| The next exit along eastbound is Exit 297, J-Six Ranch
Road/Mescal Road, one mile. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 297 features services including the first gas station
in nearly 30 miles. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 297, J-Six Ranch Road/Mescal
Road. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| The next exit along eastbound is Exit 299, Skyline Road,
one mile. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 299, Skyline Road. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| The next exit along eastbound is Exit 302, Junction
Arizona 90 south to Huachuca City and Sierra Vista, two
miles. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Sierra Vista is a rapidly growing city, primarily due
to its proximity to the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation.
Newer than many of the nearby historic towns (such as
Tombstone and Bisbee off Arizona 80), Sierra Vista is
rapidly becoming a regional hub even though it is located
25 miles south of Interstate 10. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| Several state and national parks may be reached via
southbound Arizona 90, including Kartchner Caverns State
Park, Coronado National Memorial, and various units of
Coronado National Forest. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Arizona 90 is a divided highway from Interstate 10 south
to Huachuca City, and after passing through Sierra Vista,
it swings east to meet Arizona 80 midway between Tombstone
and Bisbee. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 302, Junction Arizona
90 South to Sierra Vista. The next exit is Exit 303, Junction
Business Loop I-10 east to Benson and to Arizona 80 east
to Tombstone, Bisbee, and Douglas. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Benson, which is much smaller than Sierra Vista, features
full traveler amenities. The business loop provides access
to food, gas, and lodging as well as the following two
exits (Business Spur I-10 and Business Loop I-10). Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Arizona 80 does not directly connect with Interstate
10 officially, but it is fully signed via the eastbound
business loop. To reach the national historic landmarks
of Tombstone, Bisbee, and Douglas, follow Arizona 80 east.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 303, Junction Business
Loop I-10 east to Arizona 80 east. The business loop returns
to Interstate 10 at Exit 306. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 304, Ocotillo Street. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Ocotillo Street departs from Interstate 10 eastbound
at exit 304. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 306, Pomerene Road (the east
end of Business Loop I-10). Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Pomerene Road departs here, at exit 306. This is the
east end of Business Loop I-10. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| Distance sign to US 191, Willcox and El Paso. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 crosses Adams Peak wash here. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 Eastbound meets Sibyl Road at exit 312.
The Stuckeys pictured here has been torn down, and all
that remains is the sign. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to US 191, Willcox and El Paso (yet again).
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 enters Texas Canyon. Texas Canyon (named
for being on the road to Texas) is a rock-filled canyon,
and where Interstate 10 climbs up from the San Pedro River
valley and Benson to the high plains around Willcox. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 318, Dragoon Road, 1 mile.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| As Interstate 10 climbs through Texas Canyon,
it passes a series of boulder-strewn hillsides. Photos
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 318 departs for Dragoon Road here. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for the Texas Canyon Rest Area. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Use this exit to reach the Texas Canyon rest area. Interstate
10 reaches it's summit just past the rest area, reaching
4974 feet in altitude. The next rest area is in San Simon,
adjacent to the Arizona/New Mexico border. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Johnson Road is notorious not for the road, but for
the attraction contained at the exit - The
THING? The THING opened in 1965, after being displaced
from old US 91 in California1. The Bureau of
Indian Affairs investigated The THING? in 2006 after several
traveller complaints, but had no findings2.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Johnson Road departs here, as exit 322 (now well-known
to drivers from all the billboards around Interstate 10
advertising The THING?) Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for US 191 South, exit 331. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Use Exit 331 to reach the Cochise Stronghold. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| US 191 travels south to reach Douglas, on the Arizona/Mexico
border. The road was formerly known as US 666 until 1992,
when it was rebranded US 191 to eliminate sign thefts
and negative cultural connotations. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Exit 331 departs here to serve US 191. US 191 northbound
is multiplexed with Interstate 10. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| Joining eastbound Interstate 10 just after Exit 331
is this sign assembly for eastbound Interstate 10 and
northbound U.S. 191. U.S. 191 parallels Interstate 10
between Exits 331 and 352. In fact, U.S. 191 overlaps
each east-west Interstate highway it meets, including
Interstate 40 between Exits 339 and 333; Interstate 70
in Utah between Exits 180 and 156; Interstate 80 in Wyoming
between Exits 99 and 104; and Interstate 90 in Montana
between Exits 306 and 367. Photo taken 05/24/03.
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| Mileage sign along eastbound Interstate 10 for Exit
336, Business Loop I-10 to Willcox and Exit 352, northbound
U.S. 191 to Safford and Clifton. Interstate 10 is passing
to the north of Willcox Dry Lake here. Photo taken 05/24/03.
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| The next exit along eastbound Interstate 10 is Exit
336, Junction Eastbound Business Loop I-10 into Willcox.
The next three exits all have services and lead into Willcox.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 336, Junction
Eastbound Business Loop I-10 to Willcox and Chiricahua
National Monument via Arizona 186. Photo taken January
13, 2006.
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| As noted above, Exit 336 follows Eastbound Business
Loop I-10 to Chiricahua National Monument via Arizona
186. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Junction Eastbound Business
Loop I-10 to Willcox and Chiricahua National Monument.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 and US 191 are multiplexed between miles
331 and 352. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 340, Arizona 186, Rex Allen
Drive and Fort Grant Drive. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Arizona 186 travels to Chiricahua
National Monument. The road was added to the state
highway system in 1956, and exit 340 accesses Arizona
186. Arizona 186's route number is a legacy of being a
branch of former Arizona 86. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to US 191 north, Lordsburg and El Paso.
This sign features the first mention of a control city
in New Mexico. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 344, Business Loop I-10 serving
Willcox. This marks the eastern end of the business loop,
which is former Arizona 86. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 344 departs here for Willcox and Business Loop
I-10. Former Arizona 86 was replaced by Interstate 10
in 1970. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Upon leaving Willcox, the next exit according to this
mileage sign along eastbound Interstate 10 is Junction
Northbound U.S. 191. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Milepost 350, approaching
Exit 352, Junction U.S. 191 north, two miles. Photo taken
January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 352, Junction
U.S. 191 north, one mile. U.S. 191 was known as U.S. 666
in Arizona until the early 1990s; today is it a transcontinental
route from Douglas north to Malta, Montana. The only route
break is through Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming,
because U.S. 191 is closed in the winter months. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 352, Junction U.S. 191
north. U.S. 191 north leads not only to Safford, Clifton,
and Eagar via an often windy road, it also has connections
to popular parks, including Petrified Forest National
Park via U.S. 180, Canyon de Chelly National Monument,
Four Corners (where the states of Colorado, New Mexico,
Utah, and Arizona meet) and Arches National Park in Utah.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Bowie, Lordsburg and El Paso. Photo
taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 355 serves US 191Y. US 191 has a Y intersection
between exits 352 and 355 (the road is former Arizona
86 between the two). US 191 mainline meets Interstate
10 at exit 352, while US 191Y meets the freeway here.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 362, Business Loop I-10 and
Bowie. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Use exit 362 to reach the Fort
Bowie National Historical Site. The site commemorates
the battles between native Apache indians and settlers
from the east. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Exit 362 departs here for Business Loop I-10. This business
loop, like the one through Willcox, is old Arizona 86.
Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 passes through the San Simon River valley.
At the base of the valley, a blowing dust hazard exists
due to the winds in this area. Photo taken January 13,
2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 366, the eastern end of Business
Loop I-10 through Bowie. Photo taken January 13, 2006.
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Page Updated July 1, 2007.
