Hinkey Summit Road – Elko County NV

City:
Elko, NV

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Contractor:
United States Forest Service

Quality of Information:
Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide access into and over the Santa Rosa Mountains.

Source notes

Richa Wilson, "Privies, Pastures, and Portables: Administrative Facilities of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 1891-1950, A Historic Context     Statement." USDA Forest Service, November 2000.

Site originally submitted by Renee Kolvet on January 24, 2020.

Location Info


Hinkey Summit Road
Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada 89801
Elko County

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 38.65297574, -117.51583532602541

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