This driving tour video will take you down to the magnificent Monument Valley on the border of Arizona and Utah. Desert storm with strong winds and fast clouds of sand makes the footage one-of-a-kind. Hope you'll enjoy this relaxing virtual tour! Feel free to subscribe, like, comment and share! This travel video is also the best and safest way to experience the entire US 163 Scenic Drive any time of the year.
The video starts at the beginning of Kayenta - Monument Valley Scenic Road in Arizona, then crosses the border with Utah and continues to Mexican Hat in Utah. The video ends with the end of the US 163 Scenic Byway in Utah at the intersection with US 191.
U.S. Route 163 (also U.S. Highway 163, US 163) is a 64-mile (103 km) U.S. Highway that runs from US 160 northward to US 191 in the U.S. states of Arizona and Utah. The southernmost 44 miles (71 km) of its length are within the Navajo Nation. The highway forms part of the Trail of the Ancients, a National Scenic Byway. The highway cuts through the heart of Monument Valley and has been featured in numerous movies and commercials.
The highway was designated in 1970, replacing Arizona State Route 464 and Utah State Route 47 as well as a portion of the old alignment of US 160 in Utah. The route number does not follow the numbering convention for U.S. Highways, as the number 163 would normally be used for a spur of US 63; however, these two highways have never connected.
Arizona
The state of Arizona has designated an 18-mile (29 km) stretch of the highway, from approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of the US 160 junction to the Utah border, as a scenic route.
Utah
The highway offers dramatic views.
The Utah portion of the highway begins in Monument Valley, in San Juan County. Just after it enters Utah, the highway junctions with the Monument Valley Visitors center. The highway proceeds northeast until the town of Mexican Hat where the highway both crosses the San Juan River and exits the Navajo Nation. The length of US 163 in Utah has been designated the Bluff to Monument Valley Scenic byway by the Utah State Legislature and forms part of the Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway. All highways in Utah are codified in law; US 163 is defined at Utah Code §72-4-122(3).
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