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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.
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.
US 95 enters California at Blythe along its dual segment/concurrency with I-10. It travels largely parallel to the west bank of the Colorado River until it joins I-40 in Needles. The route then travels north from Goffs to the Nevada state line. The total distance in California is about 130 miles (210 km).
Route 146 was designated by the California State Legislature in 1933 and contained the portion from Blythe to the Nevada state line. [9] US 95 was extended south from its routing in Idaho by AASHO through Searchlight and Needles to Blythe on June 28, 1939; the routing became effective at the start of 1940. [10]
Three miles (4.8 km) south of I-10 at the Wiley's Well exit, between Desert Center and Blythe, are the Chuckawalla Valley and Ironwood state prisons. Near the Arizona state line, I-10 meets the terminus of SR 78. In the city of Blythe, I-10 runs concurrently with US 95 as both routes cross the Colorado River into Arizona. [18] [22]
US 95 – Needles, Blythe: 125.76: Agricultural Inspection Station (westbound only) Colorado River: 142.66: California–Arizona state line: SR 95 Truck (California Avenue) to SR 95 – Parker, Phoenix: East end of SR 62; continuation into Arizona: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Moving east from the California line at Ehrenburg, I-10 follows the old route of US 60/US 70 for the first 31 miles (50 km) east from Blythe, California. In 1960, this westernmost stretch of I-10 was built from near the Colorado River east to the future spot where the "Brenda Cutoff" section of I-10 would connect a decade later.
The trail that remains today is a graded dirt road, that traverses southeastern Riverside County, and a part of Imperial County, beginning roughly 12 miles (19 km) east of North Shore and terminating about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Blythe for a total of 70 miles (110 km).