Pictured is a newly completed segment of the Bisbee-Fort Huachuca Highway as it was displayed in the August 1936 Arizona Highways. Construction of the Bisbee-Fort Huachuca Highway began during 1936. Upon completion the Bisbee-Fort Huachuca Highway was designated as a segment of Arizona State Route 92.
Pictured is a car driven by Arizona Highway Department District Engineer George B. Shafter at Sardine Saddle along the Coronado Trail of Arizona State Route 81. This photo was featured in the March 1936 volume of Arizona Highways. The Coronado Trail is a 123-mile section of modern US Route 191 from Springerville south to Morenci. The path US Route 191 over the Coronado Trail has over 600 curves which line the rim of the White Mountains. The Coronado Trail has one of the lowest daily traffic counts in the entire US Route System. The Coronado Trail roughly follows the path the 1540-1542 Coronado expedition took in search for the Cities of Gold. The White Mountains of eastern Arizona essentially are an extension of the larger Mogollon Rim region and has peaks as high as 11,420 feet above sea level. The Coronado Trail was added as extension of Arizona State Route 71 north of Morenci during late 1927 to the original alignment of US Route 70 in Springerville. By 1936 the entirety of Arizona State Route 71and the Coronado Trail was absorbed into Arizona State Route 81. In 1938 the Coronado Trail became part of the southern extension of US Route 666. By 1992 the majority of US Route 666 in Arizona had been reassigned as part of US Route 191.
“Anna and her family lived alone on an island. She enjoyed having tea time with her friends the spiny lobster and baby hawk.” – National Geographic, 1938.
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