U.S. Route 60 in Arizona
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Major junctions | ||
West end | I-10 in Brenda | |
East end | US 60 at New Mexico state line | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Arizona | |
Counties | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Gila, Navajo, Apache | |
Highway system | ||
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U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is an east–west
Route description
I-10 to Wickenburg
The western terminus of US 60 is located at an interchange with I-10 near the community of Brenda east of Quartzite. It heads northeast from this junction to Vicksburg Junction where it curves towards the east. It continues to the east to Hope where it intersects SR 72. East of Hope, the highway briefly curves towards the north-northeast through the Granite Wash Pass before curving towards the northeast. It continues this direction until it reaches Aguila. The highway heads east to an intersection with SR 71 after passing through Aguila. US 60 continues towards the east until it reaches Wickenburg and an intersection with US 93. From Wickenburg, the highway heads towards the southeast towards Phoenix. It has an intersection with SR 74 in Morristown as it continues towards the southeast.
Grand Avenue
As US 60 enters the
Improvements to the Grand Avenue portion of US 60, which were included in the Maricopa Association of Governments' 20-year Regional Transportation Plan, have been made. Among such improvements is the reducing of many of the busiest six-legged intersections to four-legged intersections by constructing overpasses, underpasses, and access roads.
I-17/I-10 concurrencies
After briefly heading south along 27th Avenue, US 60 turns left onto Thomas Road for 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) until it reaches
Superstition Freeway
After the curve, I-10 and US 60 part ways in Tempe, with I-10 continuing towards the south and US 60 now heading east along the Superstition Freeway. The freeway continues towards the east to a second interchange with Loop 101 (Price Freeway).
The freeway enters Mesa city limits after the interchange as it continues towards the east to the SuperRedTan interchange with Loop 202. The freeway enters the city limits of Apache Junction in Pinal County as it continues eastbound. The freeway portion of the highway ends in Apache Junction as US 60 curves towards the southeast.
Apache Junction to the state line
The highway continues towards the southeast passing through
In Show Low, US 60 intersects SR 260 and briefly runs concurrently with SR 260 as it heads northeast through the city. The concurrency with SR 77 also ends in Show Low as SR 77 heads north to Snowflake and US 60 continues towards the east. US 60 leaves the Show Low city limits and heads east to a junction with SR 61 which heads northeast towards Concho. US 60 continues east from this intersection before curving towards the southeast as it heads towards Springerville.
As it enters the Springerville city limits, it intersects and begins to run concurrently with
History
Location | Ehrenberg to Wickenburg |
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Length | 111.20 mi[4][5] (178.96 km) |
Existed | 1927–1931 |
Location | Tempe to Apache Junction |
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Length | 26.41 mi[6][7] (42.50 km) |
Existed | 1970–1992 |
In 1927, what is now US 60 was signed as or roughly followed by SR 74 between the
US 60 is now the only U.S. Route to serve Phoenix. US 70 (decommissioned 1969), US 80 (decommissioned 1977) and US 89 (decommissioned 1992) have all been truncated outside of Phoenix. The only other major change was being realigned from an "in-town" route along city arterials through Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix to the old SR 360 alignment a few miles south and merging with
In 1949, the Pinto Creek Bridge won an Annual Award of Merit for being the "most beautiful steel bridge", given by the American Institute of Steel Construction.[14]
In 1952, the Claypool Tunnel was bypassed by the Queen Creek Tunnel to the north, upgrading from a simple “hole in the rock”-type tunnel to a more modern tunnel.[14]
Recent improvements
In recent years,
Along the Grand Avenue segment in Phoenix, ADOT has been widening portions of Grand Avenue in addition to constructing additional overpasses and underpasses at six former six-way intersections to improve traffic flow along US 60 in the Northwest Valley.[17]
ADOT is currently in the study phase of adding additional lanes between Loop 101 and Loop 303 in the far West Valley.
