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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 160 in Arizona. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 160.
U.S. Route 160 marker
U.S. Route 160
Navajo Trail
Map
US 160 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length159.35 mi[1] (256.45 km)
Existed1970 (1970)[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 89 near Cameron
Major intersections
East end US 160 at New Mexico state line near Four Corners National Monument
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountiesCoconino, Navajo, Apache
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System
← SR 160US 160→ US 164
← US 160US 164→ SR 169

U.S. Route 160 (US 160) travels west to east across the Navajo Nation and Northeast Arizona for 159.35 miles (256.45 km). US 160 begins at a junction with US 89 north of Cameron and exits the state into New Mexico southeast of the Four Corners National Monument. Along its journey, the route connects the communities of Tuba City, Moenkopi, Rare Metals, Tonalea, Tsegi, Kayenta, Dennehotso, Mexican Water, Red Mesa, and Teec Nos Pos.

The vast majority of US 160's route through Arizona runs through rural and sparsely populated sections. As a result, the road is entirely two-lane except two short four-lane sections in Tuba City and Kayenta. Most of US 160 in Arizona is also known as the Navajo Trail.

History

U.S. Route 164 marker
U.S. Route 164
LocationFlagstaff to the New Mexico state line
Existed1966–1970

The current routing of US 160 was first planned in 1956, as Navajo Route 1, the first road of a reservation-wide highway system for the Navajo Nation. In 1961, the route between US 89 and Teec Nos Pos became a state highway as part of Arizona State Route 64, while the segment from Teec Nos Pos to the New Mexico state line became Arizona State Route 364 in 1963. In 1966, the route was added to the United States Numbered Highway System as part of U.S. Route 164 (US 164). In 1970, the designation was changed to the current US 160.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Coconino​311.460501.246 US 89 – Page, Flagstaff, Grand CanyonWestern terminus
Moenkopi–Tuba City line321.812517.906 SR 264 – Keams CanyonWestern terminus of SR 264
Navajo​361.622581.974
 SR 98 west – Page		Eastern terminus of SR 98
​374.276602.339
 SR 564 north		Southern terminus of AZ 564
Kayenta393.551633.359
 US 163 north – Kayenta, Mexican Hat, Monument Valley		Southern terminus of US 163
Apache​434.825699.783
 US 191 south – Ganado		West end of US 191 overlap; former SR 63
​437.061703.381
 US 191 north (BIA Route 12 to US 191) – Utah, Bluff		East end of US 191 overlap
Teec Nos Pos465.405748.997
 US 64 east – Shiprock		Western terminus of US 64; former SR 504
​470.730757.567
 US 160 east – Cortez, Four Corners National Monument		Continuation into New Mexico
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "2013 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. December 31, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. 160". AARoads.com. January 12, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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