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Start of Bicentennial Scenic Byway |
At the Junction of State Route #95 and #24 near Hanksville, Utah. Visitors flock to Hanksville, Utah for its recreational activities at the Goblin Valley State Park, Lake Powell, Henry Mountains, Capitol Reef National Park, San Rafael Swell, and to enjoy the peace and quite of the surrounding deserts and slot canyons. This is where the Byway Bicentennial Highway starts its journey from. This Byway Bicentennial Scenic Highway is the gateway to Natural Bridges National Monument. The world's largest number of natural bridges, formed from the erosion of 225 million-year-old Cedar Mesa sandstone, are found here. |
| 2.7 4.3 |
A Desert Route |
A Desert Route running along the Byway from Hanksville, Utah. |
| 9.9 15.9 |
Penitentiary Point |
Energy Fuel Road, Penitentiary Point, on the Bicentennial Scenic Highway |
| 15.1 24.3 |
Granite Road |
Granite Road, |
| 17.1 27.5 |
Poison Springs Wash Road |
Poison Springs Wash Road, |
| 19.1 30.7 |
Trails |
A winding Trail |
| 20.2 32.5 |
Little Egypt |
Hoodoo, A Pig carved in stones located along the Bicentennial Scenic Highway, Little Egypt, Utah |
| 22.7 36.5 |
Loop Road |
Loop Road to Little Egypt along the Bicentennial Scenic Highway, Utah |
| 28.0 45.0 |
Leprechaun Slot Canyon |
Leprechaun Canyon, Leprechaun Slot Canyon, located just off the State Route #95 (Byway Bicentennial Scenic Highway), South of Hanksville, Utah |
| 33.2 53.5 |
Hog Springs |
Hog Springs, located along the Bicentennial Scenic Highway, Utah |
| 35.5 57.1 |
Desert Creek |
A dry desert Creek, running along the Byway |
| 40.7 65.5 |
Hite, Lake Powell |
Hite, Lake Powell, Hite is located at the north end of Lake Powell along the Colorado River in Utah. Lake Powell, and all of its points of interest, are available to the public for recreational purposes. |
| 41.3 66.4 |
Glen Canyon National Rec. Area |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah |
| 41.9 67.5 |
Hite Bridge |
Hite Bridge, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, Colorado River, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. |
| 43.5 70.0 |
Confluence of Rivers |
Confluence of Dirty Devil River and a Creek that makes up Colorado River |
| 45.3 72.9 |
Bridge |
Lake Powell Bridge, A Bridge over Dirty Devil River, in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah |
| 46.4 74.7 |
Canyon Lands National Park Road |
Canyon Lands National Park Road, |
| 47.5 76.4 |
Colorado River Bridge |
Colorado River Bridge, Hite Bridge on Bicentenial Scenic Highway / State Highway #95, in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah |
| 48.6 78.2 |
Glen Canyon National Park |
Glen Canyon National Park Road goes close to the Glen Canyon Hite along the Colorado River, Hite Camping site, |
| 53.3 85.7 |
Horse Tanks Road |
Horse Tanks Road, Glen Canyon National Park, |
| 55.1 88.6 |
Glen Canyon National Park Road |
Glen Canyon National Park Road, a loop trail on the Utah Highway #95 / Bicentennial Scenic Highway, Utah |
| 59.4 95.6 |
Blue Notch Road |
Blue Notch Road, |
| 60.9 98.0 |
Horse Tanks Road |
Horse Tanks Road, Woodenshoe Spur Road, Manti la Sal National Forest, Utah |
| 64.7 104.2 |
A Trail |
A Trail to the Long Canyons, in Glen Canyon Nation Recreation Area, Utah |
| 66.6 107.2 |
Access |
Access to Manti la Sal National Forest, Utah |
| 69.8 112.4 |
Grand view of the Jacob's Chair |
A Grand views of the Jacob's Chair and White Canyon are offered from here on the Utah Highway #95. |
