æz ðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈɜːnz sˈaʊθiːst təwˈɔːɹdz ðə blˈæk ɹˈɑːk dˈɛzɚt, ðə hˈaɪweɪ kəntˈɪnjuːz ɪts nɔːɹθwˈɛst tɹədʒˈɛktɚɹi θɹuː ðə vˈæli bᵻtwˌiːn ðə bˈɪlk kɹˈiːk mˈaʊntɪnz ɔnðɪ ˈiːst ænd ðə pˈaɪn fˈɔːɹɪst ɹˈeɪndʒ tə ðə wˈɛst.
As the river turns southeast towards the Black Rock Desert, the highway continues its northwest trajectory through the valley between the Bilk Creek Mountains on the east and the Pine Forest Range to the west.