COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. – A portion of highway 89-A in Coconino County, Arizona, is completely shut down Sunday due to a landslide that occurred Sunday afternoon due to heavy storms.
Highway 89-A is closed between Jacob Lake, Arizona, and Bitter Springs, Arizona, in the House Rock Valley area, west of Marble Canyon.
The road will remain closed until the slide area has been cleared. An estimated time for the road’s reopening is not available as this report is published.
Anyone needing to travel through the area, such as to Flagstaff, Arizona, must detour through Kanab and Page, Arizona, on Highway 89 and over the mountain slope south of Page to Bitter Springs.
According to initial reports from Arizona Department of Transportation workers, there may also be a second landslide in this area due to the rain.
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Highway 89 detour | Image created on Mapquest.com, St. George News
Heavy storms cause mud and rock slide in Coconino County, Arizona, Aug. 9, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation, St. George News
Heavy storms cause mud and rock slide in Coconino County, Arizona, Aug. 9, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation, St. George News
Heavy storms cause mud and rock slide in Coconino County, Arizona, Aug. 9, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation, St. George News
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Where is the photo that shows where these rocks came from? It seems to be far from any cliffs.
And please describe exactly where the road is blocked (for example: 1.5 miles east of House Rock Valley Road or 2.5 miles west of Cliff Dwellers Lodge).
The photos don’t look like a landslide; they look like a flash flood.
Uhhhh, why not give us a pic of the hill them thurr rocks rolled off of???…
Uhhh, looks like the photos were taken by the Arizona Dept of Transportation and “not” a reporter from the STG News. So I guess the story is providing the info that was provided to them.
Also a quick search on the World Wide Web will reveal some different photos that may, Uhhhh, satisfy your curiosity.
Oh don’t worry I’m sure the neighborhood blowhard REAL LIFE DORK will come in and straighten everybody out…. LOL.!