Arizona State Route 50

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State Route 50
State routes in Arizona
< SR 48 SR 51 >
Unconstructed - Former

State Route 50, also known as SR 50 or Paradise Parkway, was a proposed state highway in central Arizona in the cities of Phoenix and Glendale.

[edit] History

It first appeared in Phoenix plans in the 1980s between Loop 101 and State Route 51 along the Bethany Home and Camelback alignments, it was planned to run through already developed areas, as well as the densely populated Camelback Corridor between Central Avenue and State Route 51. As a result, the freeway was controversial to begin with, and was to be the most expensive in the regional freeway system.

When a funding shortfall hit the freeway system in the early 90's, certain routes were eliminated. The South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) was one of the routes hit with loss of funding, as well as Loop 303. The Paradise Parkway ended up being cancelled due to the funding shortfall, high construction costs ($55 million per mile, for a 13 mile freeway) and the previously mentioned community opposition or NIMBY. No efforts have been made to add the route back to the state highway system.

All of the right-of-way acquisition that was bought to build the road was later sold. If built it would have been a reliever route to Interstate 10, which was located 4 miles south.

[edit] Exit list

The entire route was to be in Maricopa County.

Location # Destinations Notes
Phoenix SR 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Phoenix 91st Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Phoenix 83rd Avenue
Phoenix 75th Avenue
Phoenix 67th Avenue
Phoenix 59th Avenue
Phoenix 51st Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Phoenix US 60 (Grand Ave) – Wickenburg, Las Vegas
Phoenix 43rd Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Phoenix 35th Avenue
Phoenix I-17 (Black Canyon Freeway) – Phoenix, Flagstaff
Phoenix 19th Avenue / 17th Avenue
Phoenix 7th Avenue
Phoenix 7th Street
Phoenix 14th Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Phoenix SR 51 (Piestewa Freeway) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

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