Below is a list and summary of the former state routes in Arizona, including mileage tables and maps. Between the establishment of Arizona's numbered state highway system in 1927 and the present date, several state routes have been decommissioned. Some state routes were retired as a result of the state relinquishing ownership to local authorities, while others were made extensions of or redesignated as other highways, with some former state routes being upgraded to U.S. Highway or Interstate status.
State Route 62 (SR62) was a state highway in northwestern Arizona running a total of 3.50 miles (5.63 kilometres) from US 93 and US466, north of Kingman to the mining town of Chloride.[1] SR62 was designated on May 5, 1936, coinciding with the extension of US466 and US93 across the Hoover Dam into Arizona. Despite the separate State Route designation from US93/US466, the Arizona State Highway Department considered SR62 to be the "Chloride Spur" of both U.S. Highways.[2] It was deleted from the state highway system on July 23, 1971 because of the closure of the mine in Chloride.[3] The road is still in use today as Mohave County Road 125.[4]
State Route 63(SR63) was a 136.64-mile (220-kilometre) long state highway in northeastern Arizona servicing the Navajo Nation.[10] SR63 was designated on January 10, 1961, along a route from U.S. Route 66 (US66) in Chambers to the reservation boundary of the Navajo Nation.[11] On December 14, 1962, SR63 was extended north of the reservation boundary to SR264 in Ganado.[12] On June 15, 1970, the route was further extended north over Navajo Route 8 and Navajo Route 17 to US164, which became part of US160 later that year.[13] SR63 was decommissioned on May 11, 1981, when the route became part of US191.[14]
State Route 65(SR65) was a 139.06-mile (224-kilometre) long state highway between State Route 87 (SR87) at Strawberry Junction and SR264 in Second Mesa, located in northern Arizona.[1][15][16] The route was designated on May 19, 1936, going between US66 in Winslow and the Coconino National Forest boundary.[2] On September 9, 1960, it extended to SR264 in Second Mesa.[15] On June 10, 1966, SR65 was extended through the Coconino National Forest, replacing Forest Route 10 to SR87 at Strawberry Junction, north of Payson.[16] This road became part of SR87 on July 25, 1967 when the last section of paving was completed on SR65.[17]
A map of SR69T, final alignment highlighted in red, original extent highlighted in transparent red.
State Route 69T or State Route 69 Temporary (SR69T) was a 3.02-mile (4.86-kilometre) long temporary state route in the Phoenix metropolitan area of Arizona.[18] SR69T was originally designated on January 10, 1955, running from McDowell Road and Grand Avenue (US60, US70 and US89) south on 19th Avenue past a junction with US80 at Buckeye Road, then proceeding east on Baseline Road to SR87 and SR93 at Country Club Drive in Mesa.[19] The primary purpose for the existence of SR69T was to serve as a detour and temporary corridor for future I-17 and I-10 traffic between Grand Avenue and Baseline Road, while both Interstates were under construction.[20][21] Although SR69T never touched its parent route, SR69, the latter route used to run immediately parallel with or close to part of SR69T, with the two routes being connected via Grand Avenue or Buckeye Road.[22][19][23]
In 1957, the Black Canyon Freeway, a section of I-17 that had previously run from Durango Street to McDowell Road, was extended north along SR69 on 23rd Avenue to a new interchange with Grand Avenue.[24] Following the opening of I-17 between Grand Avenue and McDowell Road, SR69T was truncated south to end at US80 (Buckeye Road) on June 17, 1957.[21] On March 12, 1963, SR69T was further truncated in the west from US80 to 16th Street and Baseline Road, then extended north along 16th Street to connect with I-10 at 16th Street.[25][26] The newly constructed section of I-10 from I-17 at Durango Street to 16th Street, known as the Maricopa Freeway, effectively replaced the need for SR69T between US80 and 16th Street.
