Talk:Las Vegas Beltway

message: the official length is more like 11mi. from i515 to i15. i215 has i status all the way to i515 now.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.53.13.24 (talk • contribs) 
* I-215 does extend to I-515/US 93&95.  However, the official length of I-215 as maintained by NDOT is the 2+ miles stated in the article.  The remainder of I-215 (and all the rest of the beltway) is still maintained by Clark County and is not officially considered to be I-215. Ljthefro 06:25, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Official length 

message: Is it possible that someone can upload an image of the Clark County 215 shield?  It looks like the one on this page: http://www.rockymountainroads.com/i-215_nv.html (but don't use that one here, unless there is no alternative)  Noting the custom design, and that Clark County's website is copyrighted (see http://accessclarkcounty.com/clark_county/privacy.htm) are we to assume that the shield itself is copyrighted? If it is simply a derivative of the generic county shield, which can't be copyrighted, or is it unique enough to be copyrighted by the county?  I found this also: http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/newsletters/sand_m/March_2005/mar_woodbury.html.  --Geopgeop (T) 07:47, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Somebody's made a shield.  It isn't quite right, because Clark County's 215 shield is closer to a true pentagon than the standard county route marker, and the fonts are not FHWA series.  But I think it will do for now, cause I'm not sure if the actual image is under copyright or not.  --Ljthefro (talk) 06:53, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clark County 215 shield 

message: Can anybody verify the newest exit numbers on the west leg of the beltway that are listed in this article?  Specifically: Far Hills Ave (28), Summerlin Pkwy (29), Lake Mead Blvd (30), Cheyenne Ave (31).  The picture in this article  from the LVRJ conflicts with what's posted here (the picture has Exit 29 for Lake Mead).  I'd doubt exit numbers are even posted at Far Hills & Summerlin Pkwy if interchange construction just started there... As I'm not currently in Vegas to verify, any insight would be appreciated.  Thanks. --Ljthefro (talk) 02:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As of tonight, I did not see any exit numbers at Far Hills, Summerlin or Lake Mead. Vegaswikian (talk) 04:25, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exit numbers 

message: Current link for citation #4 gives 401 unauthorized.  Updated link with possibly the same (or more) info is http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/public_works/PW_Projects/Pages/215Beltway.aspx
Dbw89131 (talk) 22:36, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken link reference #4 

message: Looks like the bridge is in place.  Anyone know for sure if this will eventually become an interchange. A quick look did not reveal any sources either way. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The ultimate build-out of the beltway does not include an interchange at Bradley Road. Not sure if any frontage roads to connect the ramps and perpetuate the original access are part of the plan. -- LJ ↗ 07:30, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bradley Road 

message: I'm not so sure that CC-215 is "the only county road in the nation that is a freeway".  For one thing, this claim is unsourced.  Next, it really depends on how one defines a freeway.  A similar facility, the Osceola Parkway, exists near Orlando and is signed as Osceola County Road 522.  Both highways are divided highways with limited access.  Both highways do have at-grade intersections.  The only difference is, Osceola Parkway is a toll road, so perhaps it does not qualify as a freeway.  On the other hand, at-grade intersections may disqualify the Las Vegas Beltway as a freeway, too. -- JeffBillman (talk) 02:24, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, I just found another exception:  Suffolk County Route 97 in Long Island, New York, is a freeway for part of its route. -- JeffBillman (talk) 02:36, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know whether this claim can be supported, so I would be fine with it's removal from the article. I believe the claim to fame for the Las Vegas Beltway (which I seem to recall reading in multiple articles from earlier construction days) is that it is the first Interstate highway that has been significantly planned/funded/designed/maintained by a county government. -- LJ ↗ 08:01, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Only County Freeway? 

message: :This marked the first time in the United States that a county has overseen the construction of an Interstate highway with little to no state or federal funding. Once completely upgraded to freeway, it is anticipated that the CC 215 portion of the beltway will be designated I-215 and the entire facility turned over to the Nevada Department of Transportation for maintenance.
Is this true? Weren't the loop freeways in the Phoenix area paid for by a sales tax in Maricopa county?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:2A80:8B00:601A:8862:D3B1:F2F5 (talk) 06:13, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The Phoenix loop freeways are state highways, not Interstate highways. If they were funded by the county tax, I'm reasonably certain that ADOT still oversaw planning and construction. With the Las Vegas Beltway, it's primary funding came from local county taxes and the planning and construction has been mostly overseen by Clark County with input by NDOT (I believe NDOT only oversaw construction and provided some funding at the I-15 and US 95 interchanges). And, as far as I'm aware, it is still planned to turn the beltway over to NDOT.  LJ ↗ 18:13, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  little to no state or federal funding 

message: In the notes section of the exit list, should there be mention of the years in which the interchanges were completed? Some of those years are not exactly recent since they date back to 1999/2000-ish with several more openings throughout the 2000s. The only reason I would see for including years of completion would be in cases where only the most significant additions or changes were made to the Beltway and its access points. I’m not sure if it makes a difference by state, but in California many users have argued against adding years of interchange completion because it makes the article feel dated. Pf1127 (talk) 19:46, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the only Nevada article that includes this information in the junction lists. The 215 is an interesting case because some segments first opened as freeway with interchanges and other segments were built as frontage roads or 4-lane roads with at-grade intersections and later reconstructed as freeway with interchanges (and the construction types varied along the west and north alignments). It's kind of interesting data from a historical perspective of how the beltway was developed, but the implementation in the jct list does not give the complete picture. It would be cool to retain and complete this info, but not sure what the best way to present it would be...but it would likely be moved to the History section. (It will also need a lot more sourcing.)  LJ ↗ 01:57, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion of years of completion in exit list 

message: Why is this even called an interstate when it goes from Las Vegas to Las Vegas? 72.207.175.17 (talk) 04:22, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: An "Interstate Highway" is just a component of the "Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways", i.e. the "Interstate Highway System". Many Interstates fail to cross state lines, including most of the auxiliary (three-digit) Interstates. Imzadi 1979 →  06:09, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length