Looking for a website that gives highway suitability for RV travel; opinions, recomendations, concerns, etc. Specifically Utah, Wyoming highway 89.Thanks

From our travels we have NOT found a paved road in the highway system that cannot be traveled W/ an RV. Not saying there are not some but we have traveled all the states in the west (including) Alaska in a truck camper and a 34' travel trailer. No dents or scratches but you will need to heed height problems, trees and low bridges (those are marked W/ height signs), the bridges that is. JMHO

You should look for The Mountain Directory program found online. Just do a search for it. It tells you about mountain passes, etc. you will find it very useful for traveling in the west.89 in UT and WY is fine. A bit curvy in places but nothing to worry about.It goes up through Yellowstone Park and out the north gate, so there are three passes, but again, nothing to worry about. Traffic will be heavy in the Park.

Pretty much, anywhere you can drive a car you can drive an RV, except maybe, in some of the more insane cities with insane traffic, like Washington DC and New York City. If you are on some back country roads, or some secondary roads, you may encounter a low overpass. Other than that, an RV can go everywhere. We've been down dirt roads to 12 lane freeways!

Nothing beats looking at it.I accept virtually all US highways as okay for RV's. If I go off them and it looks possibly dodgy, I use the Street View of Google Maps or Google Earth to get a good look. You can see the date of the view on the screen there, also.I've run US89 in Utah many times -- it's a fine 2 lane road and I prefer it to I-15 as much as possible. I've been on most of Wyoming's US89 also, don't recall it being difficult.

newbytorv wrote:Looking for a website that gives highway suitability for RV travel; opinions, recomendations, concerns, etc. Specifically Utah, Wyoming highway 89.ThanksHighway 89 is not a state highway, it's a US hwy which, I believe, runs from the Canadian to the Mexican border and runs through a number of national parks. US highways have minimum design standards that must be met such as 12'-lane width and 14' to 16' vertical clearances. but none of that applies to the condition of the road...that's a totally different issue. more about minimum standards here

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edm3rd
Explorer
Jul 09, 2016
Plus an autographed souvenir from either NC or TN troopers. Totally paved, but restricted to vehicles/combo's of 30 feet or less. Similar story on the Co Hwy 82 over Independence Pass between Aspen and Twin Lakes.
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Jul 09, 2016
427435 wrote:
If it has a state or federal # on it, it can be driven in an RV. Some will require good driving skills and going slow like the one going north from Durango, Colorado.

Definitely not true...all paved roads are not suitable for all RVs. You need to check it out if unsure.

Many paved roads in the U.S. have vehicle length restrictions.
msmith1199
Explorer II
Jul 09, 2016
Itchey Feet wrote:
From our travels we have NOT found a paved road in the highway system that cannot be traveled W/ an RV. Not saying there are not some but we have traveled all the states in the west (including) Alaska in a truck camper and a 34' travel trailer. No dents or scratches but you will need to heed height problems, trees and low bridges (those are marked W/ height signs), the bridges that is. JMHO

There are in fact paved roads out there not suitable for RV's. Highway's 4 and 108 over the Sierra's just to name two. Highway 108 can be done, and I actually did it once in a 30 foot Class C, but I would not do it in my 35 foot DP.
427435
Explorer
Jul 10, 2016
2gypsies wrote:
427435 wrote:
If it has a state or federal # on it, it can be driven in an RV. Some will require good driving skills and going slow like the one going north from Durango, Colorado.

Definitely not true...all paved roads are not suitable for all RVs. You need to check it out if unsure.

Many paved roads in the U.S. have vehicle length restrictions.

I didn't say all paved roads---------------I said all paved roads with a State or Federal # on them. I do agree that there could be a few with length or overhead clearance restrictions, but they are few and far between and well marked.

After being in 45 states, I've only run into one I had to detour and that was an overhead clearance issue-----------------and I don't think it was a state or federal road.
hooligan
Explorer
Jul 10, 2016
Anytime you are concerned about a road, or just about anything on your planned route, look it up on google maps street view.

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