Arizona State Route 74
Carefree Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ADOT | ||||
Length | 30.40 mi[1] (48.92 km) | |||
Existed | 1964–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 60 near Morristown | |||
East end | I-17 in Phoenix | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Arizona | |||
Counties | Maricopa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Arizona State Route 74 (SR 74), locally known as the Carefree Highway, is a state highway in central
The Carefree Highway is the inspiration for the 1974 Gordon Lightfoot song of the same name.[2]
Route description
Stretches of the highway are known as the Morristown-New River Highway, Lake Pleasant Highway, and Carefree Highway, the last of which actually extends 12 miles (19 km) past I-17 to Tom Darlington Drive in Carefree. This stretch of Carefree Highway is sometimes numbered as SR 74 on maps, but is not actually part of the state highway system.
This route offers good views of undeveloped desert landscapes, especially of large
History
From 1927 to 1931,
Future
The passage of a sales tax extension by voters in
ADOT is also in the planning stages for a bypass around Wickenburg. This bypass would effectively continue SR 74 beyond its current western terminus with US 60 to connect to the planned alignment of future I-11.[10] Whether this bypass would be marked as SR 74 or not is undetermined.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Maricopa County.
Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Morristown | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 60 – Phoenix, Wickenburg | Western terminus | |
Phoenix | 30.40 | 48.92 | I-17 – Flagstaff, Phoenix | Eastern terminus, exit 223 on I-17; continues east as Carefree Highway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ "2008 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ Naglin, Nancy. "After "Sundown" Gordon Lightfoot makes up for lost time". Crawdaddy (April 1975). Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1927). Arizona State Highway Commission Official State Routes and State Highways of the State of Arizona (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by W.B. Land. Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via AARoads.
- ^ A. G. Taylor Printing Company (1931). Arizona Highway Department Condition Map of the State Highway System (Map). 1:1,267,200. Arizona State Highway Department. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via AARoads.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1962-053". Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via Arizona Highway Data.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1968-062". Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via Arizona Highway Data.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1974-053". Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via Arizona Highway Data.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1989-10-A-080". Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via Arizona Highway Data.
- ^ Staff. "State Route 74 (SR 74) Planned Improvements". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Interstate 11 Corridor (PDF) (Map). Maricopa Association of Governments. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ "2012 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. December 31, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.