Future
Due to rapid growth in the far eastern Phoenix suburbs within Pinal County and increasing road congestion in the Gold Canyon area, ADOT has begun to study potential freeway-grade realignments of US 60 past the current eastern terminus of the Superstition Freeway in Apache Junction. The new freeway alignment would bypass the existing at-grade section of US 60 through Gold Canyon, and would either rejoin the existing alignment southeast of town (in the vicinity of the Arizona Renaissance Festival grounds) or at the newly constructed freeway-grade junction with SR 79 at Florence Junction.[18]
Major junctions
County | Location | mi [2][19][a] | km | Exit[b] | Destinations[21] | Notes |
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US 70 west | ||||||
Hope | 49.55 | 79.74 | SR 72 west – Parker | Eastern terminus of SR 72 | ||
Maricopa | Aguila | 86.07 | 138.52 | SR 71 north – Prescott | Southern terminus of SR 71 | |
Wickenburg | 110.24 | 177.41 | Washington Street | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
110.27 | 177.46 | Museum, Parking | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; serves Desert Caballeros Western Museum | |||
110.33 | 177.56 | Las Vegas | Roundabout; southern terminus of US 93 | |||
Morristown | 120.11 | 193.30 | SR 74 east to I-17 | Western terminus of SR 74 | ||
Sun City West | 138.48 | 222.86 | Loop 303 (Bob Stump Memorial Parkway) | Exit 119 on Loop 303 | ||
Bell Road | Interchange; left exits and entrances | |||||
Peoria | 148.90 | 239.63 | Loop 101 south (Agua Fria Freeway) | Exit 11 on Loop 101 | ||
149.23 | 240.16 | To Loop 101 north – Glendale | Access via 91st Avenue; exit 11 on Loop 101 | |||
151.97 | 244.57 | Olive Avenue / 75th Avenue | Interchange with Olive Avenue; at-grade intersection with 75th Avenue | |||
Glendale | 153.35 | 246.79 | 67th Avenue / Northern Avenue | Interchange with 67th Avenue; at-grade intersection with Northern Avenue; future Northern Parkway west | ||
154.74 | 249.03 | Tunnel underneath 59th Avenue / Glendale Avenue intersection | ||||
155.41 | 250.11 | 55th Avenue north to Maryland Avenue | Interchange; westbound exit and entrance | |||
156.21 | 251.40 | 51st Avenue / Bethany Home Road | Interchange with 51st Avenue; at-grade intersection with Bethany Home Road | |||
Camelback Road | Interchange; 43rd Avenue is former SR 69 | |||||
Indian School Road / 35th Avenue | Currently a traffic-light interchange with Indian School Road and at-grade intersection with 35th Avenue; to be reconfigured into an underpass with ramps to/from the 35th Avenue/Indian School Road intersection above[22] | |||||
160.09 | 257.64 | south | ||||
201.945[c] | 324.999 | I-17 north (Black Canyon Freeway north) – Flagstaff | Western end of I-17 concurrency; exit 201 on I-17 | |||
200.885[c] | 323.293 | 200B | McDowell Road / Van Buren Street | Exit numbers follow I-17; no signage for Van Buren Street westbound | ||
200.589 Central Phoenix, Los Angeles Exit 143 on I-10 | | |||||
199.706[c] | 321.396 | 199B | Adams Street / Van Buren Street | Westbound exit and entrance only | ||
199.555[c] | 321.153 | Jefferson Street | Eastbound exit only | |||
199.165 Historic US 80 )No westbound signage for Buckeye Road | | |||||
198.843 Historic US 80 )Westbound exit only | | |||||
197.943[c] | 318.558 | 197 | Durango Street / 19th Avenue | No westbound signage for Durango Street | ||