By 1965, construction had begun on I-10 east of 16th Street towards Baseline Road.[1] Another section of I-10 was completed south of SR69T (Baseline Road) in Tempe between 1967 and 1968.[27] I-10 was completed between 16th Street and Baseline Road with the opening of the Broadway Curve in 1968.[28] Between 1965 and 1970, SR69T was truncated and rerouted to begin at 40th Street and I-10, following 40th Street south to Baseline Road.[1][20] On July 17, 1970, SR69T was decommissioned west of I-10 and Baseline Road in Tempe, completely removing the designation from Phoenix.[20] In 1976, SR69T was truncated to its final western terminus at Price Road and Baseline Road.[29] The remainder of SR69T was decommissioned from Price Road to SR87/SR93 on August 13, 1979.[30]
State Route 74 (SR 74) was a 111.20-mile (178.96-kilometre) state highway in Arizona.[31][2] SR74 was originally commissioned on September 9, 1927, as one of the original state highways, originally starting at the Colorado River in Ehrenberg and ending halfway between Ehrenberg and Wickenburg near Love.[32] By 1928, the highway had been extended east to US89 in Wickenburg. At this time, SR74 was entirely an ungraded dirt road.[33] A small section of SR74 from Ehrenberg traveling a few miles east had been graded and given an improved surface by 1929.[34] The road was graded between Wickenburg and a point immediately west of Salome by 1930.[31] On June 13, 1931, SR74 was decommissioned after becoming part of an extension of US60 to Los Angeles, California.[35] The designation was later re-used when the current SR74 was designated in 1962.[36]
State Route 76 (SR76) consisted of two discontinuous sections of highway between Benson and SR77, both of which gave SR76 a total length of 11.16 miles (17.96km).[38] The highway was originally established between the San Manuel Copper Mine and the adjoining town of San Manuel, on December 28, 1962.[39][40] A small segment of Pomerene Road near Benson was later added to SR76, creating the discontinuous gap. This was part of a proposed extension of the highway from San Manuel to Benson.[41][42] This extension was originally to be designated as SR176, before it was changed into an extension of SR76.[43][44] Construction had also begun on the extension south of San Manuel, but was ultimately never completed, with the last constructed segment being abandoned halfway through construction, never being paved or open to traffic. However, one part of this extension is open and currently serves as a link from San Manuel to San Pedro River Road.[45][46] The section of highway between SR77 and the copper mine was decommissioned in 1974.[40][47][48] On December 16, 1988, SR76 was entirely decommissioned as a state highway, with any land and right of way acquired for the incomplete Benson extension also being sold off.[47]
State Route 79 (SR79) was a 85.30-mile (137.28-kilometre) long state route between Prescott and Flagstaff.[2] The first route to use the SR79 designation was commissioned on September 9, 1927, as part of the original state highways from U.S. Route 89 (US89) in Prescott to Jerome.[32] By 1928, it was extended northeast to US66 Flagstaff. This allowed SR79 to act as a shorter route between Prescott and Flagstaff for motorists, rather than needing to take US89 and US66 on a longer route through Ash Fork. Only a section of the road from Prescott to Cottonwood was graded and had an upaved surfacing, with the remainder being an unimproved dirt road.[33] The entire route was paved by 1939.[49] On June 3, 1940, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved a request by the state of Arizona to redesignate the entirety of SR79 as US89 Alternate (US89A).[50] When the highway reverted to a state route in 1993, it kept the 89A designation.
