Carson City,
officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city and the
capital of the state of Nevada, named
after the mountain
man Kit
Carson.
There are two highways in the city US
Route 395 and US
Route 50. Carson City is home to one
under-construction freeway Interstate 580. Phase 1 of the
Carson City Freeway Project from US 395, just north of the city, to US 50 was
completed in February 2006 and Phase 2A. Source
