US 90 IN UTAH?? DIRT ROAD OR NOT?

[gordorad]

Trying to plan my route.   Is US 90 safe to travel on a bike?  I've heard it is dirt is many places.

Will be picking it up near Redville if it is ok....(going from Telluride to Moab)...

Other than that, it is 145.....Suggestions???

Thanks.

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SH 90 begins in the west at the border with Utah where it becomes Utah State Route 46 which continues westward to meet U.S. Highway 191 about twenty miles (32 km) south of Moab, UT. From the Utah border the road passes eastward for about 34 miles (55 km) through a very remote area, first along a section of La Sal Creek, then over a pass and though Paradox Valley, where it crosses the Dolores River Bridge near the town of Bedrock. After leaving the valley, it joins up with State Highway 141 at Vancorum where this portion of the road ends. The road then reappears approximately eight miles west of Montrose and travels into downtown Montrose where its western end occurs at its intersection with U.S. Highway 550. The two sections of the road are joined by a 49-mile (79 km) section composed mostly of unpaved road and a brief stretch of SH 141 neither of which are officially part of SH 90. Thus the official length of the road is 41.9 miles (67.4 km), but driving from one end to the other will require traveling at least 89 miles (143 km). If only paved routes are used, that distance increases considerably.

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49 miles of unpaved in CO / UT sounds dodgy.  

Although I did ride Keebler Pass in CO on the ST. That is a well groomed dirt road.

[gordorad]

So, should I avoid it as I'm hauling a trailer??

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Have you looked at it on Google Earth? That might help you decide.

[gordorad]

I have actually and the places I looked were all paved.  Guess I"m missing something!!