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Thomas Henry Blythe One of the Blythe Intaglios, prehistoric geoglyphs in the Sonoran Desert, across the river from Parker Valley.. Blythe (/ ˈ b l aɪ θ /) is a city in eastern Riverside County, California, United States.
The majority of the Blythe geoglyphs are located 16 miles (26 km) north of Blythe, California, off Highway 95, at the Interstate 10 exit and down several dirt roads for 15.5 miles (24.9 km). An historical marker (No. 101) placed by the California Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, commemorates the site. [14]
The entirety of US 95 in California is designated as Route 95 in the state highway system. The California Streets and Highways Code defines it as follows in section 395: [2] Route 95 is from: (a) Route 10 near Blythe to Route 40 near Needles. (b) Route 40 west of Needles northerly to the Nevada state line.
State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Oceanside east to Blythe, traversing nearly the entire width of the state.Its western terminus is at Interstate 5 (I-5) in San Diego County and its eastern terminus is at I-10 in Riverside County.
During 1943 and 1944, Blythe AAF was used for squadron pilot training, then in December 1944 reverted to an active heavy bombardment base with Consolidated B-24 Liberators. Known units assigned to Blythe Army Airfield were: 390th Bombardment Group (Heavy) April 1942 – 1943. B-17 Flying Fortresses were active at Blythe AAF in 1942 and 1943.
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A portion of the city of Blythe, California, and Ehrenberg, Arizona, and Interstate Highway 10 are visible at the bottom. The Palo Verde Valley ( Spanish : Valle de Palo Verde ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is located in the Lower Colorado River Valley , next to the eastern border of Southern California with Arizona , United States. [ 3 ]
W. R. Byron Airport (FAA LID: 44CA) is a privately owned, private use airport in Riverside County, California, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northwest of the central business district of Blythe, California, [1] within the city limits.