| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 250, Orange Grove Road.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Sunset and Prince Roads. The gap in
the sign is for a future interchange. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 251, Sunset Road. As
Interstate 10 enters the Tucson Metropolitan Area, it
widens out to six lanes. Notably, the freeway was under
construction for expansion to six lanes at Exit 250. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 252, El Camino Del Cerro and
Ruthrauff Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 252, El Camino del Cerro
and Ruthrauff Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 254, Prince Road. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Prince Road departs here, at exit 254. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Entering the city of Tucson around Milepost 253, Interstate
10 next intersects its former business route, Exit 255,
Junction Northbound Arizona 77/Miracle Mile to Oracle
Road, one mile. Notice the lack of an exit number on this
sign. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 255, Junction
Northbound Arizona 77. Prior to 1997, this was also an
exit for eastbound Business Loop I-10. The business route
served downtown Tucson via Miracle Mile, Oracle Road,
Speedway Boulevard, and the Stone Avenue/6th Avenue couplet,
following old Arizona 84 and U.S. 80. The business route
was eliminated when maintenance of the downtown streets
was transferred from the state to the city. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 255, Miracle
Mile. Arizona 77 leads due east from this exit along Miracle
Mile to Oracle Road. Turning north, Arizona 77 follows
Oracle Road out of town en route to Oro Valley and Catalina.
This interchange was where old Arizona 84 and Arizona
84A separated prior to 1964, and was reconstructed in
1995 with this elaborately decorated overpass, as part
of a 1996 reconstruction project along Interstate 10 through
Tucson. Photos taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 256, Grant
Road, 1/4 mile. This section of Interstate 10 is currently
(6/07) being widened to eight lanes. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Grant Road, the next exit along eastbound Interstate
10, is Exit 256. It leads east toward the Tucson Botanical
Gardens and west over the Santa Cruz River to become Ironwood
Hill Drive. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| The next exit along eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
257, Speedway Boulevard/St Marys Road. Speedway Boulevard
is a major east-west thoroughfare across Tucson. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Mileage sign along eastbound Interstate 10 approaching
Exit 257, Speedway Boulevard/St. Marys Road, one-quarter
mile. St. Marys Road parallels Speedway Boulevard, and
it changes into East 6th Street as it serves the northern
fringe of downtown and the University of Arizona. The
next exit is for Congress Street/Broadway, which serves
downtown Tucson. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 257 departs here for Speedway Blvd and St. Mary's
Road. Prior to the 1996 reconstruction, there were two
exits for these streets - one for Speedway Blvd and one
for St. Mary's Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 258, Congress Street and Broadway.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Congress Street/Broadway Blvd, and
22nd Street/Starr Pass Blvd. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| This picture shows eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 258,
Broadway Boulevard/Congress Street. Broadway Street/Congress
Street, each of which are one-way streets that form a
couplet east of Interstate 10, provide the best route
into downtown. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 259 provides access to the southern end of downtown,
providing access to 22nd Street and 29th Street as well
as Silverlake Road and Starr Pass Boulevard. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| The next two exits are Exit 259, 22nd Street/Starr Pass
Boulevard and Exit 260, Junction Interstate 19 south.
This sign for Interstate 19 is posted prior to the 22nd
Street/Starr Pass Road interchange. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to 22nd Street/Starr Pass Blvd/Silverlake
Road, and Interstate 19. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Starr Pass Boulevard leads west to Sentinel Peak Park
and Starr Pass Golf Course. East 22nd Street leads east
to Saguaro National Park. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| The next exit, 260, serves Interstate 19 south. Traffic
to Tucson International Airport is advised to use Interstate
10, even though the airport can be accessed via Interstate
19 at Valencia Blvd. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Note that the control city for Interstate 10 changes
from Tucson to El Paso here (skipping over Las Cruces,
New Mexico). The upcoming interchange between Interstate
10 and Interstate 19 was reconstructed between 2003 and
2004. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Junction Southbound Interstate
19. Interstate 19 heads south to Green Valley and Nogales
before connecting with Mexico Federal Route 15. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Prior to reconstruction, this interchange was a simple
trumpet interchange. ADOT reconstructed it due to increasing
traffic volumes and to allow widening of Interstate 10
and Interstate 19. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to the next two exits, 6th/4th Avenues
and Benson Hwy/Park Ave. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| After the Interstate 19 interchange, Interstate 10 reaches
Exit 261, 6th Ave and 4th Ave. This interchange is where
former US 80 and former US 89 separated, and is scheduled
for future reconstruction. This is also where former Business
Loop I-10 reconnected with Interstate 10. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| The next exit along eastbound is Exit 262, Benson Highway/Park
Ave, 0.25 mile, followed by Exit 263, Kino Parkway north
to Arizona 210 and south to Tucson International Airport.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 262, Benson Highway
and Park Avenue. Benson Highway is former US 80, and was
Business Loop I-10 until 2003. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| Once on the transition ramp from eastbound Interstate
10 to eastbound Benson Highway is this sign, which advises
turns for motorists headed toward Interstate 10 east.
