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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 191
(Redirected from U.S. Highway 191)
'U.S. Route 191' is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The northern branch currently runs for 440 miles (708 km) from Loring, Montana, at the Canadian border to the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The southern branch currently runs for 1,465 miles (2,358 km) from the southern part of Yellowstone National Park to Douglas, Arizona, on the Mexican border. There is an implied route through Yellowstone National Park to connect the two branches. The highway passes through the states of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona.
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|AZ/UT
|895.18
|1441.51
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|WY
|290.91[2]
|468.45
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|MT
|437.82
|705.02
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US 191 in Arizona between between Springerville and Morenci was designated a National Scenic Byway and given the name of 'Coronado Trail Scenic Byway', as this approximates the path taken by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado between 1540 and 1542. This is a very dangerous mountain road with many sharp curves and little or no shoulders on steep cliffs. The highway is the primary route to access Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
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, Price and Vernal. The highway nears the 10,000 foot level in 2 places in Utah, over Indian Summit near Price and again while crossing the Uintah Mountains near Vernal. The highway leaves Utah at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
In Utah US 191 is used to access the following parks: Monument Valley, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Hovenweep National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park,Dinosaur National Monument and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
The Utah section of US 191, with the exceptions of concurrencies with Interstate 70 and US 6 and with US 40, is defined at Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-125(1).[1]
In Wyoming US 191 serves Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
US 191 enters Montana at West Yellowstone. It heads north through the Gallatin River valley, past Big Sky Resort, and to Bozeman. It overlaps Interstate 90 west 58 miles to Big Timber, where it proceeds north. It reaches the Canadian Border after going through Lewistown, across the Missouri River at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and through Malta. Its northern terminus at the international border is called Port Morgan, and the road continues into Canada as Saskatchewan Highway 4, toward Swift Current, Alberta.
The original route commissioned in 1926 ran from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to West Yellowstone, Montana. Its routing has drastically changed through the years having been extended and shortened several times. West Yellowstone is the only town that has always been served by the highway. At one time US 191 connected to its parent, US 91, twice: at Idaho Falls, Idaho and Brigham City, Utah. Today the highway does not connect to its parent, or even enter Idaho. As US 191 has been extended while US 91 has largely been decommissioned, the highway is now ten times longer than its parent.
By the late 1970s the route was truncated to West Yellowstone and Malta, Montana. Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming lobbied AASHTO to create a single highway that would connect several National Parks in the three states to facilitate tourism. It was decided to number this "new" highway an extension of US 191. Most of the southern extension recycled existing U.S. and state highways. However some new sections were constructed. Local and National Forest roads were upgraded to create a more direct route between Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Interstate 80 in Wyoming and a new route was constructed between Bluff, Utah and Mexican Water, Arizona. A section linking Vernal, Utah and Interstate 70 near Cisco, Utah was proposed but not built. By 1982 US 191 reached Interstate 40 in Arizona.
In 1992, Arizona requested a new number for its portion of U.S. Route 666, arguing the road signs on this highway were the most frequently stolen in the state. As a result, US 191 was extended to the Mexican border at Douglas, Arizona. In 1999 it became the latest U.S. highway to run from border to border, with the extension from Malta, Montana to the Canadian border. In 2003 New Mexico asked AASHTO to renumber its portion of US 666. This time all of then US 666 was renumbered U.S. Route 491, the x91 number was decided because the road meets US 191 in Monticello, Utah.
★ List of U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 91
★ U.S. Route 491
1. DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007, Toggle Measure Tool for Montana and Driving directions for the rest. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
2. Reference Marker Book
★ US-191 endpoint photos
'U.S. Route 191' is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The northern branch currently runs for 440 miles (708 km) from Loring, Montana, at the Canadian border to the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The southern branch currently runs for 1,465 miles (2,358 km) from the southern part of Yellowstone National Park to Douglas, Arizona, on the Mexican border. There is an implied route through Yellowstone National Park to connect the two branches. The highway passes through the states of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Arizona |
| Utah |
| Wyoming |
| Montana |
| History |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
|-
|AZ/UT
|895.18
|1441.51
|-
|WY
|290.91[2]
|468.45
|-
|MT
|437.82
|705.02
|}
Arizona
US 191 in Arizona between between Springerville and Morenci was designated a National Scenic Byway and given the name of 'Coronado Trail Scenic Byway', as this approximates the path taken by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado between 1540 and 1542. This is a very dangerous mountain road with many sharp curves and little or no shoulders on steep cliffs. The highway is the primary route to access Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
Utah
US 191 north of Moab, Utah.
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, Price and Vernal. The highway nears the 10,000 foot level in 2 places in Utah, over Indian Summit near Price and again while crossing the Uintah Mountains near Vernal. The highway leaves Utah at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
In Utah US 191 is used to access the following parks: Monument Valley, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Hovenweep National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park,Dinosaur National Monument and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
The Utah section of US 191, with the exceptions of concurrencies with Interstate 70 and US 6 and with US 40, is defined at Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-125(1).[1]
Wyoming
In Wyoming US 191 serves Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
Montana
US 191 enters Montana at West Yellowstone. It heads north through the Gallatin River valley, past Big Sky Resort, and to Bozeman. It overlaps Interstate 90 west 58 miles to Big Timber, where it proceeds north. It reaches the Canadian Border after going through Lewistown, across the Missouri River at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and through Malta. Its northern terminus at the international border is called Port Morgan, and the road continues into Canada as Saskatchewan Highway 4, toward Swift Current, Alberta.
History
The original route commissioned in 1926 ran from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to West Yellowstone, Montana. Its routing has drastically changed through the years having been extended and shortened several times. West Yellowstone is the only town that has always been served by the highway. At one time US 191 connected to its parent, US 91, twice: at Idaho Falls, Idaho and Brigham City, Utah. Today the highway does not connect to its parent, or even enter Idaho. As US 191 has been extended while US 91 has largely been decommissioned, the highway is now ten times longer than its parent.
By the late 1970s the route was truncated to West Yellowstone and Malta, Montana. Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming lobbied AASHTO to create a single highway that would connect several National Parks in the three states to facilitate tourism. It was decided to number this "new" highway an extension of US 191. Most of the southern extension recycled existing U.S. and state highways. However some new sections were constructed. Local and National Forest roads were upgraded to create a more direct route between Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Interstate 80 in Wyoming and a new route was constructed between Bluff, Utah and Mexican Water, Arizona. A section linking Vernal, Utah and Interstate 70 near Cisco, Utah was proposed but not built. By 1982 US 191 reached Interstate 40 in Arizona.
In 1992, Arizona requested a new number for its portion of U.S. Route 666, arguing the road signs on this highway were the most frequently stolen in the state. As a result, US 191 was extended to the Mexican border at Douglas, Arizona. In 1999 it became the latest U.S. highway to run from border to border, with the extension from Malta, Montana to the Canadian border. In 2003 New Mexico asked AASHTO to renumber its portion of US 666. This time all of then US 666 was renumbered U.S. Route 491, the x91 number was decided because the road meets US 191 in Monticello, Utah.
See also
★ List of U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 91
★ U.S. Route 491
References
1. DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007, Toggle Measure Tool for Montana and Driving directions for the rest. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
2. Reference Marker Book
External links
★ US-191 endpoint photos
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