The Indian Reservation Roads Program (IRR) is part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and is meant to meet the transportation needs of American Indians in the United States, American Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.[1] These roads, also known as BIA Roads are given to tribes by providing funds for planning, designing, construction, and maintenance activities.[1]
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| Website | http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr |
The program is jointly administered by the Federal Lands Highway Program and the BIA.[1] These roads are public that provide access to and within Indian reservations, Indian trust land, restricted Indian land, and Alaska native villages.[1] Approximately 29,000 miles (47,000 km) are under the jurisdiction of the BIA and tribes and another 73,000 miles (117,000 km) are under State and local ownership.[2]
The authorizing legislation is the highway authorization act (currently the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)) and codified in Title 23 U.S.C. and 25 C.F.R. Part 170.[2]
The IRR program funds can be used for any type of Title 23 transportation project providing access to or within Federal or Indian lands and may be used for the State/local matching share for apportioned Federal-aid Highway Funds.[2]
List of roads
edit| Route | Mi | Km | From | To | Notes |
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| BIA Route 1 | 20 | 30 | Arizona State Route 347 near Maricopa | Arizona State Route 87 in Sacaton Flats | |
| BIA Route 2 | 48 | Arizona State Route 264 in Kykotsmovi Village | BIA Route 15 near Leupp | ||
| BIA Route 3 | 23 | Coolidge Dam Road in Coolidge Dam | US Route 70 near Bylas | Mostly Concurrent with BIA Route 500 | |
| BIA Route 6 | |||||
| BIA Route 7 | 53 | US Route 191 in Chinle | New Mexico State Line in Fort Defiance | ||
| BIA Route 8 | 49 | County Road 2000 north of Safford | US Route 70 near Peridot | ||
| BIA Route 12 | 32
__ 38 |
New Mexico State Line in Fort Defiance
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Interstate 40 in Lupton
____________________________ New Mexico State Line near Tsalie |
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| BIA Route 13 | 24 | BIA Route 12 near Lukachukai | New Mexico State Line in Red Rock | ||
| BIA Route 14 | |||||
| BIA Route 15 | 105
— 54 |
Townsend-Winona Road near Flagstaff
________________________________ Chuichu Road near Casa Grande |
Arizona State Route 264/US Route 191 in Burnside
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Longest BIA Route in Arizona | |
| BIA Route 16 | 36 | Utah state line near Navajo Mountain | Arizona State Route 98 west of Kayenta | ||
| BIA Route 18 | |||||
| BIA Route 20 | 45 | US Route 89 in The Gap | S. Lake Powell Boulevard in Page | Former Alt. Route 89 | |
| BIA Route 27 | 43 | BIA Route 7 near Chinle | Arizona State Route 264 near Ganado | ||
| BIA Route 33 | 13 | West of Red Rock | BIA Route 13 in Red Rock | ||
| BIA Route 41 | |||||
| BIA Route 42 | |||||
| BIA Route 59 | 44 | US Route 160 near Kayenta | US Route 191 in Many Farms | ||
| BIA Route 60 | 20 | 30 | Arizona State Route 87 near Dilkon | Arizona State Route 87 near Winslow | |
| BIA Route 62 | |||||
| BIA Route 64 | 28 | BIA Route 7 near Chinle | BIA Route 12 in Tsalie | ||
| BIA Route 68 | |||||
| BIA Route 91 | |||||
| BIA Route 125 | |||||
| BIA Route 170 | 16 | US Route 70 near San Carlos | US Route 70 in Peridot | Former SR 170. | |
| BIA Route 221 |
See also
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "FLH > Programs > Indian Reservation Roads (IRR)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ a b c "Indian Reservation Roads Inventory (IRR)". Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- This article incorporates public domain material from dot.gov