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Tonopah, Nevada: The Yellow Road

Short section of desert road covered with strange yellow and white stripes. Line painting test runs? For pavement completists for whom brick roads and wood plank roads are simply not enough.

Address:
1500 Erie St., Tonopah, NV
Directions:
South end of town. From US Hwy 95/Erie St. turn east about a hundred yards south of the Texaco station, or just north of the Tonopah Churches and Service Clubs sign.
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Test line painting road.

The Yellow Road

Quite funny! If you're driving through Tonopah, you might as well check out the test road for line painting.

[Mary, 04/29/2020]

Test road for line painting.

Yellow Painted Road

This colorful road has a nice yellow and white paint job. It looks like a practice road for lane striping crews.The painted road is about an eighth of a mile long.

[Robert Jones, 04/27/2018]

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Giant Rock Pick AxGiant Rock Pick Ax, Tonopah, NV - 1 mi.
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World Famous Clown MotelWorld Famous Clown Motel, Tonopah, NV - 2 mi.
In the region:
Died Eating Library Paste, Goldfield, NV - 23 mi.

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