State Route 64 (SR 64) is a

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in the northern part of the US state of

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. It travels from its western terminus in Williams to its intersection with U.S. Route 89 (US 89) in Cameron.

Route description

SR 64 serves as the entrance road to the South Rim of

Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwestern Arizona, is the 15th site in the United States to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often consider ...

; from Williams to Grand Canyon Village, the highway travels from the south to north, and from Grand Canyon Village to Cameron, it travels from the west to the east. While the road is technically not considered a state highway within national park boundaries, as it is maintained there by the

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and not the

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, it is marked as SR 64 on most maps and is considered unbroken for the purposes of numbering in the Arizona state highway system. SR 64 formerly extended past Cameron through to

Teec Nos Pos Teec Nos Pos ( Navajo: '')'' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. It is the western terminus of U.S. Route 64. Geography Teec Nos Pos is located at (36.923142, ...

; this designation has been superseded by US 160. From Tusayan to

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, the highway travels

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with US 180; segments of the highway are also known as Navahopi Road, Rim Drive, and Bushmaster Memorial Highway.

History

SR 64 was first designated as a state highway in 1932 as a route from Williams to the Grand Canyon. In 1935, the highway was extended to the east from the Grand Canyon to US 89. In 1961, the highway was extended further east from US 89 through

Tuba City Tuba City ( nv, ) is an unincorporated town in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 cen ...

to the

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

state line. In 1965, the portion from

was renumbered to SR 504 to match New Mexico, which would be renumbered again in 1987 to US 64. In 1965, the section to the east of US 89 became US 164, and would later be renumbered to US 160 in 1969.

Junction list

References

External links

SR 64 – Arizona Roads
{{Authority control 064 U.S. Route 64 Transportation in Coconino County, Arizona Grand Canyon, South Rim