Nevadaâs second longest bridge takes center stage in Northwest Las Vegas Tony Illia / May 05, 2021 / 5 minute read The Las Vegas Strip is world-famous for its lavish eye-catching productions; however, another unlikely superstar is commanding the spotlight a few miles away in the northwest valley. It is the Nevada Department of Transportationâs (NDOT) half-mile-long interchange bridge known simply as the Northwest Connector linking together northbound U.S. Highway 95 with the westbound 215 Beltway. At 2,635 ft longâthe equivalent of seven football fields laid end-to-endâthe Northwest Connector is the stateâs second longest bridge. (Incidentally, Nevadaâs longest bridge also resides in Las Vegas: the 50-year-old 1.6-mile-long I-515 viaduct between I-15 and Eastern Avenue). The off-Strip debut of the supersized Northwest Connector occurred at high noon on September 28, 2020, after years of planning, design, and construction.