page_title: Nevada State Route 157
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Nevada State Route 157 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: Nevada State Route 157.
context_page_description: State Route 157, also known as Kyle Canyon Road, is a U.S. state highway in Clark County, Nevada. The highway connects the Las Vegas area to the recreational areas of Mount Charleston in the Spring Mountains.
  Located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, a portion of SR 157 has been designated a Nevada Scenic Byway. The route was originally State Route 39 and has origins dating back to the 1930s.
context_section_description: The highway begins at a dead end near Mount Charleston before descending downwards to the village of Mount Charleston. SR 157 then heads east, rapidly losing elevation. Within a span of 20 miles (32 km), an elevation of 3,000 feet (910 m) is lost with a noticeable difference: temperatures increase, trees and shrubs become less green and numerous, and lasting snow cover during winter months is no longer present. Part of the route is designated as a Nevada Scenic Byway. SR 157 then meets U.S. Route 95 (US 95) at a diverging diamond interchange before ending at Sky Pointe Drive in northwest Las Vegas.
caption: SR 157 in the Spring Mountains in 2007
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