State Route 79 (SR79) was a 1.51-mile (2-kilometre) long state route located entirely within the city of Flagstaff.[51] SR79, being the second route to carry the designation in Arizona, was originally designated on May 19, 1950, from Camp Verde to SR 69 at Cordes Junction.[52] In 1955, it was extended to US89A south of Flagstaff over a county highway as SR 79T. SR 79T was to exist only until the proposed federal aid route between Camp Verde and Flagstaff was completed.[53] In 1962, SR 79's new routing was complete, and part of the temporary routing was abandoned back to county ownership.[54][55] The remainder of SR 79T was retired in 1964.[56] SR79 was extended north along US89A to US66 and US89 in 1964.[57]
On April 24, 1970, approval was given to remove the SR79 designation and signage between Cordes Junction and Interstate 40 (I-40) in Flagstaff, as this section of the route was replaced by or slated to be rebuilt into I-17.[58] However, sections not built to Interstate standards were still marked as SR79 on the official 1971 state highway map.[59] By 1975, the southern terminus of SR79 had been truncated to the northern terminus of I-17. Both termini were located at the I-17 interchange with I-40.[27] From 1975 to 1992, SR79 continued north along the same roadway that had been I-17 to a junction with US89A. SR79 then ran entirely concurrent with US89A from just north of the I-17 and I-40 interchange to US66 and US89 (which was later replaced by I-40 Business).[27][60] The third incarnation of SR79 was designated on August 21, 1992, while the second SR79 still existed. The third incarnation was located between SR77 and US60, replacing a section of US89, which had been truncated to Flagstaff.[61] The remainder of the second SR79 was decommissioned on March 19, 1993.[62]
State Route 81(SR81), was a 376.30-mile (605.60-kilometre) long state highway in eastern Arizona.[49][2] SR 81 served as one of the original state routes, designated on September 9, 1927.[2] The route was originally a major highway stretching from U.S. Route 80 (US80) in Douglas to US180 (later US70) in Safford.[63]
In 1936, SR81 was extended north to US66 in Sanders. Between, Safford and the southern terminus of SR71 near Solomonsville, SR81 now shared a concurrency with US70. SR71 was decommissioned entirely, being replaced by SR81 from US70 to US60T/SR73 in Eagar. Starting in Alpine, SR81 ran concurrently with US260 to St. Johns. North of Eagar, SR81 ran concurrently with US60T to Springerville. SR81 followed SR61 north from St. Johns for 30 miles (48 kilometres), then ran alone on a newly designated state highway to US66 in Sanders.[37][64]
The entire route was approved as an extension of US666, which was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) on December 4, 1938.[65] As a result, SR81 was decommissioned, with US666 becoming the sole designation of the route between Douglas and Sanders.[49] The Arizona portion of US666 would later be redesignated as an extension of US191 in June 1992.[66]
A map of SR84A in 1958. The route is highlighted in red.
State Route 84A (SR84A) was a branch of State Route 84 between Tucson and South Tucson beginning at SR84 on Casa Grande Highway (now West Miracle Mile) and continuing south along what is now I-10 to an interchange with US80, US89 and SR84 at 6th Avenue and Benson Highway.[71] SR84A was also known by the names Tucson Limited Access Highway and Tucson Freeway.[72][73] Construction on SR84A was approved in 1948, but wasn't started until December 27, 1950.[72][74] Funding was initially obtained through a 1948 Tucson city bond issue.[75]
SR84A was opened in segments, with the first section between SR84 and Congress Street opening on December 20, 1951.[76] The Santa Cruz River through Tucson was diverted into a man made channel during the construction of SR84 to keep the river from flooding the new highway.[77] Though incomplete, all segments of the highway were opened to traffic by 1956.[23] SR84A was added to the Interstate Highway System in 1958 and work immediately began on converting the incomplete limited access highway into a full section of I-10. Conversion work was completed in 1961, officially making SR84A a section of I-10.[75] The SR84A designation was decommissioned in favor of I-10 on October 11, 1963.[78]
Major intersections
The following represents SR84A as it was in 1958, shortly before conversion work began to turn it into I-10. The entire route was in Pima County.
State Loop Route 89(SR89L) was a 3.41-mile (5-kilometre) long state highway in Page, Arizona.[67] SR89L was first commissioned through Page on February 21, 1968.[81] Although the number indicated that SR89L was a loop for SR89, it served as a business loop for U.S. Route 89 (US89) through the town of Page.[82] It did not intersect SR 89. Moreover, it was the only Arizona state highway known to have used the "L" suffix.[67] The route followed Lake Powell Boulevard through Page, intersecting with Coppermine Road, which was a former section of SR98.[83][67] SR 89L was removed from the state highway system on December 14, 2001.[84]
State Route 93 (SR93) was a state highway in Arizona that existed from 1946 to 1985. The route was cosigned with other highways along nearly all of its route from Kingman to the border at Nogales. State Route 93 was the original designation for the highway from Kingman to Wickenburg, which was built in 1946. At some point prior to 1964 the northern terminus of the state route was moved south to the unnamed desert junction with U.S. 89 just north of Wickenburg, and the southern terminus of U.S. 93 was moved route south to the U.S. 89 junction. At that junction a driver would pass from U.S. 93 onto State Route 93. When U.S. 89 was reduced to state highway status in the 1990s, U.S. 93's southern terminus was moved south a few miles to U.S. 60 in Wickenburg. For some unknown reason, the Arizona Highway Department either never sought, or was never granted, U.S. Highway status for Route 93 across the rest of the state.
State Route 153, also known as the Sky Harbor Expressway, was a state highway in Maricopa County, Arizona, that used to run from the intersection of 44th Street and Washington Street in Phoenix south to University Drive.[85] It was a controlled access arterial expressway, with a speed limit of 45mph (72km/h), lower than the standard freeway speed of 65mph (105km/h). SR 153 was also a north–south route that skirts the eastern edge of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, and along with SR 143, SR 153 served a portion of East Valley residents with access to the airport. The majority of them used SR 143 instead, because of its quick access to and from Interstate 10 and Loop 202. SR 153 did, however, provide a direct link between east Phoenix, such as office developments in the Southbank commercial project, and the city of Tempe. It was decommissioned as a state highway and transferred to the city of Phoenix on October 19, 2007.[86]
State Route 160 (SR160) was a 94.21-mile (151.62-kilometre) long east–west state highway in north-central Arizona, starting in the city of Payson and ending in the city of Show Low, traveling along much of the Mogollon Rim. SR260 was originally commissioned on January 10, 1955 from U.S. Route 60 in Show Low to Heber, designated along county maintained roads.[87] On January 2, 1962, SR260 was further extended from Heber to State Route 87 in Payson.[88] The highway was decommissioned on December 4, 1969 when State Route 260 took over its route, because U.S. Route 160 was extended into Arizona on a different alignment in the northeastern corner of the state.[89]
State Route 164 (SR164) was a 50.90-mile (81.92-kilometre) long highway in the northern part of Arizona.[1][71] SR164 was established on July 26, 1960 from existing county roads between Valle and Flagstaff.[90] The highway started at the town of Valle, at a junction with State Route 64, traveling southeast to Flagstaff to a junction with US66 and US89.[71] The route later became part of U.S. Route 180 on October 19, 1962, when it was extended further west.[91] The number was reused on U.S. Route 164 in 1965.[92]
State Route 166 (SR166), was a 2.79-mile (4-kilometre) long state highway in the north-central part of Arizona, starting at a junction with Interstate 40 / U.S. Route 66 within the Flagstaff city limits and ending at the Walnut Canyon National Monument.[1][93][94] SR166 was first commissioned as a state highway on April 7, 1958.[95] The route was decommissioned on June 4, 1970 when the city of Flagstaff and Cocononino County took over ownership and maintenance of the route to national monument.[96] Today, the highway is known as Walnut Canyon Road.[97]
A map of SR270/BIA270. The main route is highlighted in red, SR170Y in blue.
State Route 170 (SR170), was a north–south state highway in eastern Arizona. SR170 was first added to the state highway system on July 1, 1955.[98] It was supplementary to U.S. Route 70, connecting US70 to the town of San Carlos on the San Carlos Indian Reservation. SR170 had a total length of 4 miles (6.4km). The route was decertified on February 18, 2005. The road still exists today as BIA Route 170.[99]
A map of SR172 as it was in 1959, highlighted in red.
State Route 172 (SR172) was a 14.01-mile (22.55-kilometre) long state highway along the western part of Arizona.[22] It was established for a route from the town of Parker to Parker Dam, along the Colorado River on March 10, 1958.[100] An extension to US 66 near Topock was proposed, and approved on January 10, 1961.[101] The first segment of the extension was completed designated part of SR172 on July 14, 1961 between Site Six (present day Lake Havasu City) and US66.[102]
SR172 was decommissioned on August 17, 1962, after both completed sections of SR172, the proposed route of SR172, and all of SR72 from Hope to Parker, were designated as a northern extension of SR95.[103] Today, the northernmost stretch of former SR172 from the Parker Dam to present day SR95 is designated as SR95 Spur.[104]
Major intersections
This table reflects SR172 as it appeared on the 1959 State Highway Log. The entire route was in Yuma County.
