Arizona State Route 77

State Route 77 marker

State Route 77

Route information

Maintained by ADOT

Length:

253.93 mi^[1] (408.66 km)

Existed:

1941 – present

Major junctions

South end:

I-10 in Tucson

US 70 in Globe

US 60 from Globe to Show Low

US 180 in Holbrook

I-40 in Holbrook

North end:

BIA Route 6 at Navajo Indian Reservation boundary

Highway system

Arizona Highways

← SR 75		SR 78 →
← SR 84	84A	SR 85 →

State Route 77 (or SR 77) is a state highway in Arizona that traverses much of the state's length, stretching from its northern terminus at the boundary of the Navajo Nation north of Holbrook to its junction with I-10 in Tucson.

Route description

At its southern terminus, north of Tucson, the road is known as Oracle Road^[2] until the final mile and a half when the road turns westward directly toward Interstate 10 and is called Miracle Mile Road,^[2] named such in 1962.^[3]

Route 77 traveling through Salt River Canyon

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Past the Navajo Nation boundary, SR 77 becomes BIA Route 6 northbound towards Keams Canyon. Between Show Low and Globe, this highway is concurrent with U.S. Route 60. Its southernmost reaches were formerly part of U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 89, except for its terminal segment, the Miracle Mile segment of old Business 10 and State Route 84A.

Origin of the name of Tucson's Miracle Mile

Although it was thought for several years that Tucson's Miracle Mile derived its name from a June 1937 Arizona Highways magazine, historian David Leighton challenged this theory, in a February 23, 2015, article in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. He explained that in 1936, real estate developer Stanley Williamson conceived the idea of creating a commercial center outside of the over-congested downtown retail district, in Tucson. His model for this business center was the Miracle Mile in Los Angeles, Calif. The one in L.A., was the idea of real estate agent A.W. Ross, who saw that the retail district in that city was overcrowded and, also saw that cars were becoming more common. He came up with the idea of buying farming land, along Wilshire Blvd., several miles out from downtown, with the belief that as more people bought automobiles they would be willing to drive farther, in order to avoid the lack of parking and congestion in the downtown area. While initially no one thought his idea would work, in time store after store came to his business center. The Miracle Mile eventually became one of Los Angeles' premier shopping districts. Ross originally called his business area, the Wilshire Boulevard Center, it was changed to the Miracle Mile in 1928.

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Pima	Tucson	0.00	0.00	I-10 – Phoenix, El Paso	Exit 255 on I-10
Pima	Oro Valley			Tangerine Road (SR 989)	SR 989 unsigned; serves Oro Valley Hospital
Pinal	Oracle Junction	22.91	36.87	SR 79 north (Pinal Pioneer Parkway) – Florence, Phoenix
Pinal				Veterans Memorial Boulevard – San Manuel	Interchange; serves San Manuel Airport
Gila	Winkelman	65.71	105.75	SR 177 north (2nd Street) – Superior
	Globe	98.52	158.55	US 70 east – Safford	South end of US 70 overlap
	Globe	100.57	161.85	US 70 end / US 60 west (Ash Street) – Globe, Phoenix	South end of US 60 overlap; north end of US 70 overlap
Navajo				SR 73 east
	Show Low			SR 260 west (Clark Road) – Heber	South end of SR 260 overlap
				SR 260 east (White Mountain Road) – Pinetop-Lakeside	North end of SR 260 overlap
		172.20	277.13	US 60 east (Deuce of Clubs) – Springerville	North end of US 60 overlap
	Snowflake	191.06	307.48	SR 277 west (3rd Street North) – Heber
	Holbrook	216.12	347.81	SR 377 south (Heber Road) – Heber
		217.74	350.42	US 180 east – St. Johns	South end of US 180 overlap
		218.47	351.59	US 180 west (Hopi Drive) to I-40 – Flagstaff	North end of US 180 overlap
				I-40 west / I-40 BL east (Navajo Boulevard) – Flagstaff	South end of I-40 overlap; Exit 286 on I-40
				I-40 BL west (Navajo Boulevard)	I-40 Exit 289
		224.86	361.88	I-40 east – Albuquerque	North end of I-40 overlap; Exit 292 on I-40
		238.79	384.30	BIA Route 6 north	Continuation beyond northern terminus at Navajo Nation boundary
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

External links

References

Route map: Google

1 2 Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2008.
1 2 Tucson @ AARoads.com
↑ Devine, Dave (October 9–15, 1997). "Motel Memories". Tucson Weekly. Tucson.

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