"Red Rock Scenic Road" redirects here. For the one in Nevada, see Red Rock Road. For other uses, see Red Road.
State Route 179, also known as SR 179, the Red Rock Scenic Byway, a north–south state highway in Arizona, United States, running from Interstate 17 to SR 89A in Sedona, entering Coconino County from Yavapai County. In 2006, the US Dept. of Transportation awarded SR 179 its highest designation within the National Scenic Byways Program: the All-American Road designation, due to the red rock and sandstone formations through which it travels along its 7.5-mile (12.1 km) length within the hills of the Coconino National Forest. The All-American Road designation also signifies to the travelling public that this is a road that is "a destination unto itself".
The southern terminus of SR 179 is at exit 298 off of I-17; the exit is about 15 miles (24 km) north of Camp Verde. SR 179 heads northwest from the interchange briefly before curving towards the north. It keeps this heading as it passes through the red rock area of the Village of Oak Creek on its way to Sedona, just a few miles north. As it enters the Sedona city limits, it roughly follows along the east bank of Oak Creek. It crosses the creek just before reaching its northern terminus at SR 89A.[1]
Historyedit
The original SR 179 was designated between 1935 and 1939 from SR 79 (now SR 89A) to SR 69 in Prescott Valley. By 1960, this route was cancelled, and SR 179 was designated on its current route.
Red Rock Scenic Byways section on the National Scenic Byways website
April 10, 2024
arizona, state, route, rock, scenic, road, redirects, here, nevada, rock, road, other, uses, road, state, route, also, known, rock, scenic, byway, north, south, state, highway, arizona, united, states, running, from, interstate, sedona, entering, coconino, cou. Red Rock Scenic Road redirects here For the one in Nevada see Red Rock Road For other uses see Red Road State Route 179 also known as SR 179 the Red Rock Scenic Byway a north south state highway in Arizona United States running from Interstate 17 to SR 89A in Sedona entering Coconino County from Yavapai County In 2006 the US Dept of Transportation awarded SR 179 its highest designation within the National Scenic Byways Program the All American Road designation due to the red rock and sandstone formations through which it travels along its 7 5 mile 12 1 km length within the hills of the Coconino National Forest The All American Road designation also signifies to the travelling public that this is a road that is a destination unto itself State Route 179SR 179 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by ADOTLength14 49 mi 1 23 32 km TouristroutesRed Rock Scenic RoadMajor junctionsSouth endI 17 south of Village of Oak CreekNorth endSR 89A in SedonaLocationCountryUnited StatesStateArizonaHighway systemArizona State Highway SystemInterstate US State Proposed Former SR 177 SR 180A Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 References 5 External linksRoute description edit nbsp SR 179 at Bell RockThe southern terminus of SR 179 is at exit 298 off of I 17 the exit is about 15 miles 24 km north of Camp Verde SR 179 heads northwest from the interchange briefly before curving towards the north It keeps this heading as it passes through the red rock area of the Village of Oak Creek on its way to Sedona just a few miles north As it enters the Sedona city limits it roughly follows along the east bank of Oak Creek It crosses the creek just before reaching its northern terminus at SR 89A 1 History editThe original SR 179 was designated between 1935 and 1939 from SR 79 now SR 89A to SR 69 in Prescott Valley By 1960 this route was cancelled and SR 179 was designated on its current route Junction list editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesYavapai 0 000 00 nbsp I 17 Flagstaff PhoenixSouthern terminus I 17 exit 298 continues south as Forest Service Road 618CoconinoSedona14 4923 32 nbsp SR 89A Hyatt Drive Cottonwood FlagstaffRoundabout northern terminus former US 89A1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b c Arizona Department of Transportation 2008 ADOT Highway Log PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 28 Retrieved 2008 04 09 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Arizona State Route 179KML is from Wikidata Official website of the Red Rock Scenic Byway Red Rock Scenic Byway on Arizona s Scenic Roads Red Rock Scenic Byways section on the National Scenic Byways website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arizona State Route 179 amp oldid 1174369503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
