State Route 318 (SR 318) is a state highway in eastern Nevada. It is often used as a shortcut for long-distance traffic along U.S. Route 93, bypassing the longer and less direct route U.S. Route 93 follows between Ely and Crystal Springs. The highway was established in the 1930s as State Route 38 and State Route 38A, and was renumbered to SR 318 in 1976. At a total of , it is the longest state route in Nevada. The road is used for open speed highway races twice a year. Route description SR 318 begins on U.S. Route 93 (US 93) at Crystal Springs in Lincoln County. From there, it travels north through Hiko. SR 318 generally parallels the route of the White River on its trek northward. The highway travels through Nye County and the town of Sunnyside. The highway then enters White Pine County and serves the community of Lund. SR 318 ends at a junction on US 6 approximately southwest of Ely. The racing video game Need for Speed: ProStreet features a portion of the highway as a racing track for Speed Challenges. History A county road approximating the course of the present highway was indicated on state maps by 1933. As of 1935, State Route 38 was designated along the north end of the county road, between State Route 4 (later US 6) at Barnes and the town of Lund. This segment of highway was completely paved by 1936. The remaining unimproved portions of the county road was made part of the state highway system by 1937—the from US 93 to Hiko became the first iteration of SR 60, while the remaining was designated SR 38A. By 1939, however, SR 60 was removed and replaced by SR 38A—the southern end of the route was also shifted more easterly by this time. In 1942, the entire length of SR 38A between US 93 and Lund had been graded to more closely follow the White River. The SR 38A designation was completely absorbed into SR 38 by 1946—by this time, SR 38 was approximately long. SR 38 would remain relatively unchanged, except for gradual pavement upgrades, for several years. However, on July 1, 1976, Nevada began a major renumbering of all its state highway system. In that process, SR 38 was rechristened as the new State Route 318. The changes were first noted on the 1978 edition of