User:MatthewAnderson707/sandbox/County Road 91 (Mohave County, Arizona)

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County Road 91 marker

County Road 91

Route information
Maintained by Mohave County Public Works – Roads Division
Length16.81 mi[1] (27.05 km)
ExistedAugust 3, 2009–present
HistoryFormerly US 91 from 1926 to 1974
Major junctions
South endHillside Drive in Mesquite
Major intersections
North end CR 91 at Utah state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMohave
Highway system
County roads of Arizona
Mohave County
  • Arizona State Highway System
← CR 35CR 91→ CR 101
← SR 90US 91→ SR 92

Mohave County Road 91 (CR 91) is a north–south county–maintained highway in Mohave County, Arizona and acts as the secondary route between Mesquite, Nevada and St. George, Utah through the Arizona strip. The highway roughly parallels the Virgin River and Interstate 15 between the Nevada state line and Littlefield before heading directly north on its own into Utah, continuing across the state line as Washington County Road 91.

Before 1974, present-day CR 91 comprised the entirety of U.S. Route 91 (US 91) through Arizona and was among the original U.S. Highways commissioned within the state back in 1926. It was the original main highway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah, with the national termini of US 91 being in Long Beach, California and the Canada–United States border near Sweetgrass, Montana. Following the completion of I-15, which effectively replaced the entire route, US 91 was completely decommissioned in Arizona as a U.S. Highway and a part of the state highway system. Despite the fact US 91 was decommissioned in 1974, the old highway wasn't formally commissioned by Mohave County as CR 91 until 2009.

Route description[edit]

History[edit]

"U.S. Route 91 in Arizona" redirects here. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 91.
See also: Interstate 15 in Arizona

U.S. Route 91 marker

U.S. Route 91

LocationNevada to Utah
Existed1926–1974

Mohave County Road 91 (CR 91) was originally designated as the Arizona section of U.S. Route 91 (US 91) on November 11, 1926, by the Bureau of Public Roads, which was a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. Between the Nevada state line east of Henderson and the Utah state line south of St. George. Nationally, US 91 ran from US 66 in Daggett, California to the Canadian border in Sweet Grass, Montana.[2] The US 91 designation was formally recognized and established by the Arizona State Highway Department (ASHD), during the numbering of the Arizona State Highway System on September 9, 1927. At the time of its designation by the ASHD, US 91 had a total length of 17 miles (27 kilometres). US 91 also served as the main route through Littlefield.[3] The route was also designated as part of the "7-Percent System".[4] This was a was a nationwide network of state highways receiving federal aid, as designated following the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921.[5]

In 1928, US 91 was entirely unimproved and unpaved between Nevada and Utah. The section through Arizona also had no major junctions or intersections with any other state or numbered highway.[6] By 1929 the entire highway had been graded.[7] Further construction and improvements to the roadway quality and surface of US 91 were being carried out through 1930.[8] All 17 miles (27 km) of US 91 in Arizona was paved by 1931.[9]

On June 25, 1974, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved the Arizona State Highway Department's application to remove US 91 from within the entire state of Arizona, officially decommissioning the highway.[10] This left I-15 as the only major highway servicing the corridor through the Arizona strip and Littlefield.[11] Mohave County adopted the entire Arizona section of former US 91 on August 3, 2009, officially designating it as Mohave County Road 91.[12]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Mohave County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00Hillside Drive – MesquiteSouthern terminus; former US 91 south

 CR 744 south (Scenic Boulevard) – Scenic		Northern terminus of CR 744
Bridge over Sand Hollow Wash
Beaver Dam I-15 – Salt Lake City, Las VegasI-15 exit 8
CR 3965 north (Old Pioneer Road)Southern terminus of CR 3965
Bridge over Beaver Dam Wash
​16.8127.05
 CR 91 north (Old U.S. Highway 91) – St. George		Continuation into Utah; former US 91 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mohave County Government. "County Highways" (Map). Geocortex Essentials Mohave County Public Map Viewer. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. ^ Arizona State Highway Department and United States Public Roads Administration (June 1939). "History of the Arizona State Highway Department" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Arizona Memory Project.
  4. ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1927). Arizona State Highway Commission Official State Routes and State Highways of the State of Arizona (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by W.B. Land. Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via AARoads.
  5. ^ "November 1 - FHWA By Day". U.S. Department of Transportation. May 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1928). Map of Arizona (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by W.B. Land. Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via AARoads.
  7. ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1929). Map of Arizona (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by W.B. Land. Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via AARoads.
  8. ^ A. G. Taylor Printing Company (1930). Arizona Highway Department Condition Map of the State Highway System (Map). 1:1,267,200. Arizona State Highway Department. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via AARoads.
  9. ^ A. G. Taylor Printing Company (1931). Arizona Highway Department Condition Map of the State Highway System (Map). 1:1,267,200. Arizona State Highway Department. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via AARoads.
  10. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 25, 1974). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Wikisource.
  11. ^ Transportation Planning Division, Data Bureau (January 1, 1975). "1975 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Arizona Memory Project.
  12. ^ Deputy Recorder (August 3, 2009). "Mohave County Resolution No. 2009-174". Mohave County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
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