State Route 173 (SR173) was a 15.84-mile (25.49-kilometre) long north–south state highway in north-central Arizona, that connected U.S. Route 60 in Show Low to State Route 73 at Indian Pine.[1] The entirety of SR173 was designated as a state highway on June 20, 1938, with the route remaining mostly unchanged throughout the highway's existence.[105][93] SR173 was decommissioned, when it became part of SR260 on August 11, 1972.[106]
State Route 279 (SR279) was a 12.26-mile (19.73-kilometre) long state route that originally ran from Interstate 17 / State Route 79 in Camp Verde to U.S. Route 89A (present-day State Route 89A) in downtown Cottonwood.[38] The route was designated as a state highway on January 10, 1955, from an existing county maintained road between SR79 in Camp Verde and US89A in Cottonwood.[107] On September 17, 1971, SR279 was designated along a bypass and truck route built by Yavapai County between the existing northern terminus of SR279 at US89A in Cottonwood to a junction with US89A in Clarkdale.[108] SR279 was truncated back to its original terminus in Cottonwood on January 7, 1977, when US89A was re-routed onto the bypass.[109]
The entire route was replaced by State Route 260 when the latter route was extended from Payson across SR87 and the General Crook Trail on December 15, 1989.[110] An old loop road labeled "Old Highway 279" runs from East Cherry Creek Road, just northeast of a traffic circle with SR260, heading northwest before returning to SR260 near the Hayfield Draw Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. This segment is not paved along its entire length.[111]
State Route 280(SR280) was a state highway in Yuma County, Arizona, which existed entirely within the city of Yuma. SR280 was the shortest state highway in Arizona, at 1.47 miles (2.37km) in length.[112] The highway was designated along Avenue 3E, from its junction with the north Interstate 8 Frontage Road in Yuma, past a junction with I-8 exit3 to East 32nd Street, which serves as I-8 Business (former US80).[112] Avenue 3E south of I-8 BL provided direct access to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, while westbound I-8 BL provided access to Yuma International Airport and the Yuma County Fairgrounds.[113]
SR280 was established in 1968, along Avenue 3E between US80 and I-8. The route of SR280 would remain mostly unchanged until the designation was retired.[114][112] Yuma County had previously maintained Avenue 3E before the state takeover.[114] The entire roadway was reconstructed and improved by the Arizona State Highway Department to state highway standards in 1969.[115] The route was turned over to the city of Yuma on April 20, 2007 for maintenance.[116]
State Route 360(SR360) was a 26.41-mile (43-kilometre) long state route located in the Phoenix, Arizona area of the United States.[117][51] The SR360 designation was approved along the proposed Superstition Freeway corridor on January 18, 1963. The corridor was assigned along a route from Interstate 10 in Tempe through Mesa to U.S. Route 60 (US60), US70, US80, and US89 in Apache Junction.[118] The first section of SR360 was open to traffic between I-10 and Mill Avenue in Tempe in 1971. The freeway was finally completed to US60/US89 in Apache Junction in 1991.[28] On September 18, 1992, US60, which entered the Phoenix area on surface streets north of SR360, was realigned onto the Superstition Freeway, replacing SR360 in its entirety.[119]
State Route 364(SR 364) was a 5.41-mile (9-kilometre) long state highway in the northeastern corner of the state of Arizona, starting at State Route 64 (SR64) in the town of Teec Nos Pos and ending at the New Mexico state-line near the Four Corners.[1] SR364 was designated on September 9, 1961, when the Arizona State Highway Department took ownership of the existing road between Teec Nos Pos and the Four Corners.[120] However, the route wasn't completed or open to the public until September 16, 1962. SR364 made up part of a larger named route called the Navajo Trail, which ran from US89 north of Flagstaff, along SR64 and 364 into New Mexico and Colorado, ending at US666.[121] The route was decommissioned on September 29, 1965, when the entirety of SR364 and the section of SR64 between US89 and Teec Nos Pos became part of the newly designated U.S. Route 164.[92] U.S. Route 164 later became part of U.S. Route 160 in 1969.[122]
State Route 464 (SR464) was a 23.19-mile (37.32-kilometre) long state highway in the northeastern corner of the state of Arizona, starting in the town of Kayenta and ending at Utah State Route 47 (SR-47) at the Arizona–Utah state line. SR-47 served as a continuation for SR464 to Mexican Hat.[1] SR464 was designated in 1960 and was decommissioned in 1970 when both SR464 and SR-47 were renumbered to U.S. Route 163.[123][124] The route went through Monument Valley.[125]
