Nevada State Route 121
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State Route 121 is a state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, USA. It spurs from U.S. Route 50, east of Fallon
Fallon, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,536 people, 3,004 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,474.1 people per square mile . There were 3,336 housing units at an average density of 1,095.2 per square mile...

, north 26.951 miles (43.4 km) to a local highway, Settlement Road in Dixie, with the moniker of Dixie Valley Road. Route 121 was assigned on December 31, 1991 and heads through Churchill County
Churchill County, Nevada
Churchill County is a county located in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,982. As of July 1, 2007, the population of Churchill County was estimated at 27,190. The county, named after Mexican-American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill,...

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Route description

Nevada State Route 121 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (the Austin Highway) to the east of the community of Fallon. Route 121 progresses northward through the United States Naval Recreation and Training Area just to the north of Route 50. The route progresses northward, through the mountains of Churchill County. The highway leaves the Recreation Area and continues its way to the community of Dixie. The route continues northward for about 20 miles (32.2 km) and intersects with Settlement Road in Dixie, where the state designation ends. Dixie Valley Road continues on.

Major intersections

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines.

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Churchill
Churchill County, Nevada
Churchill County is a county located in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,982. As of July 1, 2007, the population of Churchill County was estimated at 27,190. The county, named after Mexican-American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill,...

Fallon
Fallon, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,536 people, 3,004 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,474.1 people per square mile . There were 3,336 housing units at an average density of 1,095.2 per square mile...

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Dixie 26.951 Settlement Road
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