Durango Curve; Black Canyon Freeway transitions to Maricopa Freeway | ||||||
196.938 Central Avenue No westbound signage for Central Avenue | | |||||
195.935[c] | 315.327 | 195B | 7th Street / Central Avenue | No eastbound signage for Central Avenue | ||
194.920[c] | 313.693 | 195A | 16th Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
168.28 | 270.82 | 194 | Sky Harbor | Southern terminus of I-17; no exit number westbound; eastern end of I-17 concurrency, western end of I-10 concurrency; I-10 exits 150 (east) & 150A (west) | ||
149.94[d] | 241.31 | 150B | 24th Street | Exit numbers follow I-10; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
150.77[d] | 242.64 | Salt River bridge | ||||
151.50[d] | 243.82 | 151 | University Drive / 32nd Street | |||
152.39[d] | 245.25 | 152 | 40th Street | |||
Sky Harbor Airport | Signed as exit 153 eastbound; Broadway Road not signed westbound; exits 1A-B on SR 143 | |||||
Tempe | 153C | SR 143 north | Planned HOV interchange; to be westbound exit and eastbound entrance[23] | |||
153.75[d] | 247.44 | 153B | Broadway Road / 52nd Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
171.63 | 276.21 | — | I-10 east (Maricopa Freeway east) – Tucson | Eastern end of I-10 concurrency; exit 154 on I-10 | ||
Western end of Superstition Freeway (former SR 360 ) | ||||||
172.52 | 277.64 | 172 | Priest Drive | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
173.67 | 279.49 | 173 | Mill Avenue | |||
174.42 | 280.70 | 174 | Rural Road | |||
175.41 | 282.30 | 175 | McClintock Drive | |||
176.44– 176.47 | 283.95– 284.00 | 176A | Loop 101 south (Price Freeway) | Exits 55A-B on Loop 101 | ||
Tempe–Mesa line | 176B | Loop 101 north (Price Freeway) | ||||
177.43 | 285.55 | 177 | Dobson Road | |||
Mesa | 178.41 | 287.12 | 178 | Alma School Road | ||
179.41 | 288.73 | 179 | SR 87 (Country Club Drive) – Chandler | |||
180.36 | 290.26 | 180 | Mesa Drive | |||
181.41 | 291.95 | 181 | Stapley Drive | |||
182.40 | 293.54 | 182 | Gilbert Road | |||
184.39 | 296.75 | 184 | Val Vista Drive | |||
185.39 | 298.36 | 185 | Greenfield Road | |||
186.38 | 299.95 | 186 | Higley Road | |||
187.87 | 302.35 | 187 | Superstition Springs Boulevard | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
188.38 | 303.17 | 188 | Power Road | |||
189.38 | 304.78 | 189 | Sossaman Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
190.42– 190.60 | 306.45– 306.74 | 190 | Loop 202 | SuperRedTan Interchange; signed as exits 190A (north) and 190B (south) eastbound; exits 30A-B on Loop 202 | ||
191.39 | 308.01 | 191 | Ellsworth Road | |||
192.39 | 309.62 | 192 | Crismon Road | |||
193.40 | 311.25 | 193 | Signal Butte Road | |||
Maricopa–Pinal county line | Mesa–Apache Junction line | 194.41 | 312.87 | 194 | Meridian Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
Pinal | Apache Junction | 195.41 | 314.48 | 195 | Ironwood Drive | |
196.41 | 316.09 | 196 | SR 88 east (Idaho Road) | |||
197.41 | 317.70 | 197 | Tomahawk Road | |||
198.41 | 319.31 | 198 | Goldfield Road ( Historic US 80 ) | Western end of Historic US 80 concurrency | ||
199.17 | 320.53 | 199 | Old West Highway ( Historic US 80 west) | Westbound exit only; former US 60 / US 70 / US 80 west / US 89 north | ||
199.44 | 320.97 | Mountain View Road | Eastern end of Superstition Freeway (former traffic light westbound | |||