State Route 504(SR504) was a state highway in the northeastern corner of the state of Arizona, starting at U.S. Route 160 (US160) in the town of Teec Nos Pos and ending at the New Mexico state line, only 4.17 miles (6.71km) away.[126] It continued on as State Road 504 into New Mexico.[127] On September 29, 1965, US164 was designated over the entirety of SR64 between Teec Nos Pos and US89.[92] When SR64 was truncated to US89 on December 17, 1965, in favor of US164, the remainder of SR64 between Teec Nos Pos and the New Mexico state line was redesignated as SR504.[128] US164 later became an extension of US160 on June 6, 1969, when the latter highway was re-routed into Arizona.[122] Both SR504 and NM504 were decommissioned on December 2, 1988, when both highways became a western extension of US64 into Arizona.[127]
State Route 789 was a state highway in the eastern part of the state of Arizona, starting in the town of Nogales and ending at the New Mexico state line near Gallup on old U.S. Route 66 (presently Interstate 40). The route was cosigned with other routes, including U.S. Route 89 North from Nogales to Tucson, U.S. Route 80/U.S. Route 89 north from Tucson to U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 70 at Florence Junction, east on 60/70 to Globe and then 60 past Show Low to State Route 61, then east on 61 to U.S. 666 north of Springerville, where it overlapped U.S. 666 and U.S. 66 to Gallup N.M. It first appeared on an Arizona state map in 1956 and was decommissioned around 1965 when the route was decertified.
State Route 789 was a leg of a proposed U.S. 789, a number proposed for the Canada to Mexico Highway. Boosters wanted to route this new highway marked from Nogales, Arizona, north to Sweetgrass, Montana. Since the highway was to be routed along existing U.S. highways for the majority of its journey, an application for this route to be signed as a U.S. highway was denied by AASHTO. One remnant of U.S. 789 in Wyoming remains to this day as Wyoming 789.
U.S 789 was to continue north with U.S. 666 through Farmington into Cortez, Colorado. U.S. 160 and State Route 789 turned east to serve Durango.
At Durango, State Route 789 turned north again, this time via U.S. 550. At Montrose, State Route 789 followed U.S. 50 northwest to Grand Junction, then turned east again, this time via U.S. 6-24 (now Interstate 70). At Rifle, State Route 789 turned north along Colo. 13, which took State Route 789 to its present Wyoming routing at Baggs. State Route 789 is still designated through Wyoming today; see the routing section above. North of Frannie, State Route 789 continued into Montana via U.S. 310 to Laurel. State Route 789 turned east via U.S. 10-212 (now Interstate 90 and U.S. 212) into Billings. U.S. 87 and State Route 789 merged from Billings all the way to Great Falls, which brought SR 789 westward again. Then State Route 789 turned due north along U.S. 91 (now I-15) to its end at Sweetgrass, Montana.
As the Association of American State Highway Administrators never approved the concept of U.S. 789, all the state route segments started to disappear, with State Route 789 decertified about 1965.
The only stand-alone section of putative U.S. 789 is a section of Wyoming 789.
Interstate 17 (I-17) is a north–south Interstate Highway entirely within the US state of Arizona. I-17's southern terminus lies in Phoenix, at I-10/US 60 and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff, at Milton Road north of I-40.
Interstate 19 (I-19) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Arizona. I-19 travels from Nogales, roughly 90 meters (300 ft) from the Mexican border, to Tucson, at I-10. The highway also travels through the cities of Rio Rico, Green Valley, and Sahuarita.
State Route 79, also known as the Pinal Pioneer Parkway, is a 58.40 mi (93.99 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It serves as the main route through the town of Florence, which is also the county seat of Pinal County. Although the highway has been part of the state highway system since at least 1926, it was not designated as SR 79 until 1992. The highway was previously a section of U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 89 between Phoenix and Tucson, until both highways were decommissioned in 1977 and 1992 respectively. SR 79 is also the only state highway in Arizona that has a business route, which is SR 79 Business through downtown Florence. SR 79 is also notable for being the location where cowboy western actor Tom Mix died in a car accident on October 14, 1940.
