County Line Cafe & martin;s Motel

I-40 Exit 148, Ash Fork, AZ
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East < GO > West

What's left of the County Line Cafe and the abandoned Martin's Motel are located on the south service road just west of I-40, exit 148. This was the 1932-1952 Route 66 alignment of Route 66. In Jack Rittenhouse's 1946 "A Guide Book to Highway 66" he mentions a gas station at about this spot, but not a motel or cafe.

The County Line Cafe was closed in the mid 1980s, all that was left standing in 2019 was the sign post and a small section of wall around what was apparently the entrance. The upper sign can said "County Line" and the lower said "Cafe".

The small abandoned Martin's Motel still stands just west of the cafe site. It appears to have offered 5 r 6 guest rooms. The end unit with the corner windows was probably the office.

Photo(s): 2019