ɪnstˈɛd ʌv fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˌɛsˈɑːɹ ˈeɪt ˈeɪ tə vˈaɪə, ðə nˈuːli pˈeɪvd ɹˈoʊd kˈɜːvd nɔːɹθwˈɛst tə ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪɡən bˈoːɹdɚ nˌɪɹ ðə hˈʌmboʊldt wˈɑːʃuː kˈaʊnti lˈaɪn.
Instead of following SR 8A to Vya, the newly paved road curved northwest to the Oregon border near the Humboldt–Washoe county line.