Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)


State Route 595 comprises a portion of Rainbow Boulevard, a north-south section line arterial in the Las Vegas Valley.

Route description

SR 595 begins at Tropicana Avenue and proceeds north along Rainbow Boulevard for to U.S. Route 95. The state-maintained portion of Rainbow Boulevard is a designated portion of the National Highway System.

Rainbow Boulevard description

Rainbow Boulevard begins south of Blue Diamond Road in Clark County and continues north to Horse Drive in northern Las Vegas. Prior to the completion of Durango Drive north of Blue Diamond Road, Rainbow Boulevard was one of only two roads west of I-15 that connected Blue Diamond Road with the developed areas to the north. The other road was Dean Martin Drive. Decatur Boulevard and Fort Apache Road would soon join them in this distinction.

History

Rainbow Boulevard was originally known as Lorenzi Boulevard north of Westcliff Drive. The road got its current name sometime after US 95 was built within the area.
In January 2003, the southern terminus of SR 595 was at State Route 160, giving the highway a total distance of. By January 2006, the highway had been truncated to its current terminus at Tropicana Avenue.

Major intersections

Public transport

Routes 101: Rainbow and 219: Craig function on this road.