US 160

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

Arizona

• Flagstaff (via US 89)
• Grand Canyon Village (via US 89 and SR 64)
• Page (via US 89 or SR 98)
• Kayenta

Scenery towns

• Mexican Water
• Teec Nos Pos

Colorado

• Durango
• Alamosa
• Lamar (via US 350 and US 50)

Scenery towns

• Cortez
• Pagosa Springs
• Monte Vista
• Alamosa East
• Walsenburg
• Trinidad

Junction list

Arizona

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	0	0	US89 US 89 – Bitter Springs, Page, Cameron, Flagstaff		Western terminus
	52	84	AZ98 SR 98 West – Page
Kayenta	81	130	US163 US 163 North – Monument Valley, Mexican Hat, Moab
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
	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		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
	201	323	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
	251	404	US550 US 550 South – Farmington		South end of US 550 Concurrency
Pagosa Springs	296	476	US84 US 84 South – Santa Fe
Wolf Creek Pass	351	565	Scenic Overlook
	408	657	Shaw Creek Rest Area
Monte Vista	422	679	US285 US 285 North – Poncha Springs, Denver SH 15 South		West end of US 285 Concurrency SH 15 South is inaccessible
	424	682	Truck Stop
Alamosa	439	707	Craft Drive
	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
La Veta Pass	469	755	Scenic Overlook
Walsenburg	508	818	IS25 I-25 North – Pueblo 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	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.

• In update 1.39, the eastern terminus was changed to a new at-grade three-way junction with US 64 in Teec Nos Pos as US 160 was extended east over the section of US 64 intersecting US 160 and US 191 in Mexican Water.

• In the initial version of the Colorado map expansion DLC, the section of US 160 from US 64 in Teec Nos Pos to US 350 east of Trinidad was added.

• In update 1.47, the section of US 160 from US 191 in Mexican Water to NM 597 at the Four Corners Monument became part of the Arizona map expansion DLC.

Gallery

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  Alamosa East
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  Pagosa Springs
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  Monte Vista
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  Cortez
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  Trinidad
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  East of Alamosa
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  Kayenta
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  La Veta Pass
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  Wolf Creek Pass

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 160 in real life