wbrissette Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm getting ready to take the RT out on a trip from Austin, TX to Milpitas, CA. Off I-93 in Arizona is a road that leads to a placed called Signal (according to MapSource). N34 32.059 W113 26.474 I've looked at this address in Google Maps, but I can't tell if this road really is a tarmac or simply dirt. I found one road that looked like it would take me where I wanted to go, but then I looked at some of the geophotos taken of the area and learned it was simply a sand road. Something I might take the Ulysses on, but not the RT. Anyhow, anybody know anything about this road? It ends up close to Lake Havasu. Wayne Link to comment
RussL Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm pretty sure the road to Signal, AZ is dirt. You can get a pretty good look at it via satellite photos on Yahoo or Google maps. Link to comment
wbrissette Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thanks Russell. If it's dirt, I don't mind. I just don't want it to turn into sand. What I found interesting was that the roads have real names assigned to them. I don't know if that's typical of dirt roads in Arizona (I can't recall, and it's been 20+ years since I left MCAS Yuma). If anybody knows more about this road, I'd love to hear about it. I might simply end up seeing what it looks like as I journey down it. ;-) Wayne Link to comment
johnlt Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have not been on it but it looks like non-tarmac meaning dirt and/or sand. If you decide not to take it, just down the road on 93 is "Wikieup". There is a good restaurant next to a gas station located there on the east side of the road. FYI Link to comment
RussL Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 What I found interesting was that the roads have real names assigned to them. I don't know if that's typical of dirt roads in Arizona (I can't recall, and it's been 20+ years since I left MCAS Yuma).Arizona still has an enormous amount of dirt roads that traverse the rural areas of the State. Many are State Roads, so they are "maintained" and in pretty decent shape. Link to comment
azkaisr Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 It is dirt with 3 major dry river crossings with two that are pretty sandy. I was last up there several years ago but I wouldn't take an RT there Kaisr Link to comment
hopz Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm being lazy and did not actually look it up, but could it be an artifact of the US Army installation at Fort Huachuca, which as a Signal Corps center back in the 60's? As a Signal Corps guy from then I remember that fort. Roads in or near military installations were not frequently paved. Link to comment
wbrissette Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks! Looks like I'll have to take the long way around the area then. I was hoping to cut across, but that doesn't look like it's going to be possible now. Wayne Link to comment
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