The newest and shortest Interstate...
Passing through Las Vegas and then Henderson Nevada on our way home we discovered Interstate 11. Shortly after you climb up and out of Henderson and traverse Railroad Pass highway 93 magically becomes Interstate 11 {much to the consternation of our Garmin GPS}.
Now what I-11 lacks in length, it is just 10 miles long, it more than makes up for in state of the art highway engineering, yep it is gorgeous. Shortly before it drops you back on 93 just southwest of the Hoover Dam {currently closed to visitors due to the virus} there is a very nice viewpoint/rest stop that is worth your time. It overlooks Lake Mead and the views are awesome.
Speaking of short and gorgeous here is a shot of our rig parked at the viewpoint:
Sorry I could not resist.
Actually I-11 has been on the drawing boards for years and is slowly taking shape. It will eventually run from Nogales on the Mexican border south of Tucson mostly straight to Las Vegas cannibalizing many existing roadways {like highway 93}. Stretches of 93 between I-40 and Wickenburg are under massive construction as we speak and that stretch of 93 really needs to be improved {as it is one seriously dangerous stretch of mostly 2 lane}.
The folks living west of Tucson are screaming bloody murder over this proposal so don't look for it to be completed any time soon. Ahh progress... such as it is.
:B
Now what I-11 lacks in length, it is just 10 miles long, it more than makes up for in state of the art highway engineering, yep it is gorgeous. Shortly before it drops you back on 93 just southwest of the Hoover Dam {currently closed to visitors due to the virus} there is a very nice viewpoint/rest stop that is worth your time. It overlooks Lake Mead and the views are awesome.
Speaking of short and gorgeous here is a shot of our rig parked at the viewpoint:
Sorry I could not resist.
Actually I-11 has been on the drawing boards for years and is slowly taking shape. It will eventually run from Nogales on the Mexican border south of Tucson mostly straight to Las Vegas cannibalizing many existing roadways {like highway 93}. Stretches of 93 between I-40 and Wickenburg are under massive construction as we speak and that stretch of 93 really needs to be improved {as it is one seriously dangerous stretch of mostly 2 lane}.
The folks living west of Tucson are screaming bloody murder over this proposal so don't look for it to be completed any time soon. Ahh progress... such as it is.
:B
