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Nevada names Route 375 the 'Extraterrestrial Highway'

Name: Nevada names Route 375 the 'Extraterrestrial Highway'
Start: 1996
Location: Rachel, NV

When: 1996
Where: Rachel, NV
Sources: 2 public sources

Nevada State Route 375, the Extraterrestrial Highway Astronautilus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nevada officially designated State Route 375, which passes near the secret Area 51 base, as the Extraterrestrial Highway in a tourism push built on the area's UFO lore. The state's tourism office still promotes it under that name.

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OfficialExtraterrestrial Highway Road Trip (opens in a new tab)Travel Nevada (Nevada Division of Tourism)
OtherState Route 375 - Extraterrestrial Highway (opens in a new tab)AARoads

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