Interstate 17

Interstate 17 marker

Interstate 17
Arizona Veterans Highway
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length: 145.76 mi[1] (234.58 km)
Major junctions
South end: I-10 / US 60 in Phoenix
 
North end: I-40 / SR 89A in Flagstaff
Highway system
← I-15I-19 →

Interstate 17 (I-17) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. I-17's southern terminus lies within Phoenix, at Interstate 10, and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff, at Interstate 40.[1] The majority of I-17 is known as the Arizona Veterans Highway. In the Phoenix metropolitan area, it is mostly known as the Black Canyon Freeway, however the southern 4.16 miles (6.69 km) is part of the Maricopa Freeway. The portion of the highway south of Cordes Lakes was built along the alignment of SR 69, while the northern part was built along old SR 79's alignment. I-17 is one of the most scenic Interstate Highways as it gains more than a mile in altitude between Phoenix at 1,117 feet (340 m) and Flagstaff at 7,000 feet (2,100 m). The highway features several scenic view exits along its route that overlook the many mountains and valleys found in northern Arizona.

Route description

Interstate 17 is known as the Black Canyon Freeway from the northern end of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area to a point 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of The Stack interchange with Interstate 10 northwest of Downtown Phoenix. At the Durango Curve southwest of downtown, between the 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road interchanges, it picks up the designation Maricopa Freeway all the way to the southern terminus at the second Interstate 10 junction. It is one of the metropolitan area's primary freeways.[1][2] It has two interchanges with Interstate 10 in Phoenix.

I-17 has the unusual distinction of starting at approximately milepost 194 instead of at milepost zero. This is a holdover from Arizona's old system of marking mileposts, where a branching route would continue the milepost numbering of its original host, instead of starting over at zero. Interstate 17 inherited its milepost locations from SR 69, which the freeway replaced between Phoenix and Cordes Junction. SR 69's mileposting was such that it coincided with US 89's mileposting, which was 201.6 where the two routes intersected. When I-17 was constructed, the existing mileposting for SR 69 was retained.[1][2]

I-17 is closed to bicycles and pedestrians south of Pioneer Road (exit 225) in the Anthem area, but is open to them north of this point.

History

In 1936, SR 69 was established as a state route from Phoenix north to Prescott.[3][4] The road was completed by 1940 to Prescott. In 1954, a new route north to Flagstaff was established as SR 79. By 1961, the roadway from Phoenix to Flagstaff had been established, but not to Interstate standards.[5] By 1971, I-17 had been completed from Phoenix northward to Camp Verde where a short stretch had not been completed to standards. The stretch from SR 279 north to SR 179 was also complete. The largest section yet to be completed was from SR 179 north to Flagstaff. This segment was still just a two-lane roadway, but it did have full traffic interchanges built at cross roads. The portion from I-40 south to the Flagstaff Municipal Airport had been completed by this time.[6]

