Nevada State Route 829

State Route 829 (SR 829) is a state highway in Lyon County, Nevada. Also known as Wellington Road, the route serves as a shortcut connecting State Route 338 to State Route 208 near Wellington.

State Route 829
Wellington Cutoff
SR 829 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	3.167 mi[1] (5.097 km)
Existed	1976–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 338
North end	SR 208 in Wellington
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Highway system
Nevada State Highway System Interstate US State Pre‑1976 Scenic
← SR 828 → SR 839

History

View at the north end of SR 829 looking south

Further information: State Route 338

Wellington Road was established as an unimproved roadway as early as 1917 and, by 1929, had been made part of State Route 22, a longer route through the Smith Valley connecting Wellington to Bridgeport, California.^[2][3] The Wellington Road portion of SR 22 was reassigned to State Route 829 in Nevada's state highway renumbering in the late 1970s, with the remainder of the old route becoming State Route 338.^[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lyon County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	SR 338 – Yerington, Bridgeport
Wellington	3.167	5.097	SR 208 – Gardnerville, Yerington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi