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Aerial view from the north of the Colorado River on the Arizona–California border, showing the small Palo Verde Diversion Dam that diverts water to the west (right) into the main canal to irrigate the Palo Verde Valley around Blythe.
W. R. Byron Airport (FAA LID: 44CA) is a privately owned, private use airport in Riverside County, California, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi , 7 km ) northwest of the central business district of Blythe, California , [ 1 ] within the city limits.
The Blythe Intake is the place of the first irrigation canal to feed water to the Palo Verde Valley in 1877. It is located just north of Blythe, California in Riverside County, California. The Blythe Intake was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.948) on March 1, 1982. The site of the Blythe Intake is currently at the Palo Verde Dam. [1
State Route 86 (SR 86) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. State of California that connects the Imperial and Coachella valleys in the southeastern desert region of the state. It runs from State Route 111 near the Mexican border crossing at Calexico north through the Imperial Valley via El Centro and Brawley , and around the west side ...
Route 64, a highway from Mecca to Blythe, was added to the state highway system in 1919. [7] In 1935, Pierce Street from Route 26 near Oasis to Avenue 66, and Avenue 66 from Route 26 to Mecca were added to the state highway system. [8] Two years later, Pierce Street was designated as Route 203, and Avenue 66 was designated as Route 204. [9]
RIV R156.49 [N 1]-36.20: Blythe: R156.10 [N 1] Agricultural Inspection Station (northbound only) 243 [N 2] Riviera Drive / I-10 BL west: Southbound exit and entrance only; northbound exit and entrance replaced by exit 242; I-10 BL is former US 60 west 242 [N 2] E. Hobson Way : Northbound exit and entrance only: R154.16 [N 1]
The route runs along Rice Road, [2] linking Interstate 10 (I-10) midway between the Coachella Valley and Blythe on the California–Arizona border, to SR 62 near Rice. SR 177 travels along the eastern portion of the Joshua Tree National Park ; like the eastern 100 miles (160 km) of SR 62, it passes through some of the most desolate areas of the ...
During 1943 and 1944, Blythe AAF was used for squadron pilot training, then in December 1944 reverted to an active heavy bombardment base with Consolidated B-24 Liberators. Known units assigned to Blythe Army Airfield were: 390th Bombardment Group (Heavy) April 1942 – 1943. B-17 Flying Fortresses were active at Blythe AAF in 1942 and 1943.