I-15 comes down from Salt Lake City and heads to Los Angeles. In the southern tip of Utah, at St. George, the road crosses briefly into Arizona for 30 miles, and then becomes Nevada at Mesquite and heads to Las Vegas, 77 miles away. Coming from that direction, as one enters Las Vegas, I-15 offers a number of exits in North Las Vegas, and then passes through downtown. Continuing to “the Strip” and the unincorporated town of “Paradise,” the road rapidly arrives at the airport and then takes aim straight for the California border. From the other direction, drivers go for 242 miles from LA to the border town of Jean. Then it’s a straight shot to Las Vegas to the northeast, 28 miles away. From either direction, most of the last several miles give a good introduction to the Mohave Desert.

Interstate 15 intersects with Interstate 215 just south of the Strip. I-215 is a limited access road connecting the western suburbs of Las Vegas with the eastern and southeastern gateways to the city. Heading east on I-215 from its intersection with I-15, driver soon passes an exit to the airport (now to the north), and then quickly arrives in Henderson, Nevada. From there, travelers may go east to Lake Las Vegas or south to Boulder and Hoover Dam. To the west of its junction with I-15, Interstate 215 is really a beltway road leading around to Summerlin and other western suburbs.

Complementing the interstates are US routes 95 and 93. They, too, are divided, high-speed connectors through Las Vegas. US-93 comes down from Boise, Idaho and hooks up with I-15 just northeast of town. US-95 comes from the northwest, from Reno and Carson City, and enters the city on the western side. It then heads due east in the downtown area. Also in downtown, US-93 parts company with I-15 (which keeps going south and west to the Strip). Instead, it partners up with US-95, and they both lead from downtown east and south towards Henderson and Boulder. South of Henderson, US-95 forks west and south to Needles. California, while US-93 heads east and south to Boulder, Hoover Dam and on into Arizona. A number of state highways, some rather large and important, provide additional connectivity to the different parts of Las Vegas. However, if one masters the layout of the interstates, crisscrossing with US highways 95 and 93, it will be easy to get around the city.

I-15 comes down from Salt Lake City and heads to Los Angeles. In the southern tip of Utah, at St. George, the road crosses briefly into Arizona for 30 miles, and then becomes Nevada at Mesquite and heads to Las Vegas, 77 miles away. Coming from that direction, as one enters Las Vegas, I-15 offers a number of exits in North Las Vegas, and then passes through downtown. Continuing to “the Strip” and the unincorporated town of “Paradise,” the road rapidly arrives at the airport and then takes aim straight for the California border. From the other direction, drivers go for 242 miles from LA to the border town of Jean. Then it’s a straight shot to Las Vegas to the northeast, 28 miles away. From either direction, most of the last several miles give a good introduction to the Mohave Desert.

Interstate 15 intersects with Interstate 215 just south of the Strip. I-215 is a limited access road connecting the western suburbs of Las Vegas with the eastern and southeastern gateways to the city. Heading east on I-215 from its intersection with I-15, driver soon passes an exit to the airport (now to the north), and then quickly arrives in Henderson, Nevada. From there, travelers may go east to Lake Las Vegas or south to Boulder and Hoover Dam. To the west of its junction with I-15, Interstate 215 is really a beltway road leading around to Summerlin and other western suburbs.

Complementing the interstates are US routes 95 and 93. They, too, are divided, high-speed connectors through Las Vegas. US-93 comes down from Boise, Idaho and hooks up with I-15 just northeast of town. US-95 comes from the northwest, from Reno and Carson City, and enters the city on the western side. It then heads due east in the downtown area. Also in downtown, US-93 parts company with I-15 (which keeps going south and west to the Strip). Instead, it partners up with US-95, and they both lead from downtown east and south towards Henderson and Boulder. South of Henderson, US-95 forks west and south to Needles. California, while US-93 heads east and south to Boulder, Hoover Dam and on into Arizona. A number of state highways, some rather large and important, provide additional connectivity to the different parts of Las Vegas. However, if one masters the layout of the interstates, crisscrossing with US highways 95 and 93, it will be easy to get around the city.

I-15 comes down from Salt Lake City and heads to Los Angeles. In the southern tip of Utah, at St. George, the road crosses briefly into Arizona for 30 miles, and then becomes Nevada at Mesquite and heads to Las Vegas, 77 miles away. Coming from that direction, as one enters Las Vegas, I-15 offers a number of exits in North Las Vegas, and then passes through downtown. Continuing to “the Strip” and the unincorporated town of “Paradise,” the road rapidly arrives at the airport and then takes aim straight for the California border. From the other direction, drivers go for 242 miles from LA to the border town of Jean. Then it’s a straight shot to Las Vegas to the northeast, 28 miles away. From either direction, most of the last several miles give a good introduction to the Mohave Desert.

Interstate 15 intersects with Interstate 215 just south of the Strip. I-215 is a limited access road connecting the western suburbs of Las Vegas with the eastern and southeastern gateways to the city. Heading east on I-215 from its intersection with I-15, driver soon passes an exit to the airport (now to the north), and then quickly arrives in Henderson, Nevada. From there, travelers may go east to Lake Las Vegas or south to Boulder and Hoover Dam. To the west of its junction with I-15, Interstate 215 is really a beltway road leading around to Summerlin and other western suburbs.

Complementing the interstates are US routes 95 and 93. They, too, are divided, high-speed connectors through Las Vegas. US-93 comes down from Boise, Idaho and hooks up with I-15 just northeast of town. US-95 comes from the northwest, from Reno and Carson City, and enters the city on the western side. It then heads due east in the downtown area. Also in downtown, US-93 parts company with I-15 (which keeps going south and west to the Strip). Instead, it partners up with US-95, and they both lead from downtown east and south towards Henderson and Boulder. South of Henderson, US-95 forks west and south to Needles. California, while US-93 heads east and south to Boulder, Hoover Dam and on into Arizona. A number of state highways, some rather large and important, provide additional connectivity to the different parts of Las Vegas. However, if one masters the layout of the interstates, crisscrossing with US highways 95 and 93, it will be easy to get around the city.