From 1907, this national historic landmark has been beacon to Route 6 travelers approaching Tonapah. Clean, cheap rooms and a small casino in the lobby was a formula that could not be beat. Alas, the Mizpah was closed in 2001. For decades this was the tallest building in the state of Nevada.

Route 50 across Nevada claims to be "the loneliest road" in America. Not so. The stretch of Route 6 from Tonopah to Ely is lonelier. The only services on this 167-mile stretch are at Black Rock Station, 96 miles east of Tonopah. (May 2003 photo)

Move over Route 50, Route 6 is the loneliest.

The predecessor to Route 6 in this region was the Midland trail, connecting Los Angeles to the Lincoln Highway through Ely. Originally located southwest of Ely, these signs are now posted at the Historical Museum in Ely. (July1998 photo)