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Begin your virtual tour of U.S. Highway 163 by clicking on any of the above entry points,
and follow roads or trails through a network of linked images.
U.S. Highway 163 runs 64 miles through the rugged desert country of southern Utah and northern Arizona. It begins at Kayenta, Arizona, at the intersection with U.S. Highway 160, and heads mostly north to the Utah border, then heads mostly east through Mexican Hat and to the Junction with U.S. Highway 191 near Bluff. It passes through a scenic country of wild and interesting rock formations with little vegetation.
The junction of Highways 191 and 163 is interesting in that Highway 191 turns at the intersection and traffic heading south on Highway 191 goes straight to follow Highway 163.
U.S. Highway 163 passes by Monument Valley, a tribal park run by the Navajo Nation. The tall, monolithic stone formations of the park extend to the north of the park, and the highway passes right through this area. It also passes by the Valley of the Gods, another scenic attraction featuring rock formations near Mexican Hat. It crosses the San Juan River at Mexican Hat.
U.S. Highwya 163 doesn't follow the the standard numbering scheme for U.S. highways in that it has nothing to do with U.S. Highway 63, which would normally be its "parent" route. It was commissioned in 1971. Between 1934 and 1937 there was another U.S. Highway 163 in Iowa which is now call Iowa Highway 163.
All of the Utah section of the highway is available in the UntraveledRoad virtual tour, plus a short distance on the Arizona side.
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