Nevada State Route 267

State Route 267 (SR 267) is a 21.427-mile (34.483 km) state highway in Nevada, United States. Known as Scotty's Castle Road, the highway connects Death Valley National Park to U.S. Route 95. The route was previously designated State Route 72.

State Route 267
Scotty's Castle Road
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	21.427 mi[1] (34.483 km)
Existed	July 1, 1976–present
Major junctions
West end	North Highway at the California state line
East end	Future I-11 / US 95 in Scotty's Junction
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Esmeralda, Nye
Highway system
Nevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre‑1976 Scenic
← SR 266 → SR 278

Route description

View from the east end of SR 267 looking westbound

SR 267 is a continuation of Scotty's Castle Road within Death Valley National Park. The route begins just east of Scotty's Castle, at the California–Nevada state line in Esmeralda County. The highway travels northeast from there, entering Nye County as it traverses the desert. SR 267 reaches its northern terminus at Scotty's Junction, an intersection with US 95 approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Goldfield.

History

SR 267 was previously designated State Route 72

Scotty's Castle Road first appears as an unimproved County road in 1932 edition of the state highway map, connecting State Route 5 (now US 95) to Death Valley via the town of Bonnie Claire.^[2] The road was designated State Route 72 by 1942,^[3] and had been paved by 1952.^[4]

State Route 267 was assigned to former SR 72 on July 1, 1976.^[5] This change first appeared on official state maps in 1978.^[6]

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column.

County	Location	mi[7]	km	Destinations	Notes
Esmeralda 0.00–9.35	​	0.000	0.000	North Highway – Scotty's Castle	Continuation beyond the California state line; serves Death Valley National Park
Nye 0.00–12.07	Scotty's Junction	21.427	34.483	Future I-11 / US 95 – Las Vegas, Tonopah, Reno	Proposed interchange; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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