Best route Gallup NM to Page Arizona
I'm planning a trip from Texas to Page Arizona. Google Maps wants to direct me to take US 191 to US 160 to state hwy 98. A longer route would be to take I40 to flagstaff then take US 89 north to Page...
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89 isn't exactly in the middle of civilization either. I see that Google Maps directs you off 89 on to Indian 20 (at the Gap Gas Station). Ignore that and stick with 89.
Several years ago there was a major landslide on 89, north of the 89A turn off, where it climbs a bluff. The initial detour took 160 to 98. 20 (a dirt track) was paved to give a shorter detour.
The Flagstaff route is 50 miles more, but only 30 minutes, so GM must be using a slightly higher speed limit, mainly for the I40 stretch.
An alternative that GM gives use 264. That's across the middle of the Navajo reservation, and past the Hopi mesas. There are a number of touristy stops on this way
191 north is also well settled (for Navajos). 59 is probably more remote. 160 is along the major route from Utah to Flagstaff, past Monument Valley and relatively big town of Kayenta.
Did I mention that 89 has a major grade, near the Grand Canyon Vista on the Google Maps? Look at it with Streetview.
Several years ago there was a major landslide on 89, north of the 89A turn off, where it climbs a bluff. The initial detour took 160 to 98. 20 (a dirt track) was paved to give a shorter detour.
The Flagstaff route is 50 miles more, but only 30 minutes, so GM must be using a slightly higher speed limit, mainly for the I40 stretch.
An alternative that GM gives use 264. That's across the middle of the Navajo reservation, and past the Hopi mesas. There are a number of touristy stops on this way
191 north is also well settled (for Navajos). 59 is probably more remote. 160 is along the major route from Utah to Flagstaff, past Monument Valley and relatively big town of Kayenta.
Did I mention that 89 has a major grade, near the Grand Canyon Vista on the Google Maps? Look at it with Streetview.
