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Utah State Route 95
State Route 95 or Bicentennial Highway is a state highway located in the southeast of the U.S. state of Utah. The highway is an access road for tourism in the Lake Powell and Cedar Mesa areas, notably bisecting Bears Ears National Monument and providing the only access to Natural Bridges National Monument. The highway does not serve any cities, but the small town of Hanksville is its western terminus. Although the highway has existed since the 1930s as a primitive dirt road, it received its name at its dedication as a paved state highway coincident with the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The highway forms part of the Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway. Route description It runs west from the junction of U.S. Route 191 (4.3 miles south of the town of Blanding), to the junction of SR-24 in the town of Hanksville. It crosses Cottonwood Wash just west of the US-191 junction; follows and crosses White Canyon; and crosses the Colorado River and the northeast end of ...
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Hanksville, Utah
Hanksville is a small town in Wayne County, Utah, Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes Utah State Route 24, 24 and Utah State Route 95, 95. The population was 219 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Situated in the Colorado Plateau's cold desert ecological region, the town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River (Utah), Fremont River and Muddy Creek (Utah), Muddy Creek, which together form the Dirty Devil River, which then flows southeast to the Colorado River. The Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is located nearby, and the Mars Desert Research Station is northwest of town. The Bureau of Land Management's Henry Mountains field station is located in Hanksville. History The town was settled in 1882 and known for a time for the name given to the surrounding area, Graves Valley. It took the name of Hanksville in 1885, after Ebenezer Hanks, an early settler. It was incorporated in 1999. The Rural Utilities Service, Rural Electrificati ...
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Utah State Route 261
State Route 261 is a state highway located entirely within south-central San Juan County, Utah. It runs north, from the junction of U.S. Route 163 (Utah), U.S. Route 163 ( north of Mexican Hat, Utah, Mexican Hat), to the junction with Utah State Route 95, State Route 95, just east of Natural Bridges National Monument. The highway is part of the Utah section of the Trail of the Ancients, a National Scenic Byway. It includes steep Hairpin turn, switchbacks as it traverses the Moki Dugway.Photo and description of the Moki Dugway
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From its southern terminus north of Mexican Hat, SR-261 commences in a westerly direction. After turning north, the route encounters the Moki Dugway, becoming an unpaved road for its ...
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (shortened to Glen Canyon NRA or GCNRA) is a national recreation area and conservation unit of the United States National Park Service that encompasses the area around Lake Powell and lower Cataract Canyon in Utah and Arizona, covering of mostly rugged high desert terrain. The recreation area is named for Glen Canyon, which was flooded by the Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966, and is now mostly submerged beneath the waters of Lake Powell. Glen Canyon NRA borders Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park on the north, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument on the west, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the northeasternmost reaches of Grand Canyon National Park on the southwest, and the Navajo Nation on the southeast. The southwestern end of Glen Canyon NRA in Arizona can be accessed via U.S. Route 89 and State Route 98. State Route 95 and State Route 276 lead to the northeastern end of the recreation ar ...
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Utah Department Of Transportation
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is an agency of the state government of Utah, United States; it is usually referred to by its initials UDOT (pronounced "you-dot"). UDOT is responsible for approximately 5,900 miles (9,495 kilometers) of State highway, state highways in Utah. UDOT's purview extends to other transportation sectors including: * aeronatics, * paved trails, * transit, * rail, * amusement park ride safety, * motor carriers and ports of entry, and * nautical. UDOT has three executive leaders. The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras with Lisa Wilson and Ben Huot as Deputy Directors. Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission, which coordinates directly with the UDOT. UDOT's three strategic goals include: Zero Fatalities, Optimize Mobility, and Preserve Infrastructure. UDOT's jurisdiction, regulations, and service responsibilities are governed by Utah state law. Structure The agency is headquartered in the ...
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New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ...
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Unpaved
A road surface (British English) or pavement (North American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past, gravel road surfaces, macadam, hoggin, cobblestone and granite setts were extensively used, but these have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete laid on a compacted base course. Asphalt mixtures have been used in pavement construction since the beginning of the 20th century and are of two types: metalled (hard-surfaced) and unmetalled roads. Metalled roadways are made to sustain vehicular load and so are usually made on frequently used roads. Unmetalled roads, also known as gravel roads or dirt roads, are rough and can sustain less weight. Road surfaces are frequently marked to guide traffic. Today, permeable paving methods are beginning to be used for low-impact roadways and walkways to prevent flooding. Pavements are crucial to countries such as United States an ...
