State Route 443 (SR443) is a state highway in the Reno metropolitan area of Washoe County, Nevada. It is the main connection between the city of Reno and the community of Sun Valley to the north. SR443 is known as Clear Acre Lane in Reno and Sun Valley Boulevard within Sun Valley.
Route description
Looking north on SR 443 from 6th Avenue in Sun Valley as seen in 2008
SR443 begins at its intersection with Nevada State Route 659 (North McCarran Boulevard). Just north of this junction, SR443 interchanges with US 395. From here, the highway heads slightly northeast to the intersection of Dandini Boulevard & El Rancho Drive, where the road changes names from Clear Acre Lane into Sun Valley Boulevard ("Sun Valley Drive" on some signs). SR443 continues north from this intersection through Sun Valley, where it terminates at Seventh Avenue.[citation needed]
History
View from the south end of SR 443 looking northbound as seen in 2015
Originally, SR 443 extended further south to terminate at Wedekind Road (former SR 880). By 2006, the highway had been truncated to its current terminus at North McCarran Boulevard.[citation needed]
In 2004, the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County began the US 395/Clear Acre reconstruction project. The project created new US 395 freeway access at Clear Acre Lane and reconstructed the North McCarran Boulevard (SR 659) bridge and interchange ramps. Previously, the only access between SR 443 and US 395 was a northbound US 395 off ramp; other movements were made via the nearby McCarran Boulevard interchange. As of June 2007, the construction project was substantially completed.
SR 659 in Reno
US 395 in Reno
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