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词条 McCarran Airport Connector
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  1. Route description

  2. History

  3. Major intersections

  4. See also

  5. References

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The McCarran Airport Connector (MAC) is a limited-access roadway system located in Paradise, an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, United States. Composed of State Route 171 (SR 171), the Airport Tunnel and arterial streets, the airport connector provides vehicular access to the passenger terminals at McCarran International Airport. Despite being completely owned by Clark County, the first {{convert|0.685|mi|km}} of the McCarran Airport Connector is maintained by NDOT as unsigned SR 171, while the remaining section is maintained by Clark County.[1]

The McCarran Airport Connector was constructed and opened to traffic in 1994, in conjunction with the completion of I-215 between Interstate 15 and Warm Springs Road.

Route description

The McCarran Airport Connector begins at an interchange with Interstate 215 (exit 10) in Paradise. From there, the route follows unsigned State Route 171 as it transitions to a below-ground freeway alignment. The connector crosses underneath several local streets and a branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad as it heads northward towards the airport. SR 171 encounters a half-diamond interchange with Sunset Road (SR 562), where the state highway designation ends {{Convert|0.685|mi|km}} at the south portal of the airport tunnel.[2]

The Airport Tunnel is a grouping of three separate tunnels. One tunnel is provided for northbound traffic with another for southbound traffic, and third tunnel between them is reserved for future transit use. The tunnels continue northward, crossing under the east–west runways and taxiways of the airport and emerging on the opposite side.

Curving westward after exiting the north portal, the MAC meets the main terminal grounds with ramps providing terminal access to and from the south. The freeway grade road ends with a traffic signal at Russell Road. North of the signal, the connector transitions to a one-way couplet network, with northbound traffic following Swenson Street and southbound traffic using Paradise Road. Another set of ramps provides airport terminal access to and from the north. Finally, the McCarran Airport Connector ends at Tropicana Avenue (SR 593), although the one-way roads continue north for about a mile to Harmon Avenue.

In addition to providing access to the airport, the connector also serves as a shortcut between I-215 and Tropicana Avenue (SR 593) near the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. Also, following the relocation of McCarran Airport's car rental facilities to a new, centralized complex at 7135 Gilespie Street, SR 171 and the tunnel are now used by all shuttle buses carrying customers between the main passenger terminals and the rental car facility.

History

SR 171 and the Airport Tunnel opened to traffic in 1994, in conjunction with the completion of I-215 between Interstate 15 and Warm Springs Road.[3]

Major intersections

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See also

  • {{Portal-inline|Nevada}}
  • {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps|author=Nevada Department of Transportation|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps|date=January 2019|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps|author=Nevada Department of Transportation|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps|date=January 2019|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/ndot_news/pdfs/spring2006.pdf|title=NDOT News, Spring 2006|date=2006|publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-12-19|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625112025/http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/ndot_news/pdfs/spring2006.pdf|archivedate=June 25, 2008|df=}}
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6 : Buildings and structures in Paradise, Nevada|McCarran International Airport|Road tunnels in the United States|Transportation in the Las Vegas Valley|Tunnels completed in 1994|Tunnels in Nevada

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