US 160

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U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is an east–west US Highway in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southern Colorado in American Truck Simulator. It runs from US 89 between Cameron and Page to US 350 east of Trinidad. In real life, US 160 runs 1465 miles (2358 km) from west of Tuba City, AZ, to southwest of Poplar Bluff, MO.

Course

US 160 begins at its intersection with US 89, north of Cameron, AZ, and trends northeast through the colorful Colorado Plateau, where it is known as the Navajo Trail. After intersecting with AZ 98, which provides access to Page, the highway crosses under the conveyor of the Peabody Kayenta Mine, a coal mine on Black Mesa, a highland region to the south of the highway. The highway soon passes through Kayenta, where US 163 provides access to US 191 via Monument Valley, and not long afterward intersects with the 191 directly. After east and westbound weigh stations, at Teec Nos Pos, US 160 makes a TOTSO northward, with US 64 continuing straight on. The 160 soon enters New Mexico, which it runs through for just under a mile past the Four Corners, where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado meet; the monument here offers a rest stop and a viewpoint.

After entering Colorado, the highway crosses the San Juan River, and climbs up to US 491, meeting with the highway below the cliffs of Mesa Verde and the prominent butte Chimney Rock. The 160 runs concurrent with the 491 past the Ute Mountain Casino Hotel (which features travel services) and the Ute Mountains to the west to Cortez, which features a weigh station and rest stop. The 160 continues eastward, north of Mesa Verde and south of the San Juans, to Durango, where it intersects with US 550. In the forests south of the San Juans the highway passes below another landmark called Chimney Rock, this one being a mountaintop pillar of rock; this feature is a national monument, and was the site of an Ancestral Puebloan dwelling that housed around 2000 Pueblo Indians between the years 925 and 1125. The highway soon reaches Pagosa Springs, where it intersects with US 84 and once again crosses the San Juan. Passing Treasure Falls, the highway takes on Wolf Creek Pass, a high pass in the Southern San Juans that features two large switchbacks, the upper one featuring an overlook. After crossing the summit of the pass (which, at 10,857 feet, is the highest point on the highway, and a crossing of the Great Continental Divide), the 160 descends into the San Luis Valley, where, at Monte Vista, it intersects with US 285, and soon after runs through Alamosa. After crossing the Rio Grande and Alamosa East, the highway runs below the Blanca Peak Massif and crosses the Culebra Range (a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains) via North La Veta Pass (9413 ft), crossing the summit below Rough Mountain and Mt. Mestas, two prominent peaks that stand to the east. Leaving the mountains, the highway reaches Walsenburg, where it begins a concurrency with Interstate 25 that ends at Trinidad. East of Trinidad the highway currently ends at a TOTSO, where it continues east towards Kansas; continuing straight on from this point is US 350.

Cities

Junction list

Arizona

Location mi km Destinations Facilities Notes
0 0 US89 US 89 – Bitter SpringsPageCameron, Flagstaff Western terminus
52 84 AZ98 SR 98 West – Page
Kayenta 81 130 US163 US 163 North – Monument Valley, Mexican Hat, Moab GasRest Stop
Mexican Water 124 200 US191 US 191 South – Holbrook West end of US 191 Concurrency
129 208 US191 US 191 North – Bluff, Moab East end of US 191 Concurrency
Teec Nos Pos 131 211 Weigh station Weigh Station
137 220 US64 US 64 East – Shiprock, Farmington TOTSO

New Mexico

Location mi km Destinations Facilities Notes
152 245 NM597 NM 597 North – Four Corners Monument Rest StopViewpoint East terminus in Arizona DLC

Colorado

Location mi km Destinations Facilities Notes
184 296 US491 US 491 South – Shiprock, Farmington TOTSO
South end of US 491 Concurrency
Cortez 192 309 Mike Wash Road
Truck Stop
GasRest Stop
201 323 Weigh station Weigh Station
206 332 US491 US 491 North – Monticello, Moab North end of US 491 Concurrency
Durango 247 398 US550 US 550 North – Ouray, Montrose TOTSO
North end of US 550 Concurrency
248 399 Dominguez Drive GasRest StopService Shop
251 404 US550 US 550 South – Farmington South end of US 550 Concurrency
Pagosa Springs 296 476 US84 US 84 South – Santa Fe Rest Stop
Wolf Creek Pass 351 565 Scenic Overlook Viewpoint
408 657 Shaw Creek Rest Area Rest Stop
Monte Vista 422 679 US285 US 285 North – Poncha Springs, Denver
Co 15 shield.png SH 15 South
West end of US 285 Concurrency
SH 15 South is inaccessible
424 682 Truck Stop GasRest Stop
Alamosa 439 707 Craft Drive Rest StopService ShopTruck Dealers
440 708 US285 US 285 South – Antonito East end of US 285 Concurrency
US 285 South is inaccessible
442 711 Minor road TOTSO
Alamosa East 443 713 Minor road GasRest StopService Shop
La Veta Pass 469 755 Scenic Overlook
Walsenburg 508 818 IS25 I-25 North – Pueblo
Co 10 shield.png SH 10 East – La Junta
TOTSO
West end of I-25 Concurrency
SH 10 is inaccessible
Trinidad 534 859 IS25 I-25 South – Raton TOTSO
East end of I-25 Concurrency
536 863 Co 12 shield.png SH 12 West – Nevada Avenue SH 12 is inaccessible
549 884 US350 US 350 East – La Junta East terminus in game
Road signs say US 160 continues to Springfield

History

  • In the initial version of the Arizona map expansion DLC, US 160 began at an at-grade three-way junction with US 89 between Flagstaff and Page and ended at an at-grade four-way junction with US 191 in Kayenta.
  • In update 1.5, as part of the 1:35 to 1:20 map rescale, new sections were added to the existing route to accommodate the new map scale. The junction with US 191 was moved to a new at-grade three-way junction with US 64 in Mexican Water.
  • In update 1.35, the at-grade three-way junction with US 89 was rebuilt. The junction with US 64 and US 191 in Mexican Water was rebuilt and changed from one to two at-grade three-way junctions, with US 191 extending north to Utah from the second junction.

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