DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, THE: A True Story

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The road then journeys south of Berkshire and ends abruptly in Silchester, where connecting Roman roads to Bath, Gloucester and Exeter were once found. Executive Committee (May 28, 1938). "Addendum to Minutes of Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p.53 . Retrieved June 15, 2023– via Wikimedia Commons. U.S. 666 was extended from Gallup, New Mexico via Lupton (Arizona), Sanders, St. Johns, Clifton, Safford, Bowie Junction; thence over State Route 81 to Douglas. (Minutes of Executive Committee, December 4, 1938, Dallas, Texas) The route was upgraded to a U.S. Highway in 1926, as U.S. Route 666. This number was appropriate and in accordance with the road numbering guidelines for U.S. Highways, being the sixth spur along the highway's parent highway, the famed cross-continental highway U.S. Route 66, from which US 491 breaks around Gallup, New Mexico. This number was assigned by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), a coordinating body that created the U.S. Highway System. [2] At that time, the northern terminus of the route was in Cortez, at an intersection with then US450 (modern US160). [24] Old and new route number at the intersection with US191 in Monticello While there are many stories of ghosts, hauntings, and spirits in general associated with this haunted highway, the stretch of road is best known for the evil spirits that are rumored to lurk on it.

A very profound and moving exploration of the violence that we do to each other and our environment. The bleakness of Norminton’s vision is redeemed by moments that reveal our enduring humanity and the common threads that connect past with present and distant future. It is truly epic in scope, while the tight, fast-paced action ensures it remains focused and compelling throughout. Virtuoso prose, a range of well realised characters and moments of astonishing imaginative vision and power. This is an important novel.”– James Miller Highway Reference Online - US-491". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 1, 2008. Those that have experienced complications while traveling on this road claim that the spirits that lurk along it are directly responsible for the issues. Marten, Susan Taylor (July 20, 2003). "US666 is gone, but signs went first". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved May 1, 2019. In 1970, several U.S. Highways in the Four Corners region were re-aligned. As part of this change, US160 was rerouted west of Cortez to serve the Four Corners Monument and enter Arizona instead of Utah. [36] US666 was extended up part of the old route of US160 to Monticello, Utah, at an intersection with then US163 (now US191). [37]

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The route in the other three states became U.S. Route 491 in 2003, mainly through efforts of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. He requested the change due to the "infamy brought by the inopportune naming of the road". [2] While campaigning for governor, Richardson promised to renumber the highway as part of a larger plan to improve the highway and build relations between New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. [25] Although traditional Navajo culture does not share the belief of 666 being an evil number, some Navajos had attempted for years to change the number as a way to raise awareness about the dangerous highway. [28] The highway had largely been ignored, with few improvements made since it was first paved. [25] By 1997, US666 was named one of the 20most dangerous highways in the United States. [28] Some Navajo leaders were concerned that efforts to reduce poverty on Navajo lands, via promoting tourism and outside investment, were being hampered by the Christian aversion to the number. [2] In 1985, the US66 designation was eliminated, leaving US666 (and other routes) as "orphans". This fact would be used as a supporting factor in later petitions to renumber the highway. In 1992, the part in Arizona was renumbered as an extension of US191. This truncated US666 again at Gallup, New Mexico, now at I-40. [4] Bureau of Public Roads& American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555 . Retrieved November 7, 2013– via Wikimedia Commons. a b Staff (January 2005). "The Devil's Gone On US491" (PDF). Qué Pasa. New Mexico Department of Transportation: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009 . Retrieved May 15, 2008. This figure is derived from summing the three state mileage logs used in the Major intersections section

The Devil’s Highway was a Roman road in Britain connecting London (Londinium) to Silchester (Calleva Attrebatum) Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) via Staines (Pontes). The road was the principal route to the west of Britain during the Roman period but whilst maintained for its easternmost section, was replaced by other routes after the demise of Roman Britain. Overview of Devil’s Highway Once in Utah, US491 gradually ascends to the Abajo Mountains. Still visible are large farming regions. Upon reaching an elevation of 7,000 feet (2,100m), the highway arrives at a weigh station and reaches the town of Monticello. US491 enters the town on Central Street and terminates near the city park at an intersection with US191, which runs along Main Street. [17] All highways in Utah are codified into law; US491 is defined at Utah Code Annotated §72-4-137(11). [6] History [ edit ] Pre-1926 [ edit ] The Abajo Mountains near Monticello Hampshire [ edit ] Plan of the Roman town Calleva Atrebatum, which was near the midpoint of the route Calleva Atrebatum's ruined amphitheatre A horrendous story told with bitter skill, highlighting the whole sordid, greedy mess that attends illegal broader crossings.Staff (September 14, 2009). "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tiger Discretionary Grant Application for US491 Roadway Widening" (PDF). Navajo Nation Department of Transportation; New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011 . Retrieved June 29, 2011. A striking and dazzlingly poetic meditation on the resonance of place, conflict and kinship….Unfurling like a time-lapse flower across three thousand years, Norminton’s skilfully-wrought novel is a memorable and thought-provoking read.” – Liz Jensen If this were a documentary, it would be one of the overly-dramatic ones filled with a little too much speculation and a few too many cheesy reenactments that you find on the Discovery and History channels. He may have gotten most of his facts right, but because of the way those facts are presented, I find I have doubts about it.