Approximately Two and One Half Million To Visit National Parks

APRIL, 1929 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Page Twenty-three ROAD AAA BULLETIN

Information re: connecting roads and weather conditions will be cheerfully furnished by any Chamber of Commerce.

PHOENIX TO PRESCOTT HASSAYAMPA TRAIL U.S. 89-113 MILES. Leaving Phoenix, go west on Van Buren Street to Grand Avenue. Pavement 16 miles, gravel surfaced to Wickenburg. Congress Junction to Prescott, excellent road through Peoples Valley and over mountain grade, 44 miles.

PRESCOTT TO ASHFORK-U. S. 89 -53 miles. Prescott to Granite Dells, 6 miles pavement. 47 miles good gravelled road to Ash Fork.

ASH FORK TO GRAND CANYON BRIDGE-174 miles. Ash Fork to Flagstaff, U. S. 66, 57 miles good surfaced road. To Cameron, 54 miles, road fair condition. To Grand Canyon Bridge, 63 miles, fair desert road, new bridge just completed. Call White Garage or Bank at Williams, or Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce before traveling this road north of U. S. 66.

PHOENIX TO YUMA, 199 MILESOLD SPANISH TRAIL BROADWAY OF AMERICA, U.S. 80. Leave Phoenix on West Van Buren street, Phoenix to Hassayampa 44 miles; paved. Hassayampa to Gila Bend 35 miles. Oiled surface from Hassayampa to Gillespie Bridge, excellent condition, balance gravel surfaced, rough in places. Drive carefully through dips and washes. Careful driving necessary on account of holes in road. Wellton to Yuma loose gravel. Fair road to pavement. Paved 10 miles through to Colorado River Bridge.

PHOENIX TO DOUGLAS AND RODEO-OLD SPANISH TRAIL-BROADWAY OF AMERICA-U.S. 80. Leave Phoenix on East Van Buren street; paved through Tempe, Mesa to Desert Wells 23 miles, gravel surface with loose gravel in places. Drive slowly through dips and washes. Pavement five miles to Florence Junction, Gravel surfaced to Florence. Florence Tucson, 68 miles, excellent highway 62 miles, pavement six miles. Leave Tucson via Stone Avenue, Vail and Benson to Tombstone. Leaving Tombstone,pavement 16.2 miles, gravel surfaced through Tombstone Canyon to one mile from Bisbee; paved through Bisbee and Lowell to Douglas. Douglas to Rodeo 51 miles. Construction new location near Douglas, use present road detour. Gravel surfaced, rongh in places.

PHOENIX TO GLOBE AND SAFFORD, U.S. 180. Leave Phoenix on East Van Buren street. Paved through Tempe and Mesa to Desert Wells, 23 miles. Gravel surface followed by five miles of pavement to Florence Junction. Florence Junction 40 miles; Florence Junction to Superior, 15 miles, gravel surfaced road, fair conditions. To Miami paved Miami to Globe. 12 mile detour east of Globe on account of re-locating railroad. New road to Coolidge Dam completed and open to traffic. The eastern section from Coolidge Dam to U.S. 180 under construction. Take old road from Rice. Gravel surfaced to Geronimo, paved 25 miles through Safford and Solomonville, good graded road through Duncan to State Line.

PHOENIX TO PRESCOTT BLACK CANYON ROAD-103 MILES. Good, except in wet weather. Sharp curves and steep grades.

PHOENIX TO TUCSON, VIA CASA GRANDE, U.S. 80; S. 87, 126 MILES. Leave Phoenix on East Van Buren street, through Tempe, Mesa and Chandler to four miles south of Chandler, followed by excellent gravel road. Excellent all the way. Excellent surfaced road to Casa Grande, 17 miles. Casa Grande to Tucson 66 miles, gravel surfaced nearly all the way, somewhat rough. Toltec to Elroy, six miles. Balance good to pavement, five miles from Tucson.

PHOENIX TO ROOSEVELT DAM GLOBE-APACHE TRAIL-155 MILES Leave Phoenix on East Van Buren street, U.S. 80 to Apache Junction 31 miles Roosevelt Dam 47 miles, excellent scenic mountain road. Roosevelt to Globe, S. 88, 37 miles, gravel surfaced, excellent. Tonto Cliff Dwellings near Highway.

PHOENIX TO SPRINGERVILLE VIA GLOBE AND RICE, U.S. 80; U.S. 180 AND S. 73. Leave Phoenix on East Van Buren street through Tempe, Mesa to Florence Junction, Miami, Globe to Rice to Springerville, 130 miles, rough grade to Hill Top. Road good but narrow to Black River. Temporary bridge at Black River. Road good condition to White River Indian Agency. Several detours on account of construction work between White River and McNary. Good highway from McNary through forest to Springerville. Very scenic highway.

PHOENIX TO EHRENBURG, 167 MILES. Leave Phoenix via West Van Buren street and Grand Avenue, Hassayampa Trail to Wickenburg, 54 miles. From Wickenburg to Ehrenburg, 113 miles. Leaving Wickenburg, natural gravel surface, 10 miles. Graded road to Wenden, gravel surfaced to Salome, 58 miles. Gravel surfaced to Quartzsite. Road from Vicksburg west to Quartzsite very rough. High centers and cross-washed. All travel going via Bouse. Fair desert road to Ehrenburg. Construction work between Quartzsite and Ehrenburg. Ehrenburg Bridge closed. Ferry in operation daytime only. Charges $2.50 per car.

PHOENIX TO TOPOCK STATE LINE 337 MILES Phoenix to Ash Fork, Hassayampa Trail, U.S. 89. Ash Fork to Topock 167 miles. Ash Fork to Seligman 25 miles, cinder and gravel surfaced, excellent. Seligman to Kingman, 91 miles, improved graded highway with occasional washes near Truxton Indian school, fair condition. Kingman to Oatman 29 miles over mountain grades, sharp curves, fair condition. To Topock, 26 miles, improved graded highway.

PHOENIX TO LUPTON, 390 MILES -U.S. 89, 66. Phoenix to Ash Fork via Hassayampa Trail, 167 miles. Ash Fork to Lupton 223 miles. Ash Fork to Flagstaff 57 miles. Surfaced road. Williams to Maine, new road nearly completed, rough detour. Flagstaff to Holbrook 93 miles, macadam 23 miles, excellent. Drive slowly through dips be-tween Canyon Diablo and Winslow, loose dirt in dips; very rough. Gravel surfaced through Winslow to Holbrook. Holbrook to Lupton, 76 miles, good graded road, gravel surfaced.