to U.S. Route 6 (US 6) at Warm Springs. The route travels through mostly unoccupied desert terrain, with much of its alignment paralleling the northern edges of the Nellis Air Force Range. The road originally traversed through what is now the northern reaches of the air force range in the 1930s, when it was previously designated State Route 25A and later part of State Route 25. The top-secret Area 51 government base is near SR 375 and many travelers have reported UFO observations and other strange alien activity along this road. Such stories prompted the state to officially designate the route as the Extraterrestrial Highway in 1996. The small town of Rachel, located near the center of the highway, caters to tourists and UFO seekers with alien-themed businesses. Although the area receives some tourism due to alleged extraterrestrial activity, SR 375 remains a lightly-traveled route. The mysterious "black mailbox"State Route 375 begins at a "Y" junction with State Route 318 at Crystal Springs, a ghost town in the northern end of the Pahranagat Valley in the center of Lincoln County. The site, which is little more than the junction and a few trees, functions as a rest area. From Crystal Springs, the highway curves southwest to pass between the Pahrangat and Golden Gate Ranges to ascend 5,592-foot (1,704 m) Hancock Summit. Descending the summit, SR 375 nears the border of the Nellis Air Force Ran...http://booksllc.net/?l=de