| Distance sign to Arizona 77 North (7 miles), Holbrook
(13 miles) and Flagstaff (108 miles). Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 300, serving Goodwater.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 crosses Little Lithodendren Wash.
Notice the quantity of rock formations around the
freeway. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 300 departs here for Goodwater. The former
trading post here closed in 2000, leaving the exit
with no services. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Arizona 77 north (3 miles), Holbrook
(7 miles) and Flagstaff (102 miles). Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 crosses Twin Wash here. Arizona
posts names of washes and bridge crossings as highway
reference points. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 294, Sun Valley Road.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 294 serves Sun Valley Road. Photo taken November
12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 292, Arizona 77 northbound
to Keams Canyon. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Arizona 77 was extended north of Interstate 40
in 1963. North of Interstate 40, Arizona 77 enters
the Navajo Indian Nation. Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Arizona 77 departs from Interstate 40 here, at
exit 292. Note the supplementary guide sign advising
travellers to continue on Interstate 40 to reach
Holbrook. Keams Canyon is named after Thomas Keam,
who located a school there in 1872. Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for the three exits of Holbrook.
Holbrook was named after H.R. Holbrook, the first
engineer on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Photo
taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 289, East Navajo Blvd
and Business Loop 40. The East designator has been
scraped off this sign. Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Use exit 289 to reach former US 66. The Business
Loop through Holbrook, like every Business Loop
along Interstate 40 in Arizona, is former US 66.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 289, East Navajo Blvd departs here for the
town of Holbrook. This exit serves the newer chain
motels and restaurants located on the east end of
Holbrook. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 286, Arizona 77, Arizona
377 and US 180, as well as Business Loop 40. Notice
the exit numbering error on this sign. Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| The correct exit number is seen on this one mile
advance sign for exit 286. Arizona 77 has had a
silent multiplex since exit 292 with Interstate
40. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Use exit 286 to reach West Navajo Blvd (with the
West scraped off) and Northland Pioneer College.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 286 departs here, taking Arizona 77 and Arizona
377 with it. Exit 286 provides access to the restored
downtown area of Holbrook, as well as the famous
Wigwam Motel and US 180. Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Now curving around Holbrook, the next exit is
Hopi Drive, exit 285 and the west end of the Holbrook
Business Loop. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Hopi Drive departs here from Interstate 40 as
exit 285, serving the west end of Business Loop
40. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 283, Perkins Valley Road.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 283 also serves Golf Course Road, which is
used to reach the Hidden Cove Golf Coure (owned
by the city of Holbrook). Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Perkins Valley Road departs here, as exit 283.
This exit marks the western city limits of Holbrook.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 is designated the Purple Heart Trail
through Arizona. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Joseph City (6 miles), Winslow
(25 miles), and Flagstaff (88 miles). Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 280, Hunt Road and Geronimo
Road. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 280 departs here for Geronimo Road and Hunt
Road. This exit serves the Geronimo Trading Post,
one of the many trading posts along former US 66.
The buildings of the trading post can be seen in
the background. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| US 180 remains multiplexed with Interstate 40
as it approaches Joseph City. US 180 and Interstate
40 will be multiplexed until reaching Flagstaff.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 passes through the high grasslands
of northeastern Arizona. At this point, the freeway
is at an elevation of 5000 feet. Photo taken November
12, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Joseph City (3 miles), Winslow
(22 miles), and Flagstaff (85 miles). Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 passes along the edge of the Little
Colorado River valley, staying close to the bluffs
on the north side of the valley. Photo taken November
12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 277, Business Loop 40
serving Joseph City. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Use Exit 277 to reach former US 66 through Joseph
City. Most of US 66 between Joseph City and Holbrook
has been overlaid by Route 66. Photo taken November
12, 2006.
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| Joseph City was founded by Mormon pioneers in
1876, and named after the Mormon prophet Joseph
Smith (who translated the Book of Mormon). The town
was a farming center until the 1960s, when the nearby
Cholla power plant opened, which dried up groundwater
supplies used for farming. Photo taken November
12, 2006.
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| Exit 277 departs here for Joseph City, as Business
Loop 40 and former US 66. Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 274, the western end
of Business Loop 40. Joseph City lies north of Interstate
40. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 274 departs here for the western end of Business
Loop 40, and the west side of Joseph City. Photo
taken November 12, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Winslow (20 miles), a rest area
(closed the time of this writing) and Flagstaff
(78 miles). Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 269, Jackrabbit Road.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 269 departs here for Jackrabbit Road. Jackrabbit
Road serves the Jackrabbit Trading Post and former
US 66. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| At Jackrabbit Trail, the famous "Here It
Is" sign can still be seen on former US 66
(now the frontage road) across the road from the
Jackrabbit Trading Post. This sign was spoofed in
the Disney/Pixar movie "Cars", and transplanted
to Radiator Springs. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 264 departs here for Hibbard Road. Hibbard
is a railroad siding named after the former head
of the Santa Fe Railroad. Photo taken November 12,
2006.
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| Distance sign to Arizona 87 north (6 miles), Winslow
(10 miles) and Flagstaff (68 miles). Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Interstate 40 crosses Cottonwood Wash. In early
days, there were many cottonwood trees along the
wash that pioneers cut down and used, hence the
name. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 257, Arizona 87 north
to Second Mesa. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Use exit 257 to reach Homolovi Ruins State Park.
The park protects an old Hopi pueblo, and opened
in 1993. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Use exit 257 to reach historic US 66. Photo taken
November 12, 2006.
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| Arizona 87 was extended north of Interstate 40
in 1968, incorporating former Arizona 65. Photo
taken November 12, 2006.
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| Arizona 87 north departs from Interstate 40 here,
at exit 257. Arizona 87 will be multiplexed with
Interstate 40 for a short distance into Winslow.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for the three Winslow exits. The
next three exits are Transcon Lane, North Park Drive
and Hipkoe Drive. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 255. Use exit 255 to
reach Transcon Lane and Northland Pioneer College.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 255, serving Business
Loop 40 to Winslow and Arizona 87 to Payson. Photo
taken November 12, 2006.
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| Arizona 87 travels west along Business Loop 40,
then turns south in downtown Winslow toward Payson
and Mesa. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 255 departs from Interstate 40 to serve Business
Loop 40 and Arizona 87. This marks the beginning
of another extant section of US 66 through Winslow.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 253, North Park Drive.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| North Park Drive is the second exit for Winslow,
and marks the eastern edge of downtown Winslow.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 252, Business Loop 40
and Hipkoe Drive. Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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| Exit 252 marks the western edge of Business Loop
40, Winslow, and the beginning of Business Spur
40. Hipkoe Drive departs from Interstate 40 here.
Photo taken November 12, 2006.
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Page Updated March 25, 2007.
