Site Navigation Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Utah Wyoming     Las Vegas Beltway - Outer Loop Interstate 215/Las Vegas Beltway Highway Guides Interstate 215 (Inner Loop) Clark County 215 (Inner Loop) Clark County 215 (Outer Loop) Interstate 215 (Outer Loop) Eastbound Clark County Route 215 (Outer Loop) The Las Vegas Beltway begins on this overpass that crosses Interstate 15. Designated as Clark County Route 215 between here and the southern Interstate 15 interchange, much of the freeway is incomplete. Several sections, such as this one, are built with only two lanes. Over the course of the next 15 years, the beltway will be converted to a freeway. Photo taken 04/02/06. The initial beltway facility was completed and opened to traffic in 2003. Plans call for the entire route to be upgraded to freeway standards by 2013. Photo taken 04/02/06. On this initial stretch of Clark County Route 215, much of the route is built on temporary roads (usually made of asphalt rather than concrete). Permanent sections of route are generally concrete, and these sections may be found in between planned interchanges. For now, most of the proposed interchanges are temporarily intersections until the freeway is constructed in between the two frontage roads. Photo taken 04/02/06. Several sections of the county route beltway are divided highway with the extra-wide median serving as eventual freeway lanes. Photo taken 04/02/06. A merge ahead sign is posted for incoming traffic prior to the first traffic signal on the outer loop of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. A stop ahead overhead sign is posted in advance of most of the traffic signals found along the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. The first intersection along southbound Clark County 215 is with Range Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. At the Range Road intersection, a traffic signal governs all movements. A freeway-entrance style Clark County 215 shield is posted ahead. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next two exits along Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway are with Lamb Boulevard (1.5 miles) and Pecos Road (2.5 miles). Photo taken 04/02/06. A Clark County 215 reassurance shield is posted shortly thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. A "Bruce Woodbury Beltway" sign is posted along with a Clark County Route 215 shield. Note the detail of the unique 215 county shield used on the beltway. Photos taken 04/02/06. Undeveloped land and open spaces are very common at the northern end of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. In the distance, Mt. Charleston (elevation 11,918 feet above sea level) comes into view as part of the Spring Mountains. During this spring, the mountains were awash in snow. Photo taken 04/02/06. A stop ahead sign is posted for the intersection with Lamb Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. This section of Lamb Boulevard was disconnected from the portion of Lamb Boulevard south of Interstate 15 at the time this picture was taken, but eventual development may result in the connection of the two segments. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215 (outer loop) meets Lamb Boulevard at this signalized intersection. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway is with Pecos Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another gorgeous morning view of Mount Charleston and the Spring Mountains dominates the scenery on this stretch of beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. Stub sections of freeway can be seen as the permanent, concrete lanes divert onto an asphalt future offramp. Since the overpasses and approach roadways have not been built, traffic is diverted to traffic signals on top of the ramps. Photo taken 04/02/06. Nearing the top of the ramp is another stop ahead sign. Photo taken 04/02/06. A set of traffic signals is posted in both directions at the Pecos Road intersection. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Pecos Road at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. A reassurance shield for Clark County Route 215 west is posted after the Pecos Road intersection. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another stop ahead sign is posted prior to the next intersection. Photo taken 04/02/06. A set of trailblazer shields is posted here since the next traffic signal with Losee Road also allow for U-Turns (for now). Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway west (outer loop) is with Losee Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Losee Road at this traffic signal. Come back in ten years and see if this area is still undeveloped as it is today. Photo taken 04/02/06. After Losee Road, the beltway again transitions from frontage road back to the future mainline lanes. Photo taken 04/02/06. This reassurance shield is posted shortly after Losee Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Mt. Charleston again dominates the view along this section of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. A mileage sign provides the distance to Decatur Road (four miles). Photo taken 04/02/06. A divided highway ends sign is posted soon thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection is with Aliante Parkway, followed by Decatur Boulevard (three miles). Photo taken 04/02/06. A mileage sign provides the distance to Aliante Parkway (one-half mile). Photo taken 04/02/06. Soon thereafter, the outer loop approaches Aliante Parkway. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Aliante Parkway at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. After the intersection with Aliante Parkway, another mileage sign provides the distance to Decatur Boulevard (two miles). Photo taken 04/02/06. Another reassurance shield for Clark County Route 215 is posted after Aliante Parkway. Development appears on the south side of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. An overpass for Aviary Way crosses the beltway. Note that both directions of traffic currently share the inner side of the roadway at this point. Photos taken 04/02/06. The next stop ahead sign is for Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Decatur Boulevard at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another westbound reassurance shield for Clark County 215 is posted soon thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along westbound 215 is with Bradley Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Bradley Road at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. A set of power lines passes overhead and will now accompany the alignment of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along westbound is with Jones Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Jones Boulevard at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. This section of the beltway is below grade. Photo taken 04/02/06. Due to limited sight distance and changed conditions, the speed limit drops to 45 miles per hour. Photo taken 04/02/06. The beltway passes under another bridge at this location, although there is no interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next traffic signal along westbound Clark County Route 215 is with U.S. 95. Photo taken 04/02/06. Turn right to follow U.S. 95 north to Tonopah, Hawthorne, and Reno. Continue straight ahead to U.S. 95 south to Las Vegas. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets U.S. 95 north at this traffic signal. This is not a freeway to freeway interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. An extra lane merges onto westbound 215 at the U.S. 95 interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. Clark County Route 215 crosses over the U.S. 95 freeway. The next intersection along westbound is the connection to U.S. 95 south. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets U.S. 95 south to Downtown Las Vegas at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. This reassurance shield is posted after the U.S. 95 interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. Converting to a freeway alignment for the first time, westbound Clark County 215 approaches its first interchange: Exit 33, Durango Drive. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another Bruce Woodbury Beltway sign is posted shortly thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway reaches Exit 33, Durango Drive. Photo taken 04/02/06. Despite the interchange, there is briefly no center divide after Exit 33. Photo taken 04/02/06. However, upon going below grade, a freeway median separates the two directions of traffic. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along Clark County Route 215 west is Exit 31, Hualapai Way. Photo taken 04/02/06. Westbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway reaches Exit 31, Hualapai Way. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215 (Outer Loop) Traffic merges onto the beltway as it changes from westbound to southbound. Photo taken 04/02/06. With the change in direction, Clark County Route 215 now parallels the foothills of the Spring Mountains. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another reassurance shield is posted soon thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. The freeway again reverts to a four-lane undivided highway, which is a typical transformation as the freeway is built over multiple years. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along southbound Clark County Route 215 is with Ann Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Ann Road at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along southbound is with Lone Mountain Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. A concrete median separates the lanes of freeway along this section of beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Lone Mountain Road at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along southbound 215 is with Cheyenne Avenue (two miles). Photo taken 04/02/06. A Clark County 215 south reassurance shield is posted thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. The speed limit is 55 miles per hour in this area. Photo taken 04/02/06. A freeway configuration again emerges as the beltway passes through another development. It seems that most of the freeway sections were built as development occurred. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along southbound is with Cheyenne Avenue. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Cheyenne Avenue at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next intersection along southbound 215 is with Summerlin Parkway, a freeway that travels east toward downtown Las Vegas. Photo taken 04/02/06. A set of 230kV power lines parallels Clark County Route 215 through this section. Note that the freeway is mostly below grade. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Summerlin Parkway; Far Hills Avenue; and Exit 22, Junction Nevada 159/Charleston Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Summerlin Parkway at this traffic signal. Eventually this will be upgraded to a major freeway-to-freeway interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another Bruce Woodbury Beltway sign is posted soon thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway meets Far Hills Avenue at this traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. A retaining wall stays close to the southbound lanes of the beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. A slightly smaller than normal reassurance shield is posted soon thereafter. Photo taken 04/02/06. Constructed in 2005, the Alta Drive bridge connected two separated sections of the street. According to the Clark County Beltway Webpage, this $2.2 million overpass construction project was funded primarily by the Coast Casinos. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway reaches Exit 22, Junction Nevada 159/Charleston Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along southbound Clark County Route 215 is Exit 21, Sahara Avenue. While Sahara Avenue is designated as Nevada 589 between Nevada 595/Rainbow Road and Nevada 612/Nellis Boulevard, it is maintained by the county this far west. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 21, Sahara Avenue; Exit 20, Town Center Drive; and Exit 19, Flamingo Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway reaches Exit 21, Sahara Avenue. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along southbound 215 is with Town Center Drive. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another overpass crosses County Route 215. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 20, Town Center Drive. The Town Center Drive overpass and single point urban interchange was completed in 2005. Photo taken 04/02/06. Exit 20 is a single-point urban interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along southbound 215 is Exit 19, Flamingo Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. The 230kV power lines turn west prior to Exit 19. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 19, Flamingo Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. This view shows the offramp to Exit 19 and the Flamingo Road overpasses. Photos taken 04/02/06. At the time this photo was taken, this section of the beltway was not complete. The next exit is Exit 18. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along southbound Clark County Route 215 is Exit 17, Russell Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. A temporary traffic signal was posted for Russell Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 17, Russell Road. Photo taken 04/02/06. Another stub ramp is evident after the Russell Road traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. All mainline traffic diverts onto the future offramp prior to Exit 16. Photo taken 04/02/06. Southbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 16, Sunset Road (temporary traffic signal). Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 (Outer Loop) A stop ahead sign along with a future freeway sign bridge come into view next. Now we are traveling east toward the Las Vegas Strip. Photo taken 04/02/06. Clark County Route 215 outer loop again meets Durango Drive. Photo taken 04/02/06. The new freeway, which is currently open, was incomplete in April 2006. These photos show the future freeway corridor as seen from the frontage roads that served as the temporary beltway. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 meets Buffalo Road at this temporary traffic signal. Photo taken 04/02/06. Clark County Route 215 freeway and the frontage road separate after the Buffalo Road interchange. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway east (outer loop) is Exit 15, Junction Nevada 595/Rainbow Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 15, Junction Nevada 595/Rainbow Boulevard; Exit 14, Jones Boulevard; and Exit 13, Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 15, Junction Nevada 595/Rainbow Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway east (outer loop) is Exit 14, Jones Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next four exits: Exit 14, Jones Boulevard; Exit 13, Decatur Boulevard; and Exits 12B-A, Junction Interstate 15 north to Salt Lake City and south to Los Angeles and Junction Interstate 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway east to Henderson. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 14, Jones Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. The next exit along Clark County Route 215/Bruce Woodbury Beltway east (outer loop) is Exit 13, Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 13, Decatur Boulevard; Exit 12B, Junction Interstate 15 south to Los Angeles; and Exit 12A, Junction Interstate 15 north to Salt Lake City. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 13, Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 04/02/06. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 12B (former 10B), Junction Interstate 15 south to Los Angeles; Exit 12A (former 10A), Junction Interstate 15 north to Salt Lake City; and Exit 10 (former 8), Junction Nevada 171 north to Nevada 562/Sunset Road and McCarran International Airport. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound County Route 215 reaches Exit 12B (former 10B), Junction Interstate 15 south to Los Angeles to Nevada 604/Las Vegas Boulevard (former U.S. 91-466). Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 reaches Exit 12A (former 10A), Junction Interstate 15 north to downtown Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Photo taken 04/02/06. Eastbound Clark County Route 215 (Outer Loop) - from November 2000 Eastbound Clark County Route 215 approaching Exit 10, Interstate 15 and the beginning of Interstate 215. Photo taken 11/10/00. Eastbound Clark County 215 approaching Exit 11, Decatur Boulevard. Photo taken 11/10/00. Eastbound Clark County 215 approaching Exit 11, Decatur Boulevard. Note the change in pavement from asphalt to concrete, which signifies the beginning of the Interstate-standard freeway and the end of the temporary freeway built onto the frontage roads. Photo taken 11/10/00. Clark County 215 eastbound enters the directional-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 15 (Exits 10B/10). The Exit 10B off-ramp carries motorists onto Interstate 15 southbound to Los Angeles and drivers east to the diamond interchange with Nevada 604 (Las Vegas Boulevard). Clark County 215 transitions into Interstate 215 underneath the Interstate 15 over crossing and Exit 10 loops onto I-15 northbound for downtown in one half mile. Photo taken 11/10/00. Continue on Interstate 215 East Page Updated May 7, 2008.