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SR-24 (UT)
State Route 24 (SR-24) is a state highway in south central Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ... which runs south from Salina, Utah, Salina through Sevier County, Utah, Sevier County then east through Wayne County, Utah, Wayne County and north east through Emery County, Utah, Emery County. At a total of 163.294 miles (262.796 km), it is List of longest state highways in the United States, the longest contiguous state route in Utah. A portion of the highway has been designated the ''Capitol Reef Scenic Byway'' as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. Route description The highway starts at U.S. Route 50 (Utah), US-50 near Salina and ends at Interstate 70 (Utah), I-70 near Green River, Utah, Green River, taking a scenic route between the Fishlake National ...
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Hite, Utah
Historic Hite is a flooded ghost town at the north end of Lake Powell along the Colorado River in western San Juan County, Utah, United States. Lake Powell, and all of its points of interest, are in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service and available to the public for recreation. The town existed on land that Lake Powell now covers. Hite was named for Cass Hite, an early settler. The name was transferred to a National Park Recreation Area at the north end of Lake Powell. The Hite Crossing Bridge, near the marina, carries Utah State Route 95 over the Colorado River and connects the area to the north of the lake. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hite has a semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are differen ...
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Blanding, UT
Blanding () () is a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,394 at the 2020 census, making it the most populated city in San Juan County. It was settled in the late 19th century by Mormon settlers, predominantly from the famed Hole-In-The-Rock expedition. Economic contributors include mineral processing, mining, agriculture, local commerce, tourism, and transportation. Blanding is located near both the Navajo and White Mesa Ute Native American reservations and a significant percentage of Blanding's population has family ties to these nearby cultures. Blanding is a gateway to an abundance of nearby natural and archaeological resources, including The Dinosaur Museum, Natural Bridges National Monument, Monument Valley, and the Four Corners area, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell), Cedar Mesa archaeological and wilderness area, the San Juan River including Goosenecks State Park, and the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. ...
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US-191 (UT)
U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a major , north–south U.S. Numbered Highway through eastern Utah, United States. The present alignment of US 191, which stretches from Mexico to Canada, was created in 1981 through Utah. Previously the route had entered northern Utah, ending at US 91 in Brigham City, but with the completion of Interstate 15 it was truncated to Yellowstone National Park and re-extended on a completely different alignment. In addition to a large portion of U.S. Route 163 in Utah (, US 163, this extension absorbed several state routes: the former Utah State Route 33, most of Utah State Route 44, and the former Utah State Route 260. Route description US 191 enters Utah on Navajo Nation land and crosses mostly desolate parts of the state. The largest cities served by US 191 are Moab, Green River, Price, and Vernal. The highway nears the level in 2 places in Utah, over Indian Summit near Price and again while crossing the Ui ...
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Utah State Route 47 (1927-1977)
U.S. Route 163 (also U.S. Highway 163, US 163) is a U.S. Highway that runs from US 160 northward to US 191 in the U.S. states of Arizona and Utah. The southernmost of its length are within the Navajo Nation. The highway forms part of the Trail of the Ancients, a National Scenic Byway. The highway cuts through the heart of Monument Valley and has been featured in numerous movies and commercials (List of appearances of Monument Valley in the media). The highway was designated in 1970, replacing Arizona State Route 464 and Utah State Route 47 as well as a portion of the old alignment of US 160 in Utah. In 1981, US 191 was routed over the northern section of US 163, effectively truncating the northern terminus to Bluff, Utah, from Crescent Junction. The state of Utah briefly had plans for a different routing of US 163 north of Bluff. These plans were rejected, resulting in discrepancies between the signed route and the official designation by the American Asso ...
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Highway 95
Route 95, or Highway 95, may refer to routes in the following countries: __TOC__ International * European route E95 Australia * Great Northern Highway (Western Australia) * Fossickers Way (New South Wales) Canada * British Columbia Highway 95 * New Brunswick Route 95 * Winnipeg Route 95 Germany * Bundesautobahn 95 Greece * EO95 road Iran * Road 95 Mexico * Mexican Federal Highway 95 New Zealand * New Zealand State Highway 95 Saudi Arabia * Highway 95 (Abu Hadriyah Highway) United States * Interstate 95 * U.S. Route 95 * Alabama State Route 95 ** County Route 95 (Houston County, Alabama) * Arizona State Route 95 * Arkansas Highway 95 Highway 95 (AR 95, Ark. 95, and Hwy. 95) is a designation for a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs runs north from US Highway 64 and Highway 113 in Morrilton north to Highway 330. Rou ... * California State Route 95 (1934) (former) * Colorado State Highway 95 * Florida St ...
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