Grand Avenue (Phoenix)
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| Grand Avenue |
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| U.S. 60 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Maricopa | ||||||||
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| Major cities: | Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria | ||||||||
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Grand Avenue is a principal arterial road in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and carries U.S. Route 60 westward. US 60 was commissioned in 1926 as one of two transcontinental highways in the United States and for over 40 years the highway served as a convenient route from which to import and export goods into the growing valley.
[edit] Route description
Grand Avenue slices through downtown Phoenix at a 45-degree angle making it instantly recognizable on any City of Phoenix map and represents the final leg of the US 60 into the heart of Phoenix.
As of 2006, Lower Grand Avenue near 7th Avenue and more specifically between Roosevelt Street on the north and Van Buren on the south, has been experiencing a quiet renaissance, as Independent Art Venues, Bars, Cafes and Small Businesses have emerged amid the work being done to restore the historical and landmark storefront properties that line the street filling the historic warehouses and other architecturally unique buildings.
On the "First Friday" and Third Friday's of every month, Grand Avenue comes alive with hundreds of Urbanites both young and old and suburban sprawlers clamoring for a cultural experience near the core of downtown Phoenix. Some of the outstanding galleries and art venues associated with the Grand Avenue art scene include: The Trunk Space, Perihelion Arts, The Cone Gallery, The Lodge Art Parlor, ShopDevious.Com , The Icon Gallery, The PhIx, The Chocolate Factory, The Paisley Violin, The Melagosa Complex: Stop n' Look & Comet's Corner, The Annex: Soul Invictus, The Lucky Rabbit & Gallery Marsiglia, Zen Tattoo, Art One & many design houses and studios .
As a result of this urban growth and revitalization GAMA: The Grand Avenue Merchants Association formed to address a "Grand New Vision" and to bring the Grand Avenue community together with other neighborhood associations to form a vibrant arts, culture and small business district with a mind towards adaptive reuse of historical buildings, responsible infill projects and both small business and community based outreach.
Improvements to Grand Avenue (North of the interstate 10 freeway) are included in the 20-year Regional Transportation Plan of the Maricopa Association of Governments, including reducing many of the busiest three-way intersections to two-way intersections by constructing overpasses, underpasses, and access roads. In the future, it may be constructed to freeway grade.
[edit] Major intersections
The entire route is in Maricopa County.
| Location | Mile[1] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Peoria | 148.90 |  Loop 101 south (Agua Fria Freeway) |
Interchange | |
| 149.23 | Loop 101 north (Agua Fria Freeway) / 91st Avenue – Tolleson |
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| 85th Avenue | ||||
| Peoria Avenue | ||||
| 150.60 | 83rd Avenue | |||
| 151.97 | Olive Avenue, 75th Avenue | Interchange | ||
| Glendale | 153.35 | Northern Avenue, 67th Avenue | Interchange | |
| 154.40 | Myrtle Avenue to Glendale Avenue, 59th Avenue | |||
| 154.99 | 57th Drive | |||
| 155.41 | Maryland Avenue, 55th Avenue | Interchange; westbound exit and entrance | ||
| 156.21 | Bethany Home Road, 51st Avenue | Interchange | ||
| 157.59 | 157 | 43rd Avenue, Camelback Road | Interchange | |
| Phoenix | ||||
| 159.01 | Indian School Road, 35th Avenue | Interchange | ||
| 159.36 | 33rd Avenue | |||
| 159.70 | Osborn Road, 31st Avenue | |||
| 159.86 | Osborn Avenue | |||
| 160.37 | 160 |  .svg/20px-I-10_(AZ).svg.png){kind=small} .svg/20px-I-17_(AZ).svg.png){kind=small} US 60 east (27th Avenue to Thomas Road) to I-10 / I-17 |
East end of US 60 overlap; interchange | |
| 24th Drive | Westbound exit and entrance | |||
| 160.96 | Encanto Boulevard, 23rd Avenue | |||
| 161.70 | McDowell Road, 19th Avenue | |||
| 161.88 | Willetta Street, 18th Avenue | East end of state maintenance | ||
| Roosevelt Street, 15th Avenue | ||||
| Van Buren Street, 7th Avenue |
[edit] References
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation, State Highway System Log as of December 31, 2006, pp. 725-733, 888
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