Arizona State Route 98

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Arizona State Route 98 road sign
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Arizona State Route 98 map
Basic data
Overall length:  67 mi / 108 km
Starting point:  US 89.svg US 89 in Page
End point:  US 160.svg US 160
County:  Coconino County
Important cities:  Page
Kaibito
Shonto
course
AB-Kreuzung-grün.svg 0.00 US 89.svg US 89
AB-Kreuzung-grün.svg 66.85 US 160.svg US 160

The Arizona State Route 98 (abbreviated AZ 98 ) is a state highway in the US state of Arizona , which runs east-west direction. The approximately 67 mile (108 km) long road begins on US Highway 89 in Page and ends on US Highway 160 east of Cow Springs .

Most of the State Route runs through sparsely populated areas and the Navajo Indian Reservation .

East of Page is crossed barren desert area
In Kaibito the AZ 98 passes through a hilly landscape
Road course at Shonto in the direction of travel west

course

Arizona State Route 98 begins south of Page at the junction with US Highway 89 . After a few miles it passes the small village of Lechee . Further east, the road passes Navajo Generating Station to the north and cuts through Antelope Canyon . As far as Kaibito , the route initially runs in a southerly direction parallel to the tracks of the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad . Mainly dry desert areas are crossed. The road then swings in a south-easterly direction and winds in many bends through a hilly landscape. Shortly before the junction with US Highway 160 , AZ 98 passes Shonto in the north .

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