ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹ, ðə nᵻvˈædə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɐmˈɛndᵻd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈaɪweɪ lˈɔː tʊ ˈæd stˈeɪt ɹˈaʊt sˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz vˈeɪɡli dᵻfˈaɪnd æz "kəmˈɛnsɪŋ æt ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈiːli ænd ɹˈʌnɪŋ ðˈɛns sˈʌðɚli θɹuː pɪˈɑːtʃ tə lˌɑːs vˈeɪɡəs."
In that year, the Nevada Legislature amended the general highway law to add State Route 7, which was vaguely defined as "commencing at the city of Ely and running thence southerly through Pioche to Las Vegas."