page_title: Nevada State Route 229
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nevada State Route 229 / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Sign along Nevada State Route 229 westbound just east of U.S. Route 93
context_page_description: State Route 229 is a state highway in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is a routing from Interstate 80 around Halleck, heading south through Secret Pass, to where it meets Ruby Valley Road. From there it heads northeast to U.S. Route 93.
context_section_description: The southeastern portion of SR 229, between the junction of SR 767 and it eastern terminus at US 93, follows the alignment of the Hastings Cutoff, a route which at the time was thought to be a more direct route of the California Trail through the northeastern part of Nevada.
  Prior to 1976, SR 229 comprised a portion of State Route 11.
caption: First westbound reassurance shield near the east end of SR 229
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