Gold Canyon | 205 | SR 24 west (Gateway Freeway) | Planned interchange | |||
Interchange; eastern end of Historic US 80 concurrency; former US 80 / US 89 | ||||||
Superior | 226.87 | 365.11 | 227 | SR 177 south – Kearny, Winkelman | Interchange; northern terminus of SR 177 | |
Gila | Globe | 247.04 | 397.57 | SR 188 north (Apache Trail) – Roosevelt | Southern terminus of SR 188; former SR 88 west | |
250.76 | 403.56 | Maple Street | Interchange via connector road | |||
252.05 | 405.64 | US 70 east / SR 77 south (Ash Street east) – Safford, Winkelman | Western end of SR 77 concurrency; western terminus of US 70 | |||
Navajo | | 318.14 | 512.00 | SR 73 east | Western terminus of SR 73 | |
Show Low | 339.72 | 546.73 | SR 260 west (Clark Road) – Heber-Overgaard | Western end of SR 260 concurrency | ||
341.69 | 549.90 | SR 260 east (White Mountain Road) – Pinetop-Lakeside, Springerville | Eastern end of SR 260 concurrency | |||
342.25 | 550.80 | SR 77 north (Penrod Road) – Holbrook | Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency | |||
Bell | 353.16 | 568.36 | SR 61 north – St. Johns | Southern terminus of SR 61 | ||
Western end of US 180/US 191 concurrency | ||||||
387.83 | 624.15 | Mountain Avenue to SR 260 – Eagar | Serves White Mountain Regional Medical Center | |||
388.69 | 625.54 | Eastern end of US 180/US 191 concurrency | ||||
| 401.97 | 646.91 | US 60 east – Socorro | Continuation into New Mexico | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
- ^ The mileposts were not renumbered after the western leg was truncated, so they begin at milepost 30.89. Mileposts for US 60 are not logged on overlaps with Interstate highways, except at the junction of I-10 and I-17.
- ^ Only the freeway portion of US 60 east of the I-10 interchange has exit numbers, except for a few exits on the lower section of Grand Avenue, and the interchanges with SR 79 and SR 177. All other segments are standard divided or undivided highways with uncontrolled access.[20]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mileposts reflect I-17 mileage markers
- ^ a b c d e f Mileposts reflect I-10 mileage markers
Related route
U.S. Route 60X | |
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Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
Length | 1.47 mi[24] (2.37 km) |
Existed | 1992–present |
U.S. Route 60X(1) | |
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Location | Mesa, Arizona |
Length | 5.99 mi[25] (9.64 km) |
Existed | 1992–present |
An unsigned U.S. Route 60X is also listed by ADOT and is divided into two discontinuous segments, both of which are located within Maricopa County in the Phoenix area. Both sections of US 60X were portions of the pre-freeway alignment of US 60 between Apache Junction and central Phoenix.[26]
US 60X begins near Grand Avenue and Thomas Road at exit 160, where US 60 leaves Grand Avenue for Thomas Road. It then follows Grand Avenue southeast over I-17/US 60, terminating at an intersection with 18th Avenue and Willetta Street.[27]
The eastern segment of US 60X picks up at Sossaman Road, traveling east across Main Street/Apache Trail, crossing Loop 202 and Ellsworth Road before terminating at Meridian Drive, at the Pinal County line.[27][28]
Major intersections
The eastern segment of US 60X has posted mile markers that likely correspond to the former alignment of US 60.