State Route 89A is an 83.85-mile (134.94 km) state highway that runs from Prescott north to Flagstaff in the U.S. state of Arizona. The highway begins at SR 89 in Yavapai County and heads northward from Prescott Valley, entering Jerome. From Jerome, the route then heads to Cottonwood and Clarkdale. The road then continues out to Sedona. The highway is notable for its scenic value as it winds over and through Mingus Mountain as well as passing through Sedona and the Oak Creek Canyon. The route then enters Coconino County soon after leaving Sedona. The highway proceeds to Flagstaff, where it crosses Interstate 17 (I-17) and I-40. The highway ends at I-40 Business in Flagstaff. What is now SR 89A became a state highway in the late 1920s as SR 79. The highway was extended and improved several times through 1938. SR 79 was renumbered to U.S. Route 89A in 1941 and then to SR 89A in the early 1990s.
State Route 69 is a highway that serves as the main road to Prescott, Arizona, from Interstate 17. The highway mainly consists of four-lanes, although some sections in Prescott and Prescott Valley are wider. Prior to the construction of Interstate 17 in the 1960s and early 1970s, State Route 69 continued south to Phoenix, Arizona, as the Prescott-Phoenix Hwy or Black Canyon Highway on a different alignment, through the ghost towns of Bumble Bee and Cordes.
U.S. Route 89A is a 91.74-mile (147.64 km) north–south auxiliary U.S. highway in southwestern Kane County, Utah and northeastern Coconino County, Arizona in the southwestern United States. The highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 89 from Bitter Springs, Arizona to Kanab, Utah. The state of Arizona has designated this highway the Fredonia-Vermilion Cliffs Scenic Road. The highway is used to access the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and is known for the Navajo Bridge. Until 2008, the Utah portion was signed State Route 11. The route provides the only direct road connection between the Arizona Strip and the rest of Arizona.
U.S. Route 66 also known as the Will Rogers Highway, was a major United States Numbered Highway in the state of Arizona from November 11, 1926, to June 26, 1985. US 66 covered a total of 385.20 miles (619.92 km) through Arizona. The highway ran from west to east, starting in Needles, California, through Kingman and Seligman to the New Mexico state line. Nationally, US 66 ran from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago, Illinois. In its height of popularity, US 66 was one of the most popular highways in the state of Arizona, sometimes carrying over one million cars a year.
State Route 67 is a 43.4 mi (69.8 km) long, north–south state highway in northern Arizona. Also called the Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway, SR 67 is the sole road that links U.S. Route 89A at Jacob Lake to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Along the route, the road heads through the national park as well as Kaibab National Forest and traverses extensive coniferous forests. The section inside the national park is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS), whereas the section north of the entrance, completely within Kaibab National Forest, is owned by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The road was built in the late 1920s and improved through the 1930s. In 1941, the road received its number, and was given its designation as the parkway in the 1980s. The parkway has received designations as a National Forest Scenic Byway as well as a National Scenic Byway.
State Route 64 (SR 64) is a 108.31-mile-long (174.31 km) state highway in the northern part of the US state of Arizona. It travels from its western terminus in Williams to its intersection with U.S. Route 89 (US 89) in Cameron.
Arizona State Route 74 (SR 74), locally known as the Carefree Highway, is a state highway in central Arizona that stretches east to west from its junction with U.S. Route 60 (US 60) just south of Wickenburg to its junction with Interstate 17 (I-17) in North Phoenix. It serves Lake Pleasant Regional Park and serves as a northern bypass around the often congested stretches of US 60 through the northwest suburbs of the Phoenix metropolitan area. From end to end, it is 30.4 miles (48.9 km) long.
Arizona State Route 78 (SR 78) and New Mexico State Road 78 (NM 78) are a pair of adjoining state highways located in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico linking U.S. Route 191 (US 191) and Arizona State Route 75 near Greenlee County Airport to US 180 northwest of Cliff, New Mexico. It is also known in its Arizona stretch as Mule Creek Road.
Arizona State Route 93, abbreviated SR 93, was a state highway in Arizona that existed from 1946 to 1991. The route was co-signed with other highways along nearly all of its route from Kingman to the border at Nogales. SR 93 was the original designation for the highway from Kingman to Wickenburg, which was built in 1946. In 1965, the northern terminus of the state route was moved south to an unnamed desert junction with U.S. Route 89 just north of Wickenburg, and the southern terminus of U.S. Route 93 was moved south to the US 89 junction. The Arizona Highway Department sought U.S. Highway status for SR 93 across the rest of the state, but the proposal was never granted by AASHTO. On December 17, 1984, the SR 93 designation was removed south of the Grand Avenue/Van Buren Street/7th Avenue intersection in Phoenix. The route was completely decommissioned in 1991.
