Middlegate, Nevada

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Middlegate, Nevada
Unincorporated community
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Middlegate, Nevada is located in Nevada
Middlegate, Nevada
Middlegate, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 118°01′35″W / 39.28778°N 118.02639°W / 39.28778; -118.02639Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 118°01′35″W / 39.28778°N 118.02639°W / 39.28778; -118.02639
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Churchill County
Elevation
4,610 ft (1,410 m)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total17
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)775
GNIS feature ID856080[1]
Nearby highwaysUS 50, NV 361

Middlegate is an unincorporated community along "The Loneliest Road In America," U.S. Route 50, in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.[1] The community consists of a rest stop and some ranches and other private properties.

Middlegate Station[]

Middlegate Station is a rest stop/commercial area with a motel, bar and restaurant, gas station, and RV park.

Stephen King stayed at the Middlegate Station motel for seven days and wrote a portion of Desperation.[2]

Middlegate Station was the location for Black Road, Gregory Hutton's award-winning 2002 short film starring William Nilon.[3][4]

Transportation[]

Middlegate is served by intersecting U.S. Route 50 (Austin Highway/"The Loneliest Road In America") and Nevada State Route 361 (Gabbs Valley Road) along with multiple unpaved roads giving access to the surrounding ranches.

A former portion of the Lincoln Highway intersects with Gabbs Valley Road at Middlegate Station.

Shoe Tree[]

Immediately to the east of Middlegate on the northern side of Route 50 is a notable tree, known locally as the "Shoe Tree," with several dozen pairs of shoes hanging from its branches. The original Shoe Tree was cut down by vandals in 2011.[5] Since that time, a nearby tree has been decorated with shoes.[6]

the 2nd shoe tree after the original was vandalized
New Shoe Tree

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlegate
  2. ^ "A little slice of nowhere - Notes from the Neon Babylon - Opinions - July 5, 2001". News & Review.
  3. ^ "Black Road". Spike.com.
  4. ^ "Black Road" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ Powers, Ashley (February 17, 2011). "Tree was like an Old Friend". Los Angeles Times. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Shoe Tree of Middlegate". travelnevada.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

External links[]

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