| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
98, Wintersburg Road/Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant, one
mile. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Use exit 98 to reach the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Plant. Palo Verde is the largest nuclear plant in the
country, but has a checkered past. Photo taken March 17,
2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 98, Wintersburg Road/Palo
Verde Nuclear Power Plant. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Arizona 85, Buckeye and Phoenix (yet
again). Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
103, 339th Avenue, one mile. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 103, 339th Avenue.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Interstate 10 crosses the Hassayampa River. The Hassyampa
River is known for being an underground river, and legend
has it that anyone who drinks from the river immediately
becomes a liar. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Welcome to Buckeye. Buckeye marks the outer fringe of
the Phoenix Metropolitan area, and the former farming
town has been aggressively annexing land to prepare for
an eventual population of 3 million - larger than Phoenix.
It remains to be seen the wisdom of these plans. Photo
taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
109, Sun Valley Parkway/Palo Verde Road, one mile. Photo
taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 109, Sun Valley
Parkway/Palo Verde Road. Sun Valley Parkway was built
many years ago, but new housing developments are starting
to mushroom along the road. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 112, Arizona 85 to Interstate
8. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaches Exit 112, Junction
Southbound Arizona 85 to Interstate 8. Arizona 85 is advertised
as a bypass of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, advising
thru trucks to take Arizona 85 to Interstate 8 to Interstate
10. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Arizona 85, in addition to connecting to Interstate
8 at Gila Bend, continues south to Ajo, Why, and Mexico.
Arizona 85 is former U.S. 80 between Interstate 10 and
Interstate 8. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Use the next two exits to reach downtown Buckeye. Photo
taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 112, Junction Southbound
Arizona 85 to Interstate 8. Plans call for expansion of
Arizona 85 to four lanes with Interstate standards, but
portions of that project remain unfunded. Photo taken
March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit is Exit 114, Miller Road. Photo taken
March 17, 2007.
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| Miller Road departs here as exit 114. Use Miller Road
to reach downtown Buckeye. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Goodyear, Avondale and Phoenix. Notice
the new housing developments popping up along the freeway
- as recently as 2004, this was all undeveloped desert.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
117, Watson Road, 1/2 mile. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 117, Watson Road.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
120, Verrado Way, one mile. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 120, Verrado Way.
Verrado Way is named after the Verrado housing development.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
121, Jackrabbit Trail, one mile. Photo taken March 17,
2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 121, Jackrabbit
Trail. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Goodyear, Tolleson and Phoenix. Photo
taken March 17, 2007.
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| Continuing west, the next exit along Eastbound Interstate
10 is Exit 124, Junction Northbound Arizona Loop 303/Cotton
Lane, one mile. Arizona Loop 303 leads north along the
partially constructed Estrella Freeway to meet U.S. 60
in Surprise. As part of the National High Priority Corridor
for CANAMEX, it is possible that Arizona Loop 303 will
provide part of the corridor. Together with U.S. 60, Loop
303 connects with U.S. 93 northbound en route to Kingman,
Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Use Exit 124 to reach Surprise, the World Wildlife Zoo
and the State Prison. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaches Exit 124, Junction
Northbound Arizona Loop 303/Cotton Lane, one-half mile.
Since the freeway-to-freeway connection has not yet been
constructed, this exit is signed "TO" Arizona Loop 303.
Note the use of the white-on-black shields. Photo taken
March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 124, Junction Northbound
Arizona Loop 303/Cotton Lane. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 126, PebbleCreek Parkway and
Estrella Parkway. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Use exits 126 and 128 to reach Phoenix International
Raceway. P.I.R. is known for the annual Nascar race over
Veterans Day weekend. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
126, Pebble Creek Parkway/Estrella Parkway, one mile.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Exit 126 departs here to serve Pebble Creek Parkway
and Estrella Parkway. This exit serves many new housing
developments. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
128, Litchfield Road, one-half mile. A full array of motorist
services are available at this exit, which is a hub for
the rapidly expanding development pushing west from Phoenix.
Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Litchfield Road, Dysart Road and Avondale
Blvd. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 128, Litchfield
Road. Litchfield Road serves downtown Goodyear, as well
as Phoenix Goodyear Airport. Photo taken March 17, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 129, Dysart Road. Photo taken
July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 129, Dysart Road. The
freeway becomes more and more urban as we travel west,
and gains a lane just east of Dysart Road. Photo taken
July 15, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 131, Avondale Blvd. Avondale
Blvd used to be known as 115th Avenue. Photo taken July
15, 2007.
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| This mileage sign is located along Eastbound Interstate
10 as the freeway approaches Exit 131, Avondale Blvd.
The next two exits after Avondale Blvd are for 107th Avenue
and 99th Avenue. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 131, Avondale Blvd.
This is the last named north-south arterial until reaching
Tempe. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| The next three exits are 107th Avenue, 99th Avenue and
Loop 101. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| View of the overhead distance sign to 107th Avenue,
99th Avenue and Loop 101. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 132, 107th Avenue.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at 99th Avenue, exit 133A. The
next exit is Loop 101. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| The interchange between Interstate 10 and Loop 101 was
opened in the early 2000s. This photo shows Eastbound
Interstate 10 approaching Exit 133B, Junction Northbound
Loop 101, one-quarter mile. Notice the original blue shield
still on this sign. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| This photo shows the split between Eastbound Interstate
10 and northbound Loop 101. The Loop 101 shield here is
black on white, while some of the other shields are white
on blue. The state is moving toward the black and white
standard for its loop shields. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 134, 91st Avenue.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaches Exit 135, 83rd Avenue,
one-quarter mile. Interstate 10 enters the Phoenix City
Limits at Exit 135. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 135, 83rd Avenue, one-quarter
mile. Auxiliary lanes were added to this freeway between
2003 and 2004. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Exit 135 departs Eastbound Interstate 10 here, to serve
83rd Avenue. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaches Exit 136, 75th Avenue,
one quarter of a mile. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Exit 136 departs here to serve 75th Avenue. Interstate
10 picks up an HOV lane just before this exit. Photo taken
July 15, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
137, 67th Avenue, 3/4 mile. Numbered streets decrement
by eight streets per mile in the City of Phoenix. Photo
taken July 15, 2007.
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| 67th avenue departs here, at exit 137. Photo taken July
15, 2007.
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| Advance signage for 59th avenue, exit 138. Photo taken
July 15, 2007.
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| 59th avenue departs here from Interstate 10. Each exit
is a mile apart, to correspond with the primary roads
on the street grid. Use 59th Avenue to reach Glendale.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| The next exit is exit 139, 51st Avenue. Interstate 10
is passing through suburbs developed in the 1950s at this
point. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| 51st Avenue departs here, at exit 139. Photo taken July
15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaches Exit 140, 43rd Avenue.
At one time, much of this land was desert, but as the
city of Phoenix has expanded, the grid pattern of streets
and avenues has continued to expand with it. Photo taken
July 15, 2007.
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| Exit 140 departs Interstate 10 Eastbound to serve 43rd
Avenue here. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Hazardous cargo is not permitted on Interstate 10 between
Interstate 17 and Interstate 17, through the deck tunnel.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| The next exit along Eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
141, 35th Avenue. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 reaches Exit 141, 35th Avenue.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 142, 27th Avenue, 3/4 mile.
Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exits 143A-B, Interstate 17 and
U.S. 60. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Exit 142 departs here to serve 27th Avenue. This is
the last exit before Interstate 17. Photo taken July 15,
2007.
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| Exit 143A departs here for Interstate 17 northbound.
Use Interstate 17 northbound to reach Flagstaff and North
Phoenix. Photo taken July 15, 2007.
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| Exit 143B departs for Interstate 17 southbound and U.S.
60 Eastbound. Use exit 143B as a truck bypass of downtown
Phoenix and for hazardous cargo. Photo taken July 15,
2007.
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Page Updated August 29, 2007.
