"Nevada (Spanish for 'snow covered') is the 7th most extensive (110,561 sq. mi), the 35th most populous (2,890,845 people), and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States. The economy of Nevada is tied to tourism (especially entertainment and gambling related), mining and cattle ranching. Nevada was founded on mining and re-founded on sin - beginning with prizefighting and easy divorce a century ago and later extending to gaming and prostitution." |
Nevada is a landlocked state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator and in the 18 Wheels of Steel series.
The state is bordered by California to the west, Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, and Arizona to the southeast.
A medium-sized state, Nevada consists mostly of desert. The state's most renowned cities are Las Vegas and Reno, each famous for their casinos. Nevada can be a great and unique experience for players, with seemingly endless cracked and empty highways to haul cargo along.
Release History[]
- 12 August 2014: Blog post showcasing the work on American Truck Simulator. The second image depicts the junction of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas.[2]
- 2 February 2016: Nevada is released as part of the base game.[3]
Since the release of the DLC, new major content has been added to it for free in game updates (not including road connections to new neighboring states).
- 12 December 2016: Update 1.5 rescales the map from 1:35 to 1:20 and includes countless additions and improvements.[4]
- 9 November 2017: Update 1.29 adds SR 374 from California to Beatty.[5]
- 17 September 2018: Update 1.32 adds the Interstate 580 bypass around Carson City.[6]
- 8 February 2019: Update 1.34 completely reworks Tonopah and adds SR 140 from Oregon to US 95.[7]
- 14 July 2020: Update 1.38 expands and partially reworks Las Vegas and adds SR 319 from Panaca to Utah.[8] A blog post on 24 April 2020 hinted at the rework.[9] A blog post on 15 June 2020 announced the rework.[10]
Geography[]
Nevada is a landlocked state situated in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by California to the west, Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, and Arizona to the southeast. Nevada is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province and is broken up by many north–south mountain ranges. Most of these ranges have endorheic valleys between them.
Geographically, the state can be divided into three regions: the Columbia Plateau, the Sierra Nevada, and the Basin and Range Province.
The Columbia Plateau is located in the northeastern corner of the state, the land is supported by lava bedrock. Rivers and streams have cut deeply into the bedrock, leaving deep canyons with steep ridges. Near the Idaho border the land turns to open prairie.
The Sierra Nevada is the rugged mountain range that cuts across a portion of Nevada south of Carson City. Lake Tahoe, a beautiful glacial lake, on the California/Nevada border lies in one of the valleys of the Sierra Nevada.
The Basin and Range Province is divided by more than 150 mountain ranges running from north to south. The Basin and Range Region is bordered on the west by the Sierra Nevada. In the center of the state are the Toiyabe and Toquima mountain ranges. In the east are the Snake and Toana mountain ranges. Scattered between all of the ranges are buttes (single lone hills) and mesas (flat-topped mountains) as well as flat valleys with lakes or alkalie flats.
Hot springs and geysers are remnants of the dying volcanoes that once populated Nevada.
Climate[]
Nevada is the driest state in the United States. It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average summer diurnal temperature range approaches 40 °F (22 °C) in much of the state. While winters in northern Nevada are long and fairly cold, the winter season in the southern part of the state tends to be of short duration and mild. Most parts of Nevada receive scarce precipitation during the year. The most rain that falls in the state falls on the east and northeast slopes of the Sierra Nevada.
Cities[]
There are 10 cities in Nevada.
Cities which are also in the 18 Wheels of Steel series are marked with " * ".
Note: Carson City is in italic lettering since it is the state capital of Nevada.
Carson City | Elko | Ely |
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Jackpot | Las Vegas * | Pioche |
Primm | Reno * | Tonopah |
Winnemucca | ||
Scenery Towns[]
Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.
Roads[]
Interstate Highways[]
There are five Interstate Highways in Nevada:
US Highways[]
There are six US Highways in Nevada:
US 6 | US 50 | US 93 |
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California - Utah |
Stateline - Utah |
Arizona - Idaho |
US 93 Alternate | US 95 | US 395 |
US 93 (Lages Station) - I-80/US 93 (Wells) |
I-11/I-515/US 93 (Las Vegas) - US 6 (Coaldale Junction); I-80 (Winnemucca) - Oregon |
California - California |
State Routes[]
There are eight Nevada State Routes:
SR 140 | SR 225 | SR 292 | SR 305 |
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OR 140 (Oregon) - US 95 |
I-80 (Elko) - Idaho |
Denio Junction |
US 50 (Austin) - I-80 (Battle Mountain) |
SR 319 | SR 374 | SR 375 | SR 376 |
US 93 (Panaca) - SR-56 (Utah) |
California - US 95 (Beatty) |
US 93 - US 6 |
US 6 (Tonopah) - US 50 |
Achievements[]
- Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements
Icon | Name | Description |
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Silver State | Discover every city in Nevada | |
Gold Fever | Deliver cargo to both quarries in Nevada |
Gallery[]
SCS Blog[]
Screenshots of the rescale (update 1.5)[]
Screenshots of new content added in update 1.34[]
Screenshots of the rework of Las Vegas (update 1.38)[]
References[]
- ↑ Official American Truck Simulator website, accessed 2022-03-29
- ↑ SCS Software, Meanwhile across the ocean, 2014-08-12 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator Out Now!, 2016-02-02 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS World Rescale is released in Update 1.5!, 2016-12-12 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, New Mexico DLC arrives alongside American Truck Simulator update 1.29!, 2017-11-09 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS and ETS2 Update 1.32, 2018-09-17 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS and ETS2 Update 1.34, 2019-02-08 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator 1.38 Release, 2020-07-14 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Home Office Vol. 2, 2020-04-24 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS 1.38: Las Vegas Revamp, 2020-06-15 (accessed 2022-04-08)
See also[]
The States of American Truck Simulator |
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Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Idaho - Kansas - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Texas - Utah - Washington - Wyoming |
Nevada | |
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Cities | Carson City - Elko - Ely - Jackpot - Las Vegas - Pioche - Primm - Reno - Tonopah - Winnemucca |
Highways | Interstate 11 - Interstate 15 - Interstate 80 - Interstate 515 - Interstate 580 US 6 - US 50 - US 93 - US 93 Alternate - US 95 - US 395 SR 140 - SR 225 - SR 292 - SR 305 - SR 319 - SR 374 - SR 375 - SR 376 |
See also | List of landmarks in Nevada - List of Truck Stops in Nevada |