Middlegate, Nevada
Middlegate is an unincorporated community along "The Loneliest Road In America", U.S. Route 50, in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. The community consists of a rest stop and some ranches and other private properties.Middlegate Station is a rest stop with a motel, bar and restaurant, gas station, and RV park. It was the location for Black Road, Gregory Hutton's award-winning 2002 short film starring William Nilon.
Stephen King stayed at the Middlegate Station motel for seven days and wrote a portion of Desperation.Transportation
Middlegate is served by intersecting U.S. Route 50 and Nevada State Route 361 along with multiple unpaved roads giving access to the surrounding ranches.
A former portion of the Lincoln Highway intersects with Gabbs Valley Road at Middlegate Station.