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6. SR-160 Corridor Improvement Plan RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
R-E, rural estates residential district
R-3, multiple-family residential district
The aerial photographs with property lines, as well as the listed property owners as of
November, 2005, are from the Clark County OpenWeb Info Mapper. The majority of the
square parcels shown are approximately 2.5 acres in size. The photographs were taken in
April, 2005. This corridor will be examined in three segments from east to west.
6.7.2 Analysis by Segment
Between the UPRR mainline at Arden and SR-160
Two in-service tracks extend approximately one mile from the UPRR mainline at Arden to
the current end of what remains of the branch line. These tracks appear to be used only to
store freight cars. After passing through two privately-owned parcels at Meranto Ave
(parcels 24 and 25 in EXHIBIT 6-14) where some minor buildings have been constructed,
the ROW continues intact for another 0.25 mile to SR-160. At the site of the former crossing
of SR-160, the tracks have been removed and there are no signs of the former railroad
alignment. At this location, the highway right-of-way is 200 feet wide, and SR-160, after
widening, will be a six-lane highway.
EXHIBIT 6-7: Right-of-Way from UPRR Mainline to SR-160,
and Land with Structures
At this time there are few obstructions that would preclude a transit alignment toward the
UP mainline on or parallel to the existing right-of-way. A new transit corridor could go on
either the northeast or southwest side of the remaining branchline tracks; the final
determination would depend on where a BRT/rail corridor is located and how it would be
most easily accessed from SR-160.
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