Old UT 95

[hatchcanyon]

The Bicentennial Highway from Blanding to Hanksville ist well known. I still wonder how many people today know about its predecessor. This is still a breathtaking route over the cliffs of the Comb Ridge:

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[Canyonbug]

See that road all the time when driving around, but never been on it. I need to head out to check it out one of these days.

 

[pixie1339]

I've heard of this road, but didn't know if it was still in use or not. Super cool!

 

[hatchcanyon]

More pictures:

The uppermost part of the road. Seems to me that a wash was widened and an new wash ditch blazed on the right side. This is by far the roughest stretch of the whole descend.

Looking back upwards

Above the alcove the road isn't that bad

Looking back again

A stretch of the road farther down