Arizona State Route 347
Route information | ||
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Maintained by ADOT | ||
Length | 28.69 mi[1] (46.17 km) | |
Existed | 1997–present | |
Major junctions | ||
South end | SR 84 near Stanfield | |
North end | I-10 near Sun Lakes | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Arizona | |
Counties | Pinal, Maricopa | |
Highway system | ||
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State Route 347 (SR 347) is a 28.69 miles (46.17 km) long, north–south state highway in central Arizona. The route begins at SR 84 and heads north. It passes through Maricopa, meeting SR 238. The route ends at an interchange with Interstate 10 (I-10) south of Chandler. It primarily serves as the major road to Maricopa; much of the road lies within the Gila River Indian Community, with another short stretch through the Ak-Chin Indian Community. The road was built in the late 1930s and established as a state highway in the 1990s. Most of it is also known as the John Wayne Parkway. On average, between 4,000 and 35,000 vehicles use the roadway daily.
Route description
The route begins at an intersection with SR 84 west of
North of this overpass, SR 347 continues into the city's Heritage District, where some of the city's oldest homes and properties are located. It first intersects Honeycutt Road before having a partial interchange with Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. North of the road's intersection with Edison Road, SR 347 enters into a major commercial area where several businesses are located. SR 347 then serves as the eastern terminus for
The route is maintained by the
History
The section north of Maricopa, toward present day I-10, was built by 1939. It was built upon the old Phoenix-Maricopa Railroad right of way after service was discontinued.[13] The road headed north toward Tempe to U.S. Route 80.[14] Between 1951 and 1958, the road was extended south to its current terminus at SR 84; at this time, I-10 had still not been built, nor had the route become a state highway.[15] By 1971, I-10 was finished through the south and east edges of the Phoenix area.[16] In 1989, ADOT made preparations to establish the number along Maricopa Road and reserved the right-of-way along the parkway.[17][18] This may have been because of a controversy over the name of John Wayne Parkway, which the road was dubbed at the time.[19][20] The Gila River Native Americans, whose reservation the parkway ran on, did not want this name, as John Wayne, the actor who formerly owned a ranch in modern Maricopa, had appeared in several movies in which he had killed Native Americans.[21][22] Maricopa Road was widened from a two-lane to a four-lane expressway in the early 1990s,[3] and was also realigned to use Queen Creek Road to meet I-10. In 1997, the route was officially established as a state highway with its current routing.[23][24]
In Maricopa, north of the road's intersection with Alterra Parkway/Desert Cedars Drive, the road previously ran alongside
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Pinal | | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 84 (Alternate to I-10 east) – Stanfield, Casa Grande, Gila Bend, Yuma | Southern terminus |
Maricopa | 12.58 | 20.25 | Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway | Partial interchange; southbound entrance and exit only; northbound access via Honeycutt Road | |
13.69 | 22.03 | SR 238 west – Mobile | Western terminus of SR 238 | ||
Maricopa | | 28.69 | 46.17 | I-10 – Phoenix, Tucson | Northern terminus; I-10 exit 164 |
Queen Creek Road east – Chandler Municipal Airport | Continuation beyond I-10 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2013). "2013 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ Transportation District 4 Milepost System (PDF) (Map). Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Google (2008-04-14). "overview map of SR 347" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Planning Maricopa: Growth Area Element". City of Maricopa, AZ.
- ^ Ak-Chin Indian Community Directions (PDF) (Map). Ak-Chin Indian Community. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ 2009 ADOT Map Book: Section 1 (PDF) (Map). Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Gila River Districts (Map). Gila River Indian Community. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Transportation District 1 Milepost System (PDF) (Map). Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "Arizona State Highway Traffic Log" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Construction on SR 347 bridge over train tracks to begin Monday". KTAR.com. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 AADTs (includes K, D and T factors) - State Routes" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation.
- ^ "National Highway System : Phoenix--Mesa, AZ" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad". Abandoned Rails.
- Arizona Highway Department. 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Road Map of Arizona (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Arizona State Highway Department. 1958. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Road Map of Arizona (Map). Arizona State Highway Department. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1989-04-A-032". Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-13-616129-4.
- ^ "Tribes, County Clash Over Naming Highway After John Wayne". The Ojibwe News. June 13, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ "John Wayne Road Name Creates Stir with Indians". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 7, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Disputed John Wayne Parkway Might End up as Arizona 347". The Ojibwe News. July 4, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "John Wayne? American Indians? State Solves Road-Name Debate". Rocky Mountain News. June 28, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1997-05-A-031" (PDF). Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1997-05-A-031 Map (PDF) (Map). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ Maricopa Unified School District. "Maricopa Unified School District Schools". Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Overpass Update - Traffic to Use Overpass on July 15th". City of Maricopa, AZ.
- ^ "Overpass Tracker". City of Maricopa. City of Maricopa. Retrieved July 15, 2019.