Where is this? (US 89 North, Arizona, self-taken photo)

[hotdogPi]

I took this photo in 2011 before I was a roadgeek. This was taken on my trip around the country. Most of it was by train, but my paternal grandfather was living in Flagstaff at the time. He brought me to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and a few other places by car.

The sign says US 89 North, and I am absolutely certain that this is in Arizona. Can anyone pinpoint the location?

[sparker]

Given the foliage alongside the road -- and the fact that much of what's left of US 89 in AZ is in the desert -- I'd guess that it was no more than 15-20 miles north of the southern terminus at I-40/Flagstaff, while still within the "Arizona Divide" forested region.  It's clear that this was taken several years ago, as that section of US 89 has been since twinned. 

[froggie]

It's clear that this was taken several years ago, as that section of US 89 has been since twinned. 

Looks pretty clear to me that the section he was on at the time was already twinned...

[Mapmikey]

Here is the location:

https://goo.gl/maps/SoQehTgD3aK2

[hotdogPi]

Thank you for finding it!

[Max Rockatansky]

North of AZ 67 heading to AZ 389.  There is an overlook of the Vermillion Cliffs near that picture.   I have some matching pictures that I'll link over later.

[Mapmikey]

North of AZ 67 heading to AZ 389.  There is an overlook of the Vermillion Cliffs near that picture.   I have some matching pictures that I'll link over later.

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The photo is 14 miles north of US 180 Flagstaff...

[pumpkineater2]

I can confirm that this is just north of Flagstaff. Been by there many times and that view with the miles of straight road and then the curve is very distinctive.

[Max Rockatansky]

North of AZ 67 heading to AZ 389.  There is an overlook of the Vermillion Cliffs near that picture.   I have some matching pictures that I'll link over later.

???

The photo is 14 miles north of US 180 Flagstaff...

Shit you're right, I couldn't see the US 89 clearly until I got to my computer.  The overlook I was referring to was on US 89a.  Now that I look at it closer it is the drop into the Painted Desert; specifically between Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments.

[Max Rockatansky]

For what its worth in regards to what I had envisioned about the Arizona Strip with US 89a it was this similar looking drop to the one north of Flagstaff:

IMG_0998 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Ironically I do have a picture southbound on US 89 at Grey Mountain opposite to the OP who was looking northbound:

IMG_1819 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Plus some stuff on the Cameron Bridge even further north on the Little Colorado:

IMG_0902 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0903 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0905 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Captured this one of the new US 89 Bridge being constructed in 2015:

IMG_0908 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


US 89 even has a long section of abandoned alignments directly east of the modern highway pretty much all the way up to Bitter Springs.

[sparker]

It's clear that this was taken several years ago, as that section of US 89 has been since twinned. 

Looks pretty clear to me that the section he was on at the time was already twinned...

Gah!  Twice in the last day or so my aging eyesight has gotten the best of me.  Bifocals, here I come!   

[US 89]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

[Max Rockatansky]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

From 1911 to 1959:

http://bridgehunter.com/az/coconino/cameron-suspension/

You can't drive on the old bridge much less walk over it given it has been repurposed for a pipeline crossing of the Little Colorado. 

[US 89]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

From 1911 to 1959:

http://bridgehunter.com/az/coconino/cameron-suspension/

You can't drive on the old bridge much less walk over it given it has been repurposed for a pipeline crossing of the Little Colorado.

So the whole deck is gone now and there are pipelines there instead?

[Max Rockatansky]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

From 1911 to 1959:

http://bridgehunter.com/az/coconino/cameron-suspension/

You can't drive on the old bridge much less walk over it given it has been repurposed for a pipeline crossing of the Little Colorado.

So the whole deck is gone now and there are pipelines there instead?

No, the deck is still there.  The pipes run on the bridge supports, it is just fenced off from being able to walk on it. 


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[Occidental Tourist]

Here is the location:

https://goo.gl/maps/SoQehTgD3aK2

Good on you.

[US 89]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

From 1911 to 1959:

http://bridgehunter.com/az/coconino/cameron-suspension/

You can't drive on the old bridge much less walk over it given it has been repurposed for a pipeline crossing of the Little Colorado.

So the whole deck is gone now and there are pipelines there instead?

No, the deck is still there.  The pipes run on the bridge supports, it is just fenced off from being able to walk on it. 


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If that's all, then why is it fenced off? Are they worried about terrorism threats or something?

[JJBers]

How long ago did the Cameron suspension bridge serve vehicle traffic? Can you still drive over it? I remember seeing it on a trip to the Grand Canyon several years ago and thinking it was cool.

From 1911 to 1959:

http://bridgehunter.com/az/coconino/cameron-suspension/

You can't drive on the old bridge much less walk over it given it has been repurposed for a pipeline crossing of the Little Colorado.

So the whole deck is gone now and there are pipelines there instead?

No, the deck is still there.  The pipes run on the bridge supports, it is just fenced off from being able to walk on it. 

If that's all, then why is it fenced off? Are they worried about terrorism threats or something?

That would be the weirdest thing to close it off for.
I believe it's to make sure no "troublemakers" rip up the deck and open up the pipeline...