Arizona State Route 67

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Signage for SR 67 begins at Bright Angel Point along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. ADOT does not officially own this section of road, but it is signed as SR 67. The road heads north as the Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway through the small town of North Rim,{{cite map|url=http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/GRCAmap2.pdf|title=Grand Canyon Area Map|publisher=National Park Service|format=PDF|access-date=March 14, 2011}} surrounded by evergreen trees.{{cite web|url=http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_article_1.html|title=Kaibab Plateau – North Rim National Scenic Byway|work=Arizona Scenic Roads|author=Clayton, Robin|publisher=Arizona Office of Tourism|access-date=March 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412233602/http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_article_1.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead}} The parkway enters a small clearing before meeting the park entrance, where ownership by ADOT begins. Heading into Kaibab National Forest on a northward path,{{cite map|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5180563.pdf|format=PDF|title=Kaibab NF Vicinity Map|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=March 14, 2011}} the roadway is surrounded by a narrow meadow bordered by evergreen trees.{{cite web|url=http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_index.html|title=Kaibab Plateau –North Rim National Scenic Byway|author=Arizona Scenic Roads|publisher=Arizona Office of Tourism|access-date=March 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412232132/http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_index.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead}} As it passes the nearby Deer Lake, SR 67 meets an unpaved National Forest road. The landscape around the route is crisscrossed by these routes as SR 67 makes several turns, turning back toward the north. The highway, with the new name of Grand Canyon Highway in addition to its other designation, makes several turns as it heads north through the woods. It takes a more northwesterly path as it runs through Coconino County.{{cite map|url=http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/gis/maps/pdf/tbd5.pdf|title=Transportation District 5 Milepost System|cartography=Multimodal Planning Division|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|format=PDF|access-date=March 14, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413001215/http://www.azdot.gov/MPD/gis/maps/pdf/tbd5.pdf| archive-date= 13 April 2011 | url-status= live}} Near its terminus, the road turns back northeast toward its terminus at US 89A in Jacob Lake.{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9MzYuNDU2MzYzODA4MTUyODN+LTExMi4xMzU5NjUyMjgwODA3NSZsdmw9MTAmZGlyPTAmc3R5PXImcnRwPXBvcy4zNi4xOTc2MjI4MTQyOTU4MDVfLTExMi4wNTI5MjU1NjQ3ODc4N19uZWFyJTIwS2FpYmFiJTIwUGxhdGVhdS1Ob3J0aCUyMFJpbSUyMFBrd3klMkMlMjBOb3J0aCUyMFJpbSUyQyUyMEFaJTIwODYwNTJfX19hX35wb3MuMzYuNzEzNjc3MTE5Mzk0NDdfLTExMi4yMTU1MDQ1NTk1OTQ3OF9fX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=|title=SR 67|access-date=March 10, 2011}}

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The northern segment of the highway is maintained by ADOT, who is responsible for maintaining SR 67 like all other highways around the state. As part of this job, ADOT periodically surveys traffic along its routes. These surveys are most often presented in the form of average annual daily traffic, which is the number of vehicles who use the route on any average day during the year. In 2009, ADOT calculated that around 1,100 vehicles used the route daily at its northern terminus in Jacob Lake.{{cite web|url=http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/CurrentAADT.pdf|title=State Highway Traffic Log|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|page=18|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|format=PDF|access-date=March 10, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413022509/http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/CurrentAADT.pdf| archive-date= 13 April 2011 | url-status= live}} The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lists the highway as a National Scenic Byway, and the National Forest Service has also designated it a National Forest Service Byway. No part of the highway has been listed in the National Highway System,{{cite map|url=http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/gis/maps/pdf/NHS.pdf|author=Multimodal Planning Division|date=September 2009|title=National Highway System|format=PDF|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=March 7, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413001259/http://www.azdot.gov/MPD/gis/maps/pdf/NHS.pdf| archive-date= 13 April 2011 | url-status= live}} a system of roads in the United States important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.{{cite web |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ |title= The National Highway System |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date= August 26, 2010 |access-date= January 1, 2011}} Due to the closure of park facilities on the north rim of the Grand Canyon during winter, winter maintenance is not undertaken after December 1, with the result that SR 67 is usually closed to vehicular traffic from December 1 until spring.{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695234738/Grand-Canyon-road-closed-for-winter.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022201746/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695234738/Grand-Canyon-road-closed-for-winter.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2012|title=Grand Canyon Road Closed for Winter |newspaper=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City |date=December 10, 2007 |access-date=March 15, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hours.htm|title=Grand Canyon National Park Operating Hours and Seasons|author=National Park Service|publisher=United States Department of the Interior|access-date=March 15, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110303012942/http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hours.htm| archive-date= 3 March 2011 | url-status= live}}

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SR 67 existed as a route to reach the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park as early as 1927 as a dirt road.{{cite map|url=http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1926-az.php|title=Map of Arizona|publisher=Arizona Highway Department|date=1926|access-date=April 10, 2012}}{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=Auto Road Map of Arizona and New Mexico|url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html|access-date=April 29, 2008|year=1927| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080506234706/http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html| archive-date= 6 May 2008 | url-status= live}} By 1935, the road had been improved to a gravel road, and by 1938 it had been paved.{{cite map|publisher=Arizona State Highway Department|title=Road Map of Arizona|url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html|access-date=April 29, 2008|year=1935| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080506234706/http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html| archive-date= 6 May 2008 | url-status= live}}{{cite map|cartography=Rand McNally|publisher=Sinclair Oil|title=Road Map of Arizona and New Mexico|url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html|access-date=April 29, 2008|year=1938| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080506234706/http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html| archive-date= 6 May 2008 | url-status= live}} In 1941, the road was designated as a state highway and signed as SR 67.{{cite web|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=April 29, 2008|date=February 25, 1941|title=ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1941-P-133|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?resnum=1941-P-133}} In 1985, the highway received the designation of Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway as an Arizona State Scenic Byway. The designation included SR 67 in its entirety as well as extending south into Grand Canyon National Park.{{cite web|author=Miller, Charles|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=April 29, 2008|title=ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1985-09-C-067|date=September 20, 1985|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/pdf/resolutionfull/1985-09-C-067.pdf}} Two years later, ADOT obtained the right-of-way for improvement of the highway from its northern terminus approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} south.{{cite web|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1986&eyear=1988&crc=&rtnum=67&submit1=Submit|title=ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1987-04-A-020|date=April 17, 1987|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=March 14, 2011}} In 1989, an additional right-of-way was acquired by ADOT from its southern terminus approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}} north.{{cite web|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1989&eyear=1990&crc=&rtnum=67&submit1=Submit|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|date=April 17, 1989|title=ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1989-03-A-020|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=March 14, 2011}} By June of that year, the parkway received the designation of a National Forest Scenic Byway, and in June 1998, the Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway received another designation, this time as a National Scenic Byway.{{cite web |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/10465/designation.html |title=Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway: Official Designations |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |work=America's Byways |access-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609142826/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/10465/designation.html |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Since establishment, the route has not been realigned and retains its original routing.

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• [http://arizonaroads.com/arizona/az67.html SR 67 at Arizona Roads]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060421003221/http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/10465/ Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway]
• [http://www.azdot.gov/Highways/districts/Flagstaff/index.asp ADOT Flagstaff District]

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