U.S. Highway 93 Is 200 Miles Of White-Knuckle Driving In Arizona That's Not For The Faint Of Heart
By Katie Lawrence|Published July 02, 2020
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Katie Lawrence is a Southeast Texas native who graduated 18th in her high school class with a GPA of 4.25. She attended college in the Houston area and changed her major twice (psychology, computer science, and finally criminal justice) before taking a leap of faith and dropping out to pursue a career in freelance writing.
Today, Katie writes for the Texas and Arizona pages of OnlyInYourState.com and has never been more passionate about a job before. Outside of work, you can likely find her curled up on the sofa with a hot cup of coffee, watching a crime TV show or scary movie.
Arizona is full of roads with twists and turns galore, but this one just might take the cake. US-93, a highway with a southern terminus in Wickenburg, is 200 miles of pure white-knuckle driving. It’s a lot safer than it used to be, but the thrills of a curve-filled road are still undeniably there.
US-93, a major north-south highway, runs from our very own Wickenburg all the way up into Canada. In total, the route spans nearly 1,400 miles.
Once in Kingman, US 93 splits and heads north to the Hoover Dam. The iconic ghost town of Chloride is located off this highway, which means you'll pass through the eerily cheerful remains of Santa Land.
Until recently, this roadway was among the most treacherous in the country. Between 2010 and 2016, 90 people were killed in vehicular accidents on the stretch from Phoenix to Las Vegas.
Slow medical response times along the road could have contributed to the severity of the crashes. Luckily, the Federal Highway Administration says years of improvements have made it a much safer thoroughfare to travel.
Danger aside, we can all appreciate the beauty of the unadulterated Arizona landscape that surrounds the highway. All the twists and turns make it even more scenic!
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