ðə fɹˈiːweɪ sˈɜːvz ðə ɹˈiːnoʊ mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə ænd pˈæsᵻz θɹuː ðə tˈaʊnz ʌv fˈɜːnli, lˈʌvlɑːk, wˈɪnɪmˌʌkə, bˈæɾəl mˈaʊntɪn, kˈɑːɹlɪn, ˈɛlkoʊ, wˈɛlz, ænd wˈɛst wˈɛndoʊvɚɹ ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ θɹuː ðə stˈeɪt.
The freeway serves the Reno metropolitan area and passes through the towns of Fernley, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Carlin, Elko, Wells, and West Wendover on its way through the state.