Nevada State Route 599

SR 599 begins at the intersection of Rancho Drive and Mesquite Avenue in the city of Las Vegas. From there, the route heads north along Rancho Drive to intersect the I-11/US 95 freeway (at exit 38). The highway continues heading northwest for several miles, briefly skirting the western edge of North Las Vegas and providing access to the North Las Vegas Airport. The route reaches its northern terminus at the end of Rancho Drive, at the interchange with I-11/US 95 north and Ann Road (at exits 48 and 50).). However, no business route signs are posted along the highway itself and relatively few SR 599 shields can be found on the route. ==History==

Rancho Drive originally carried State Route 5 from Bonanza Road (present–day State Route 579) northwest out of Las Vegas towards Tonopah—this destination contributed to the road's alternate name of Tonopah Highway. When US 95 was extended into Nevada on January 1, 1940, it was routed concurrently with SR 5 on Rancho Drive. The U.S. route remained on Rancho Drive until it was relocated onto the completed Las Vegas Expressway in the early 1980s. SR 599 was designated along the former US 95/SR 5 at this time, in accordance with the 1976 renumbering of Nevada's State Routes. SR 599 lost mileage between 1996 and 2000. In 2006, the route was pending removal from the state highway system to be transferred to the City of Las Vegas for maintenance, but this has not happened as of January 2008. By October 2011, the southern terminus of SR 599 had been moved from Sahara Avenue to Redondo Avenue, shortening the overall mileage to the current length. ==Major intersections==

RTC Transit Routes 106A, 106B, and 119 function on this road. ==See also==