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Black Hills Back Country Byway

Map of Black Hills Back Country Byway - scenic route

A graded-dirt road between Safford and Clifton, built by prison labor 1914-1920 as the wagon route to the Clifton-Morenci copper mines. Crosses the 1918 Old Safford Bridge over the Gila River; overlooks the Gila Box Riparian NCA. Fire agate rockhounding nearby. High-clearance recommended; no vehicles over 20 feet.

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