9         US HIGHWAY 89

            (between Page and Bitter Springs, AZ)

            Southbound traffic out of Page, Arizona will encounter some warning signs near milepost 528—"Trucks—vehicles pulling trailers check brakes and equipment" and "use lower gear next 5 miles."  About ½ mile later there is a brake check area and the grade starts down at about 6% with 45 mph curves.  The grade is 4 miles of steady 6%.

            There is a runaway truck ramp about milepost 524½ which is about 3¼ miles down from where the 6% grade started.  The escape ramp exits to the right and goes slightly downhill.  The grade eases about ½ mile past the escape ramp near the junction of highways 89 and 89 Alt.