U.S. 95 South - Piute Valley

U.S. 95 leaves the Silver State of Nevada and enters the Golden State of California through Piute Valley. A regulatory sign advises motorists about operating oversize vehicles in California.

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A Unlike the segment of U.S. 95 in Nevada to the north, U.S. 95 in San Bernardino County has more dips and curves, thus warranting a slower speed.

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Unlike Nevada and Arizona, California uses cutout U.S. route markers such as this one on its limited segments of designated U.S. highway.

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Some sections of U.S. 95 are flat and straight, but these are not very common.

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U.S. 95 passes under a 500kV Southern California Edison power line that leads from the Mohave substation near Laughlin southwest to the Devers substation in Hesperia.

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Paralleling Piute Wash to the west, U.S. 95 continues south across Piute Valley toward Arrowhead Junction.

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A fairly rough at-grade crossing with the BNSF Railroad precedes the intersection joining U.S. 95 with the pre-1931 alignment of U.S. 66 along Goffs Road.

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Historic U.S. 66 (Goffs Road) parallels the BNSF Railroad west to Bannock, Homer and Goffs. The old route converges with Interstate 40 in Fenner Valley.

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Goffs is 14 miles to the west along old U.S. 66 while U.S. 95 south continues with Historic U.S. 66 east 17 miles to Needles.

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U.S. 95 and Historic U.S. 66 arc 6.4 miles southeast from Arrowhead Junction to Interstate 40.

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Unlike the segment of U.S. 95 between the Nevada state line and Arrowhead Junction, the terrain on U.S. 95 paralleling Sacramento Wash to the north is much flatter.

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Curving southward between Sacramento Wash and Piute Wash, U.S. 95 travels closer to the Dead Mountains.

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The BNSF Railroad line at Arrowhead Junction returns to U.S. 95 south from Ibis at Klinfelter.

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U.S. 95/Historic U.S. 66 cross Crestview Wash south leading into the diamond interchange along Interstate 40 at Exit 133.

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Interstate 40 travels west from U.S. 95 to I-15 at Barstow.

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U.S. 95 combines with Interstate 40 southeast 11 miles to Needles.

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Historic U.S. 66 follows I-40 east to Exit 139 / River Road Cutoff in north Needles.

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