US Route 789 was a proposed US Route which was known as the "Canada-to-Mexico Highway." US Route 789 was formally proposed to the American Association of State Highway Officials by the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana during November 1950. The application was ultimately rejected but led to the formation of Multi-State Highway 789 between the Mexican border at Nogales, Arizona and Canadian border in Sweetgrass, Montana. Much of Multi-State Highway 789 would be removed by the mid-1960s but the routing does remain fully intact within Wyoming. Pictured as the blog cover is the multiplex of Wyoming State Route 789 and US Route 30 Business in Rawlins as seen in 2007 (picture taken by Jake Bear). The history of the US Route 789 proposal and Multi-State Route 789 Conceptual US Route 789 was borne out of a desire by the Canada to Mexico Highway Association to obtain a new US Route designation through the states of Montana, Wyoming, ...
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