| Now at the bottom of Ash Fork hill, the few remaining
pine trees can be seen along with this Interstate
40 route marker. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 146, Arizona 89 and Business
Loop 40 serving Ash Fork. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 146 departs here. Arizona 89 travels south
to Prescott, then south to US 93 near Wickenburg.
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 144, Business Loop 40
through Ash Fork. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 144 serves the west end of the Business Loop
(former US 66) through Ash Fork. Photo taken May
18, 2004.
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| Between Ash Fork and Seligman, Interstate 40 travels
through a high plain. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Distance sign to Seligman (22 miles), Kingman
(94 miles) and Los Angeles (441 miles). Photo taken
May 18, 2004.
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| The next exit, exit 139, is an access point to
reach Old US Highway 66. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 139 departs here for Crookton Road and former
US 66. Take Crookton Road to reach the Crookton
overpass, an interesting old set of bridges on former
US 66 and the beginning of the longest intact
stretch of US 66. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Distance sign to Seligman (16 miles), Kingman
(86 miles) and Los Angeles (436 miles). Los Angeles,
even though it is not located on Interstate 40,
remains the ultimate control city throughout western
Arizona. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Approaching Seligman, this amenity sign can be
seen advising of motorist services through the next
two exits (exits 123 and 121). Photo taken May 18,
2004.
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| Use the next two exits to reach Seligman. Seligman
is an old railroad town that has been kept alive
by Route 66 related tourism. Photo taken May 18,
2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 123 serving Business
Loop 40 (former US 66) and accessing Arizona 66.
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Use exit 123 to reach former US 66 and the town
of Supai. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 123 departs here for Business Loop 40 and
Arizona 66. Arizona 66 is former US 66, accessing
Grand Canyon Caverns, Peach Springs and Hackberry
before reaching Kingman. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Now passing the east end of Seligman, exit 121
serves the west end of Business Loop 40 and provides
access to Arizona 66. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 121 departs here for Business Loop 40 and
to provide access to Arizona 66. This exit marks
the last services until Blake Ranch Road (exit 66).
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 109 serves Anvil Rock Road. Interstate 40
is on a new alignment south of old US 66 at this
point. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Interstate 40 passes through mountains between
Seligman and US 93. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Interstate 40 retains a 75 MPH speed limit from
Ash Fork to Kingman. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Distance sign to Kingman (59 miles) and Los Angeles
(407 miles). Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 103, Jolly Road. Photo
taken May 18, 2004.
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| Jolly Road departs here, as exit 103. Photo taken
May 18, 2004.
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| Interstate 40 passes through the high desert terrain
of the Kingman area. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Distance sign to Kingman (52 miles) and Los Angeles
(400 miles). Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 96, Cross Mountain Road.
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Exit 96 departs here. The only signage for this
exit is the gore point sign. Photo taken May 18,
2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 87, Willows Ranch Road.
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Willows Ranch Road departs here, as exit 87. Photo
taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 79, Silver Springs Road.
Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Advance signage for exit 71, US 93. US 93 travels
south to Wickenburg and Phoenix. Photo taken May
18, 2004.
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| Exit 71 departs here for US 93 southbound. US
93 is multiplexed after this point with Interstate
40 to Kingman. Photo taken May 18, 2004.
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| Now several miles further west, this picture shows
Interstate 40 west and U.S. 93 north after Exit
71, where U.S. 93 merges onto Interstate 40. Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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| Exit 66 departs here for Blake Ranch Road. Photo
taken May 18, 2004.
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| Mileage sign for Kingman and the control cities
of Las Vegas (for U.S. 93) and Los Angeles (for
Interstate 40). Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Scenic desert vista along westbound Interstate
40/northbound U.S. 93. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40/Northbound U.S. 93 approaching
Exit 59, Junction Mohave County Route 258, DW Ranch
Road, one mile. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40/Northbound U.S. 93 approaching
Exit 59, Junction Mohave County Route 258, DW Ranch
Road, one-half mile. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40/Northbound U.S. 93 approaching
Exit 59, Junction Mohave County Route 258, DW Ranch
Road, next right. The county route leads to the
Hualapai Mountains. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40/Northbound U.S. 93 at
Exit 59, Junction Mohave County Route 258, DW Ranch
Road, next right. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Interstate 40 west and U.S. 93 north shield assembly
after Exit 59. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Mileage sign along westbound for the same three
control cities as the previous mileage sign after
Exit 71. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Interstate 40 and U.S. 93 enter the city of Kingman
here, at this seemingly arbitrary point in the desert.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| No trucks or commercial vehicles are permitted
on U.S. 93 north due to restrictions at Hoover Dam.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| For Arizona 68 west to Laughlin and Bullhead City,
use the U.S. 93 north exit (Exit 48). Photo taken
10/24/03.
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| The first Kingman exit is Exit 53, Junction Business
Loop I-40/Arizona 66/Historic U.S. 66, two miles.
The business loop used to be part of the state highway
system and is now locally maintained; as a result,
the business loop shields have been removed from
Andy Devine Avenue. It is likely that this sign
will be modified to show that the business loop
no longer exists in Kingman. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| This sign identifies the three Kingman exits:
the business loop (Exit 53), Stockton Hill Road
(Exit 51), and Junction U.S. 93 (Exit 48). Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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| The business loop exit also connects to Historic
U.S. 66. The historic route comes in from Arizona
66, which swings north away from Interstate 40 between
Seligman and Kingman. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40 and Northbound U.S. 93
approaching Exit 53, Junction Business Loop I-40/Andy
Devine Avenue and Arizona 66 (Historic U.S. 66),
one mile. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40 and Northbound U.S. 93
approaching Exit 53, Junction Business Loop I-40/Andy
Devine Avenue and Arizona 66 (Historic U.S. 66),
one-quarter mile. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound Interstate 40 and Northbound U.S. 93
at Exit 53, Junction Business Loop I-40/Andy Devine
Avenue and Arizona 66 (Historic U.S. 66). Note the
loop ramp for this exit; at the bottom of the ramp,
Arizona 66 is a left hand turn and Business Loop
I-40 is a right hand turn. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Signage for Arizona 66 as seen on the offramp
from Interstate 40 westbound. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Arizona 66 and Historic U.S. 66 shields at the
bottom of the offramp from Interstate 40. Note that
while the base for the Business Loop I-40 shield
remains, the shield itself and pole are gone. Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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| Distance sign to Needles and Los Angeles. Notice
the first control point has been removed - more
than likely, this was for former Arizona 95 at Exit
1. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Just before leaving Arizona, there is a weigh
station. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Exit 2, Needle Mountain Road,
1/2 mile. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Needle Mountain Road departs here, as exit 2.
There are no services at Needle Mountain Road. Photo
taken March 3, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Exit 1, Golden Shores and
Oatman, 2 miles. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Exit 1 marks the last point where Historic U.S.
66 can be accessed in Arizona, and also marks the
turnoff to reach Topock Marsh. Photo taken March
3, 2007.
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| Exit 1 is former Arizona 95. Arizona 95 was signed
along this county road between 1971 and 1992, but
decommissioned due to land ownership issues along
the corridor. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Exit 1 departs here for Golden Shores and Oatman.
This is the last exit along Interstate 40 in Arizona.
Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| This reassurance marker, located just before crossing
the Colorado River, is the last one on Interstate
40 Westbound in Arizona. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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| Located in the middle of the 1966 Colorado River
Bridge is the zero milepost for Interstate 40 in
Arizona. Interstate 40 enters California at this
point. Photo taken March 3, 2007.
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Page Updated May 12, 2008.