| 70.6 113.6 |
Fry Canyon Ruins Road |
Fry Canyon Ruins Road, Fry Canyon Slot, Fry Canyon Ruins, A canyon in ruined shapes, located here just off the Bicentennial Scenic Highway in Utah. |
| 71.6 115.2 |
Fry Canyon, Utah |
Radium King Road, Fry Canyon, Utah, almost a ghost town now, was a Uranium boom town in the 1950s. |
| 77.3 124.4 |
Access |
A short trail along the Utah Highway #95 in the Fry Canyon Area, Utah |
| 80.9 130.2 |
Access |
Access to Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, Viewing Point of Kachina Bridge National Monument, Utah |
| 82.6 133.0 |
Connecting Road |
Road connecting with Radium King Road, off Utah Highway #95, Utah |
| 83.6 134.6 |
State Route #276 |
State Route #276, Gulch Creek Road, a dirt Road to Collins Canyon Trailhead, Utah |
| 84.0 135.2 |
Natural Bridges National Monument |
Road Access to Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, The three bridges in the park, Kachina, Owachomo and Sipapu, carved from the white Triassic sandstone of the Cedar Mesa Formation, located in Utah just off the Bicentennial Scenic Byway |
| 88.4 142.2 |
Dirt Road |
Dirt Road to Split level Ruin, Jailhouse Ruin, |
| 91.3 146.9 |
Road Access |
State Route #275 to Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, Natural Bridges Visitor Center, Burch Canyon Road, Elk Mountain Road, |
| 93.1 149.8 |
State Route #261 |
State Route #261, to Bear Ears Mountains, Utah, Cedar Mesa Plateau, Utah. The Mesa's center has an altitude of 6,500 feet while the surrounding area has an elevation of almost 4,000 feet. Numerous canyons, cliffs, and other erosional features at the mesa's perimeter were formed due to the huge disparity in elevation. |
| 94.8 152.6 |
Connecting Road |
Connecting Mud Road to Fish and Owl Road / Long Spike Road, State Route #261, |
| 100.9 162.3 |
Balley South Lower Road |
Balley South Lower Road, To the North of this place lies the Mule Canyon House on fire Ruin, just off the Utah Highway #95 |
| 101.5 163.4 |
Access to Mule Canyon Ruins |
Access to Mule Canyon Ruins, Utah |
| 102.0 164.2 |
Arch Canyon |
Arch Canyon Road, Arch Canyon |
| 102.3 164.7 |
Road to the edge of Mule Canyon |
Road to the edge of Mule Canyon, Mule Canyon Towers, a brick tower ruin, a place to view down the Mule Canyon from. |
| 107.2 172.5 |
Comb Wash, Utah |
Comb Wash, Utah, Comb Wash ruin, Utah, Comb Ridge, Utah |
| 107.3 172.7 |
Comb Wash Road |
Comb Wash Road, Comb Wash, Utah, Comb Wash Ruins, Fish Mouth Cave, Utah |
| 108.4 174.5 |
Comb Ridge |
Highway #95 passes along Comb Ridge, Red Ridge, Utah |
| 110.9 178.5 |
Access |
Access to Butler Wash Indian Ruins, Utah, |
| 112.0 180.3 |
262 Road |
262 Road / Butler Wash Road, Army Road, Mokey Dugway, |
| 115.1 185.3 |
Cottonwod, Utah |
Cottonwood Road, Cottonwood, Utah, Tower House Ruin, Possy South Trail, |
| 116.2 187.0 |
Brushy Basin Rim |
Brushy Basin Rim, 277 Road, |
| 121.1 194.9 |
Access to Ruin Road |
Access to Ruin Road, Westwater Creek, |
| 121.4 195.4 |
Junction |
Junction of Utah Highway #95 with Utah Highway #191, near Blanding, Utah. This is where the Bicentennial Scenic Byway ends. Blanding, Utah is a gateway to an abundance of nearby natural and archaeological resources, including Dinosaur Museum, Natural Bridges National Monument, Monument Valley and the Four Corners area, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell), Cedar Mesa archaeological and wilderness area, the San Juan River including Goosenecks State Park, and the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. |