From there, the route headed southeast along the two-lane Snyder Avenue into lightly populated areas of the city.

After a little more than a mile (1.6 km), the state highway came to an end at Jacobsen Way, although Snyder Avenue continues southeast to serve rural areas.

Opened in 1890, the facility was operated by the federal government as an Indian boarding school focusing on vocational skills.

By this time, the highway was shown on Nevada maps as State Route 36, a paved road connecting US 395/US 50 to what was then labeled as the Carson Indian School.

[6] At their meeting on November 14, 2018, the Nevada Department of Transportation's Board of Directors voted to transfer ownership of SR 518 to Carson City.