Interstate 10 in Arizona
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Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, run east from California, enters Arizona and continues through Phoenix and Tucson and exits at the border with New Mexico.
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[edit] Control Cities
Eastbound:
- Phoenix - from the California-Arizona state line to Interstate 17
- Tucson - from Interstate 17 to Arizona State Route 77
- El Paso - from Arizona State Route 77 to the Arizona-New Mexico state line
Westbound:
- Phoenix - from the Arizona-New Mexico state line to Arizona State Route 143
- Los Angeles - from Arizona State Route 143 to the Arizona-California state line
[edit] Route description
The following is a route description of the Interstate in a general west to east direction. Though it is signed as either "West" or "East" throughout, there are places where the physical orientation is more north to south.
The route begins at the border with California at the Colorado River in La Paz County. Here, the same physical road is signed as both Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 95. The highway runs east by northeast past Ehrenberg and Quartzsite and then turns to an east by southeast orientation just before the junction for U.S. Route 60.
It continues this path entering Maricopa County and the Phoenix Metro area. The route turns east by northeast again at the junction for AZ-85 northwest of downtown Buckeye, and turns due east at 203rd Ave/Tuthill Rd. The landscape by this point is largely urban and the freeway continues eastward through the communities of Goodyear, Avondale and Tolleson, meeting with Loop 303 and the western side of Loop 101 along the way.
Traversing through Phoenix, the highway meets with Interstate 17 for the first time just northwest of downtown. Near 3rd Avenue, the highway enters a half-mile tunnel that runs under a park and the central branch of the City of Phoenix Library. Emerging past 3rd Street, the highway continues due eastward for another 2 miles before coming to another interchange for Route 51 and Loop 202. At this interchange, Interstate 10 turns southward for about 3 miles, passing near Sky Harbor Airport and reaching the second junction with Interstate 17. Here, I-17 and I-10 merge as I-10 skews eastward again. After this junction, the highway is signed as US-60 as well.
Continuing southeast over the Salt River and eastward, I-10 enters Tempe and meets with AZ-143. Then, the freeway turns southward again, with US-60 splitting off to become its own freeway. I-10 continues southward running along the city borders of Phoenix on the west, and Tempe, Guadalupe, Tempe again, and finally Chandler on the east.
Immediately north of the Gila River Indian Community, I-10 has its second intersection with Loop 202. Past Loop 202, the highway turns to a more south by southeast direction going through the Gila River Indian Community and entering Pinal County. Three miles south of the Loop 202 Interchange, it meets AZ-347, and eleven miles further, it meets AZ-587. North of Casa Grande, the highway meets AZ-187/AZ-387 (one road) and then AZ-287. It runs east of Casa Grande, turning due south past McCartney Road, and meets with AZ-84/Jimmie Kerr Blvd. A mile further south, I-10 meets the eastern terminus of Interstate 8 and turns due southeast. Passing through Eloy, the highway meets AZ-87. I-10 continues southeasterly passing by Picacho Peak and continuing through to enter Pima County and the Tucson area.
Passing still in a southeast direction through Marana, I-10 meets AZ-77/Miracle Mile in Tucson. The highway curves due southward, running just west of downtown Tucson and then meeting the northern terminus of Interstate 19 near South Tucson. The highway then turns southeast again and continues through Tucson, passing near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. It continues southeast until the junction of AZ-83 in Vail.
In Vail, I-10 turns in a varying east by southeast direction, entering Cochise County. Heading toward Benson, it meets with AZ-90 and AZ-80. The highway then turns in a northeasterly direction, meeting with US-191, passing through Wilcox and meeting AZ-186. Northeast of Wilcox, US-191 breaks off and I-10 meanders again to an east by southeast direction. The highway passes through Bowie and San Simon. Past San Simon, I-10 passes the state border and enters New Mexico.
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Colorado river |
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 Arizona Highway 95 Quartzsite Parker Yuma |
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 EastWickenburg Prescott |
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New Hope Vicksburg Junction / US 60 |
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Harquahala Valley Rd |
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411th Ave |
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State Prison |
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Estrella Parkway |
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Litchfield Park Luke Air Force Base |
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Avondale Estrella Mountain Community College |
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Phoenix International Raceway |
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107th Ave |
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Tolleson |
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79th Ave Park & Ride |
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State Capitol |
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SouthEast Phoenix Innerloop Truck Route / Hazardous Cargo Route |
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State Capitol Fairgrounds & Coliseum |
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5th Ave 3rd Ave |
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3rd Street |
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 EastRed Mountain Freeway |
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 NorthPiestewa Parkway Frmly. Squaw Peak Parkway |
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Red Mountain Freeway |
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Jefferson Street |
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International Airport |
Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Harbor Center |
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North West Flagstaff Wickenburg |
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North West Flagstaff Wickenburg |
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 NorthHohokam Expressway 48th Street Broadway Road East |
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North Hohokam Expressway 48th Street Sky Harbor International Airport |
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East Mesa-Globe Tempe-Apache Junction |
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Chandler - Ahwatukee |
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 EastSantan Freeway Pecos Road |
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Sundust Road |
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 SouthQueen Creek Rd Ak-Chin Indian Community Maricopa |
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Central Arizona College |
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Nat'l Monument |
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Eloy |
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Picacho Peak State Park |
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St Marys Rd Univ of Arizona Pima Community College Desert Museum Old Tucson |
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Broadway Convention Center Downtown Tucson |
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Park Ave |
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Kino Parkway |
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Palo Verde Road Kino Sports Complex |
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base |
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Tucson International Airport |
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Pima Air Museum |
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Wentowrth Road Colossal Cave |
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 SouthSunsites Douglas Cochise Stronghold |
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Chiricahua National Monument (Westbound) |
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 Rex Allen DriveFort Grant Road Chiricahua National Monument (Eastbound) |
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North Safford |
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North Safford |
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Fort Bowie National Historic Site |
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Fort Bowie National Historic Site |
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[edit] External links
| Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink) |  |
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| 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 (W) | 68 | |
| 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 (W) | 76 (E) | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | ||
| 83 | 84 (W) | 84 (E) | 85 | 86 (W) | 86 (E) | 87 | 88 (W) | 88 (E) | 89 | 90 | ||||||
| 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 99 | H-1 | H-2 | H-3 | |||||||
| Unsigned | A-1 | A-2 | A-3 | A-4 | PRI-1 | PRI-2 | PRI-3 | |||||||||
| Lists | Main - Auxiliary - Suffixed - Business - Proposed - Unsigned Gaps - Intrastate - Interstate standards - Replaced |
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| Preceded by California |
Interstate 10 Arizona |
Succeeded by New Mexico |
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