This picture was taken on the collector-distributor lane
between 4th/6th Avenues and Benson Hwy that paralells
Interstate 10. Photo taken 05/24/03.
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| The next three exits are Exit 263A, Kino Parkway South
to Tucson International Airport; Exit 263B, Kino Parkway
North/Ajo Way. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Kino Parkway is a divided highway that leads north into
Tucson, bisecting Arizona 210/Aviation Parkway between
downtown and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Heading
south, Kino Parkway becomes Campbell Avenue before reaching
Tucson International Airport. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| At Exit 263A/Kino Parkway South to the airport, the
right lane exits south and the left lane ends, thus returning
Interstate 10 to a four-lane configuration (two lanes
in each direction). Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 263B, Kino Parkway north/Ajo
Way. Ajo Way is an east-west road that becomes Arizona
86 west of Business Loop I-19/6th Street. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Mileage sign for the next three exits: Exit 264A, Irvington
Road/Palo Verde Road; Exit 264B, Alvernon Way; and Exit
265, Valencia Road/Business Loop I-10 west. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Travellers heading to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (which
Interstate 10 paralells the south boundary of) are advised
to use Alvernon Way to reach the base. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| The next exit along eastbound is Exit 264A, which connects
to Palo Verde Road south. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 264A, Palo Verde Road
south; the next exit is Exit 264B, Palo Verde Road north
and Irvington Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 264B, Palo Verde Road
north and Irvington Road east/west. Note that Interstate
10 is still angled southeast as it departs the Tucson
metropolitan area, and it will not turn more easterly
until after Exit 281/Junction Arizona 83. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 265, Alvernon Way. The
next exit is Exit 267, Junction Business Loop I-10/Valencia
Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Mileage sign along eastbound Interstate 10 for the next
three exits: Exit 267, Business Loop I-10/Valencia Road;
Exit 268, Craycroft Road; and Exit 269, Wilmot Road. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 meets Valencia Road at exit 267. Use Valencia
Road to reach Pima Air and Space Museum. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Craycroft Road is the next exit after Valencia Road;
Craycroft Road heads north-south but connects to Old Vail
Road and Los Reales Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 268, Craycroft Road.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Development lessens as we travel east, however as the
Tucson area grows, development is occurring along Interstate
10 and further east of downtown. The next exit is exit
269, Wilmot Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| The next three exits are Wilmot Road, Kolb Road and
Rita Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 269, Wilmot Road. This
is the last exit with gas for 28 miles. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 270, Kolb Road. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 270, Kolb Road. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 273, Rita Road (one mile).
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 273, Rita Road. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 275, Houghton Road. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Use Houghton Road to reach Saguaro National Park (east
unit) and the Pima County Fairgrounds. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at exit 275, Houghton Road.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Now leaving the Tucson urbanized area, the next three
control points are Arizona 83, Benson and El Paso (a mere
300 miles away). Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 remains the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway
throughout Arizona. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 279, Vail Road. Vail Road travels
north to traverse the far eastern suburbs of Tucson. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 279 leaves Interstate 10 here for Vail Road. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 281, Junction
Arizona 83 south to Sonoita and Patagonia, one mile. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Arizona 83 is a scenic route that leads to various points
of interest in the Coronado National Forest. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 281, Junction Arizona
83 south. This interchange marks the northern terminus
of Arizona 83. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| After passing the Arizona 83 interchange, this mileage
sign indicates the distance to the interchange with Arizona
90 South, the business loop interchange for Benson, and
the city of El Paso, Texas. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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Page Updated July 1, 2007.
