Arizona 210 is Aviation Parkway, which connects downtown Tucson at Broadway Boulevard with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base at Golf Links Road. Although it carries numbering suspiciously similar to a potential Interstate 210, there are no current plans to upgrade Arizona 210 into an Interstate highway.
Arizona 210 does not connect directly to any other state highway. This series of photos follows the approach to Arizona 210 from eastbound Congress Street at it approaches its complicated intersection with Arizona 210 and Broadway Boulevard. Photos taken 05/24/03.
First shield along eastbound Arizona 210 after it begins at the intersection of Congress Street and Broadway Boulevard. Photo taken 05/24/03.
The first exit along eastbound Arizona 210 is Kino Parkway. Notably, this is Exit 3, which implies that the first several miles west of here have not yet been constructed (since exit numbers increase from west to east). Apparently there are plans to someday connect Arizona 210 with Interstate 10, perhaps somewhere close to downtown Tucson. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Mileage sign along eastbound Arizona 210 approaching Kino Parkway (one-quarter mile), 22nd Street (one mile), and Country Club Road (two miles). For the time being, Arizona 210 takes on the attributes of a regular urban freeway. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Eastbound Arizona 210 at Exit 3, Kino Parkway. Kino Parkway is notable for being the proposed route of now-defunct Interstate 710 freeway. Interstate 710 was to begin at Interstate 10 at the Kino Parkway/Tucson-Benson Highway interchange (Exit 262) and continue north past Aviation Parkway (Arizona 210) to Broadway Boulevard and possibly Speedway Boulevard. The freeway was never constructed, and Kino Parkway exists as a multi-lane divided parkway in its place. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Gore point signage for Exit 3, Kino Parkway, along eastbound Arizona 210. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Eastbound Arizona 210 approaching Exit 4A, 22nd Street, one-half mile, under the shadow of the Kino Parkway overcrossing. Photo taken 05/24/03.
The signage along eastbound Arizona 210 ceases to be freeway-standard, as the exit to 22nd Street is actually a partial traffic signal. Photo taken 05/24/03.
22nd Street passes over the top of Arizona 210 on the overpass visible ahead, and a traffic signal controls traffic connections between the two roads. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Eastbound Arizona 210 approaching Exit 4A, 22nd Street, next left (at the traffic signal). This interchange could be upgraded to allow for a regular freeway interchange, but it would be tight since the railroad is located to the south of Arizona 210 here. Photo taken 05/24/03.
The next "exit" along eastbound Arizona 210 is Exit 4B, Country Club Road. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Another traffic signal controls traffic at this intersection between Arizona 210 and Country Club Road. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Reassurance shield along eastbound Arizona 210 after Country Club Road. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Eastbound Arizona 210 approaching "Exit" 4C, 34th Street, next left. The lights make for a smoother drive along eastbound than along westbound Arizona 210. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Reassurance shield along eastbound Arizona 210 after the 34th Street traffic signal. Photo taken 05/24/03.
The next "exit" along eastbound Arizona 210 is Exit 5, Palo Verde Road/Golf Links Road. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Eastbound Arizona 210 at Exit 5. The left lanes lead to Golf Links Road, while the right lanes exit to Alvernon Way. This marks the eastern terminus of Arizona 210; there is no end shield assembly present. Photo taken 05/24/03.
Underpass on the ramp leading from eastbound to Golf Links Road. Photo taken 05/24/03.
The Air Force Base sits on the land behind the transition ramp from Arizona 210 to Golf Links Road. The actual merge onto Golf Links Road is just ahead. Photo taken 05/24/03.
