US 89 in NE AZ Closed
Feb 20, 2013 | 6:38 pm
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US 89 in NE AZ Closed
Since this forum tends to get travelers going to the 4-corners area, thought I'd post this:
http://www.azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/News/NRel3399.asp
There's some interesting pictures on that site, as well as maps of the alternate...which will add about 45 miles to the trip.
http://www.azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/News/NRel3399.asp
US 89 in northern Arizona is closed because a 150-foot section of pavement buckled this morning about 25 miles south of Page, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The cause is not related to weather and may be a geologic event.
US 89 is closed northbound at US 89A, which takes traffic west toward Jacob Lake. In Page, US 89 is closed at the junction with State Route 98.
The alternate route to Page will take drivers east on US 160 to SR 98 (about 50 miles) and north on SR 98 to Page. The detour is about 45 miles longer than the direct route.
ADOT crews are on scene and are deploying geotechnical engineers to investigate. It is not known at this time how long the road will be closed.
For the latest highway conditions across Arizona, visit ADOTs Travel Information site at www.az511.gov or call 5-1-1.
The cause is not related to weather and may be a geologic event.
US 89 is closed northbound at US 89A, which takes traffic west toward Jacob Lake. In Page, US 89 is closed at the junction with State Route 98.
The alternate route to Page will take drivers east on US 160 to SR 98 (about 50 miles) and north on SR 98 to Page. The detour is about 45 miles longer than the direct route.
ADOT crews are on scene and are deploying geotechnical engineers to investigate. It is not known at this time how long the road will be closed.
For the latest highway conditions across Arizona, visit ADOTs Travel Information site at www.az511.gov or call 5-1-1.
Feb 21, 2013 | 5:08 pm
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This road is where it climbs the vermillion cliffs area...looks more link a sink hole effect or the road collapsed because the ground way below shifted.
We're this earthquake related then they would have detected something.
We're this earthquake related then they would have detected something.
Feb 22, 2013 | 9:45 pm
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During the closure period, US Highway 89A (the old route of Highway 89) is the main way from Flagstaff to Utah. Since you are detouring anyway, when you get to Fredonia, Arizona, get off 89A and take state route 389. This will allow you to see the very overlooked Pipe Spring National Monument in the Indian town of Kaibab, Arizona.
You'll also get to see the polygamous towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.
You'll also get to see the polygamous towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.
Feb 25, 2013 | 8:05 am
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During the closure period, US Highway 89A (the old route of Highway 89) is the main way from Flagstaff to Utah. Since you are detouring anyway, when you get to Fredonia, Arizona, get off 89A and take state route 389. This will allow you to see the very overlooked Pipe Spring National Monument in the Indian town of Kaibab, Arizona.
You'll also get to see the polygamous towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.
You'll also get to see the polygamous towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.
Feb 25, 2013 | 12:26 pm
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I disagree about characterizing Hildale and Colorado City as "Mormon towns." What's going on in those towns is NOTHING like what the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches, nor even like what it taught in the 19th-century when it practiced polygamy. Those towns are just, well, rancid is the word that comes to my mind.
Mar 2, 2013 | 7:45 am
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I agree, a much more scenic drive than the main Highway 89.
I disagree about characterizing Hildale and Colorado City as "Mormon towns." What's going on in those towns is NOTHING like what the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches, nor even like what it taught in the 19th-century when it practiced polygamy. Those towns are just, well, rancid is the word that comes to my mind.
I disagree about characterizing Hildale and Colorado City as "Mormon towns." What's going on in those towns is NOTHING like what the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches, nor even like what it taught in the 19th-century when it practiced polygamy. Those towns are just, well, rancid is the word that comes to my mind.
Mar 2, 2013 | 2:11 pm
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Well, it was, sort of, ... now it is the headquarters of an Indian reservation. By coincidence, the Travel section of my newspaper published a long article about the national monument. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...pe-Spring.html
Todays Pipe Spring includes the Kaibab Paiute tribal headquarters, a service station, several houses, and a fine museum and gift shop, beckoning passersby to stop for a while, meditate upon the past, and appreciate the bounty of flowing water in a desert oasis.
If you go ...
Pipe Spring National Monument is located on Arizona S.R. 389, just south of the Utah-Arizona border. Fredonia, Ariz., on U.S. Alt-89, is 14 miles to the northeast. Utah S.R. 59 connects to Arizona 389 out of Hurricane, Utah, 45 miles to the northwest. St. George, I-15 and Utah S.R. 9 are nearby.
Winter hours (September-May) are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Winsor Castle tours are offered on the hour and half hour from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Summer hours (June-August) are 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Castle tours are on the hour and half hour from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee is $5 per person, good for seven days. Children age 15 and under are admitted free. Interagency passes are accepted.
If you go ...
Pipe Spring National Monument is located on Arizona S.R. 389, just south of the Utah-Arizona border. Fredonia, Ariz., on U.S. Alt-89, is 14 miles to the northeast. Utah S.R. 59 connects to Arizona 389 out of Hurricane, Utah, 45 miles to the northwest. St. George, I-15 and Utah S.R. 9 are nearby.
Winter hours (September-May) are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Winsor Castle tours are offered on the hour and half hour from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Summer hours (June-August) are 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Castle tours are on the hour and half hour from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee is $5 per person, good for seven days. Children age 15 and under are admitted free. Interagency passes are accepted.
Mar 25, 2013 | 8:35 am
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http://www.azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/News/NRel3423.asp
"At a special meeting of the State Transportation Board today, the board approved $1 million to design improvements to Navajo Route 20, a Navajo Nation tribal road that runs parallel to the damaged highway. Approximately 27 miles of the roadway are unpaved. "
"The US 89T project is expected to take three to four months to complete."
"At a special meeting of the State Transportation Board today, the board approved $1 million to design improvements to Navajo Route 20, a Navajo Nation tribal road that runs parallel to the damaged highway. Approximately 27 miles of the roadway are unpaved. "
"The US 89T project is expected to take three to four months to complete."