Exit list

The entire route is in Arizona.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
MaricopaPhoenix0.000.00 I-10 / US 60 east – Globe, TucsonSouthern terminus; south end of concurrency with US 60; Maricopa Freeway continues east as I-10/US 60; exit 150A on I-10
0.310.50194 I-10 west – Sky HarborSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 150 on I-10
1.141.83195A16th StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.153.46195B7th Street / Central AvenueNo southbound signage for Central Avenue
3.165.091967th Avenue / Central AvenueNo northbound signage for Central Avenue
4.166.6919719th Avenue / Durango StreetNo northbound signage for Durango Street
Maricopa Freeway transitions to the Black Canyon Freeway at Durango Curve
5.038.10198Buckeye RoadNorthbound exit only
5.348.59199AGrant Street / Buckeye RoadNo northbound signage for Buckeye Road
5.739.22199BJefferson StreetSouthbound exit only
5.889.46Adams Street / Van Buren StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
6.4910.44200A I-10 – Central Phoenix, Los AngelesThe Stack; exits 143A–B on I-10
7.0511.35200BMcDowell Road / Van Buren StreetNo northbound signage for Van Buren Street
7.8412.62—Grand AvenueClosed in the 1980s; former US 60 / US 70 / US 89 / SR 93
8.0913.02201 US 60 west (Thomas Road) / Grand AvenueNorth end of concurrency with US 60; no southbound signage for Grand Avenue
9.0814.61202Indian School Road
10.0816.22203Camelback Road
11.0917.85204Bethany Home Road
12.0919.46205Glendale Avenue
13.0921.07206Northern Avenue
14.1422.76207Dunlap Avenue
15.1324.35208Peoria Avenue
16.1325.96209Cactus Road
17.1227.55210Thunderbird Road
18.1229.16211Greenway Road
19.1330.79212Bell Road
20.1532.43214A-BUnion Hills Drive / Yorkshire DriveSigned separately as exits 214A (Union Hills) and 214B (Yorkshire) northbound
21.1133.97214C Loop 101Exits 23B–C on Loop 101
21.66–
22.16		34.86–
35.66		215Rose Garden Lane / Deer Valley RoadSigned as exit 215A northbound and 215B southbound
23.2737.45217Pinnacle Peak Road
24.1938.93218Happy Valley Road
25.2340.60219Jomax Road
27.2543.85220Dixileta DriveNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
28.1945.37221 Loop 303 south / Sonoran Desert DriveNorth end of Loop 303; exit 137 on Loop 303; site of future stack interchange
Northern terminus of Black Canyon Freeway
29.1746.94222Dove Valley RoadExit opened November 2013
30.1748.55223 SR 74 west (Carefree Highway) – WickenburgSigned as exits 223A (east) and 223B (west) northbound; east end of SR 74
Anthem31.7051.02225Pioneer Road
33.2153.45227Daisy Mountain Drive
35.2456.71229Anthem Way
New River38.2061.48232New River
​42.1867.88236Table Mesa Road
YavapaiBlack Canyon City48.2977.72242Black Canyon City, Rock Springs
50.5681.37244Black Canyon City
​54.3687.48248Bumble Bee, Crown King
​58.4894.11Sunset Point Rest Area; exit 252
​61.8599.54256Badger Springs Road
​65.23104.98259Bloody Basin Road
Cordes Lakes68.44110.14262 SR 69 north / Cordes Lakes Road – PrescottNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
68.77110.67263 To SR 69 north / Arcosanti Road – PrescottNorthbound exit signed as Arcosanti Road only
​74.53119.94268Orme Road / Dugas Road
​84.16135.44278 SR 169 south – Dewey-Humboldt, Prescott
Camp Verde91.31146.95285General Crook Trail
93.06149.77287 SR 260 to SR 89A – Cottonwood, Payson
95.74154.08289Montezuma Castle National Monument
​99.04159.39293 CR 30 west – McGuireville, Cornville, Montezuma Well
​102.29–
102.36		164.62–
164.73		McGuireville Rest Areas
​104.75168.58298 SR 179 north – Sedona
​112.09180.39306Stoneman Lake Road
Coconino​121.37195.33315Rocky Park Road
​123.65199.00317Fox Ranch Road
​126.29203.24320Schnebly Hill Road
​128.51206.82322Munds Park
​129.04207.67Christensen Rest Areas; closed
​132.01212.45326Willard Springs Road
​134.55216.54328Newman Park Road
​136.90220.32331Kelly Canyon Road
​139.65224.74333Kachina Boulevard / Mountainaire Road
Flagstaff143.17230.41337 SR 89A south (John Wesley Powell Boulevard) – Sedona, Flagstaff Pulliam AirportSouth end of concurrency with SR 89A
145.55234.24339Lake Mary Road – Mormon LakeNorthbound exit only
145.76234.58340A-B SR 89A north / I-40 – Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, AlbuquerqueNorthern terminus; north end of concurrency with SR 89A; signed as exits 340A (east) and 340B (west); exit 195 on I-40; freeway continues north as SR 89A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Google (February 15, 2008). "Overview map of I-17" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  3. ↑ Arizona and New Mexico Road Map (Map). Rand McNally. 1938. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1936-P-624". Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona (Map). Rand McNally. 1961. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona (Map). Arizona State Highway Department. 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

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