Western section
The entire route is in Phoenix, Maricopa County.
mi[24] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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0.000 | 0.000 | Grand Avenue northwest (US 60 west) | Continuation beyond western terminus of US 60X | ||
160 | 27th Avenue (US 60 east) to Thomas Road | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
0.56 | 0.90 | 24th Drive to I-17 north | Right-in/right-out interchange; westbound exit and entrance only | ||
1.31 | 2.11 | McDowell Road / 19th Avenue to I-10 east | Access to I-10 via 19th Avenue south | ||
1.47 | 2.37 | 18th Avenue / Willetta Street | Eastern terminus of US 60X; road continues southeast as Grand Avenue | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Eastern section
The entire route is in Mesa, Maricopa County.
mi[25] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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189.01 | 304.18 | Main Street west ( Historic US 80 west) / Sossaman Road | Western terminus of US 60X(1); west end of Historic US 80 concurrency; road continues as Main Street (Historic US 80) | ||
190.71– 190.79 | 306.92– 307.05 | Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) | Loop 202 exits 27 (south) and 28 (north) | ||
194.00 | 312.21 | Pinal County as Apache Trail (Historic US 80) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. roads portal
- Arizona portal
- SuperRedTan Interchange
- Superstition Mountains
- Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix
References
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation (2014). "Arizona Parkways, Historic and Scenic Roads" (PDF). Phoenix: Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "2008 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
- ^ Google (April 15, 2008). "Overview Map of US 60 in Arizona" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ^ A. G. Taylor Printing Company (1930). Arizona Highway Department Condition Map of the State Highway System (Map). 1:1,267,200. Arizona State Highway Department. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via AARoads.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department and United States Public Roads Administration (June 1939). "History of the Arizona State Highway Department" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Arizona Memory Project.
- ^ Transportation Planning Division, Data Bureau (January 1, 1988). "1988 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Arizona Memory Project.
- ^ Transportation Planning Division, Data Bureau (December 31, 1992). "1992 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Arizona Memory Project.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Commission; Larls, W.B. (1927). Official State Routes and State Highways of the State of Arizona (Map). Scale not given. Phoenix: Arizona Highway Department. Retrieved May 6, 2015 – via AARoads.
- ^ National Map Company (1927). Sectional Paved Road Map (Map). Scale not given. Indianapolis: National Map Company. pp. 22 & 23. Retrieved April 1, 2015 – via David Rumsey Map Collection.
- ^ National Map Company (1927). Sectional Paved Road Map (Map). Scale not given. Indianapolis: National Map Company. pp. 24 & 25. Retrieved April 1, 2015 – via David Rumsey Map Collection.
- ^ Weingroff, Richard (June 18, 2003). "U.S. Route 666: "Beast of a Highway"?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "Maps". Arizona Roads. Retrieved April 1, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 19, 1982). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 3 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "US 60". Arizona Roads. Retrieved October 9, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "Project Overview, Superstition Freeway". Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009.
- ^ "ADOT opens new US 60 (Superstition Freeway) ramps at Meridian Road in East Valley" (Press release). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ US 60 (Grand Avenue)
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "US 60 (Pinal County)". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ Transportation Planning Division, Data Bureau (December 15, 1998). "1998 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. pp. 125, 131. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ ADOT GIS Database Used for locating the mile marker numbers in rural areas.
- ^ Arizona State Transportation Board Meeting Agenda (PDF) (Report). Show Low, Arizona: Arizona State Transportation Board. July 20, 2018. pp. 310 to 339. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "FY 2023 FLCP FREEWAY LIFE CYCLE PROGRAM (FLCP)" (PDF). Maricopa Association of Governments. May 25, 2022. p. 33. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Interstate 10 Broadway Curve: Interstate 17 (Split) to Loop 202 (Santan Freeway)". Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (January 9, 2020). "U.S. Route 60X" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (January 9, 2020). "U.S. Route 60X(1)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Arizona Highway Department (1971). Highway Map of Arizona (Map). Scale not given. Phoenix: Arizona Highway Department. Phoenix inset. Retrieved April 1, 2015 – via Arizona Roads.
- ^ a b Arizona Department of Transportation (December 31, 2012). "2012 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Phoenix: Arizona Department of Transportation. pp. 707, 710. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "AADT & KDT Report for Year 2013 (U.S. Routes)" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 60 in Arizona at Wikimedia Commons