U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a north–south U.S. Highway in eastern Arizona. The highway runs for 516.50 miles (831.23 km), making it Arizona's longest numbered highway. The highway begins at State Route 80 near Douglas and crosses over the Utah state line near Mexican Water in the Navajo Nation. Between Douglas and Utah, US 191 shares multiple concurrencies with I-10, US 70, US 180, US 60, SR 61, I-40, SR 264, and US 160.
U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a United States Numbered Highway in the state of Arizona that begins in Wickenburg and heads north to the Nevada state line at the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. The total length of US 93 in Arizona is 199.38 miles. Between Wickenburg and Interstate 40 (I-40), part of US 93 is designated as the Joshua Forest Scenic Byway. While most of US 93 is a four-lane divided highway, sections of the highway between Wickenburg and I-40 are still narrow two-lane roads, gradually being upgraded to match the rest of the route. As part of a proposal by municipal leaders in Nevada and Arizona, the highway could be replaced by Interstate 11 (I-11).
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Arizona that begins in Flagstaff and heads north to the Utah border northwest of Page. US 89 is among the first U.S. Highways established in Arizona between November 11, 1926 and September 9, 1927. Until 1992, US 89 started at the international border in Nogales and was routed through Tucson, Phoenix and Prescott between Nogales and Flagstaff. State Route 79 and State Route 89 are both former sections of US 89.
U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a major U.S. Highway in the American state of Arizona. Starting at the Mexican border in San Luis, US 95 acts as the main highway north through Gadsden, Somerton and Yuma before arriving in Quartzsite. Between Quartzsite and the California border on the Colorado River in Ehrenberg, US 95 runs entirely concurrent with I-10. Part of US 95 between San Luis and Yuma is maintained by local governments instead of the Arizona Department of Transportation, which maintains the remainder of the route.
Below is a list and summary of the unconstructed state highways in the U.S. state of Arizona. Some are currently proposed while the others have since been cancelled prior to being constructed.
↑ Shell Oil Company; H.M. Gousha Company (1951). Shell Highway Map of Arizona and New Mexico (Map). 1:1,774,080. Chicago: Shell Oil Company. Retrieved April 1, 2015– via David Rumsey Map Collection.
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1950-P-393". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. REDESIGNATE PORTION OF HWY AS STATE HIGHWAY 79
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1955-P-181". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. ADD COUNTY ROAD TO STATE HWY SYSTEM FOR USE AS TEMP. ROUTE UNTIL F.A. PRIMARY ROUTE TO FLAGSTAFF IS COMPLETE
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1962-P-107". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. ESTABLISH AS ST. HWY. FROM SEC.13, T17N, R7E NW TO N. LINE OF SEC.1, T18N, R6E.
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1962-P-073". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. ABANDON TEMPORARY S.R.79 FROM MCGUIREVILLE, NORTH & WEST TO JUNCTION U.S. ALT. 89.
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1964-P-013". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. ABANDON HWY 79 FROM JCT OF 279 & TEMP 79 NORTH AND EAST TO HIGHWAY 79.
↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1964-P-040". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019. EXTEND PORTION OF S.R. 79 FROM JCT S.R.79 & U.S.89A NORTH TO JCT OF U.S. 66.
↑ Executive Committee (May 28, 1938). "Addendum to Minutes of Executive Committee"(PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p.53. Retrieved June 15, 2023– via Wikimedia Commons. U.S. 666 was extended from Gallup, New Mexico via Lupton (Arizona), Sanders, St. Johns, Clifton, Safford, Bowie Junction; thence over State Route 81 to Douglas. (Minutes of Executive Committee, December 4, 1938, Dallas, Texas)
1 2 Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda"(PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p.4. Retrieved August 2, 2019– via Wikimedia Commons. Beginning at the present terminus of U.S. Route 64 at Farmington, New Mexico, then westerly over U.S. Route 550 to the intersection of State Road 504 in Shiprock, N.M., then westerly over S.R. 504 to the intersection of U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
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