| Distance sign to Higley Road, Greenfield Road and Val
Vista Drive. This sign is new, as part of the 2007 rebuilding
project. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Higley Road departs here, as exit 186. Photo taken January
20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Greenfield Road, as exit 185. Photo
taken January 20, 2007.
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| The right lane exits to Greenfield Road. Auxiliary lanes
are a common feature of modern Arizona freeways. Photo
taken January 20, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Greenfield Road, Val Vista Drive and
Gilbert Road. Greenfield Road exits immediately after
this bridge, as seen in the background. Photo taken January
20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 184, Val Vista Drive. Photo
taken January 20, 2007.
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| The right lane is an auxiliary lane for Val Vista Drive.
Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Distance sign for Val Vista Drive, Gilbert Road and
Stapley Drive. Val Vista Drive exits immediately after
this bridge, and marks the end of the 2000 US 60 reconstruction.
Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Gilbert Road, Stapley Drive and
Mesa Drive. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Westbound US 60 seen one mile from Gilbert Road. US
60 climbs up to grade to cross over the Consolidated canal.
Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Gilbert Road, Stapley Drive and Mesa
Drive. Gilbert Road exits immediately after this sign.
Use Gilbert Road to reach the town of Gilbert, south of
US 60. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| The next exit on westbound US 60 is exit 181, Stapley
Drive. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Distance sign for Stapley Drive, Mesa Drive and Arizona
Highway 87 (Country Club Drive). Photo taken January 20,
2007.
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| Stapley Drive exits here from westbound US 60. Photo
taken January 20, 2007.
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| At this point, US 60 is ten lanes plus two carpool lanes,
and auxiliary lanes between exits. Photo taken January
20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for exit 180, Mesa Drive. Photo taken
January 20, 2007.
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| Mesa Drive departs here, as exit 180. Use Mesa Drive
to reach downtown Mesa. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Arizona 87, Country Club Drive.
Arizona 87 crosses the east valley north to south, from
Chandler to Mesa. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Distance sign to Arizona 87, Alma School Road and Dobson
Road. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Country Club Drive exits here, as exit 179. Use Country
Club Drive to reach Golfland, an amusement park, as well
as downtown Mesa. Photo taken January 20, 2007.
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| Advance signage for Alma School Road, exit 178. Use
Alma School Road to reach Fiesta Mall. Photo taken January
20, 2007.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway at Exit 178,
Alma School Road. The next exit in this cloudy picture
is Dobson Road, followed by Junction Loop 101. Photo taken
January 20, 2007.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
177, Dobson Road, three-quarters of a mile, followed by
Junction Loop 101. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
177, Dobson Road, one-quarter mile, followed by Exit 176,
Junction Loop 101. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway at Exit 176B,
Junction Northbound Loop 101. Loop 101 leads north into
Scottsdale, then west into North Phoenix. Taking Loop
101 is the best route to Flagstaff and other points north
via Interstate 17. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway at Exit 176A,
Junction Southbound Loop 101. Loop 101 leads south to
meet the future Loop 202 in Chandler, which would connect
to eastbound Interstate 10 toward Tucson. Photo taken
03/02/03.
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| Shadowy view of the Loop 101/U.S. 60 partial stack interchange
at Exit 176. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
174, Rural Road. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
173, Mill Avenue. Mill Avenue is a major route in Tempe,
and it connects to Arizona State University and the Fiesta
Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
172, Priest Road, one-half mile. US 60 is 20 feet below
grade at this point, to correspond with Tempe's wishes
to have the freeway below grade. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
172, Priest Road, one-quarter mile. Notice the difference
between the reflective/button copy and reflective/non-button
copy signage in the flash photography against the sun.
There is a direct connection from westbound U.S. 60 onto
westbound Interstate 10 via the high-occupancy vehicle
lane. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway approaching Exit
172 for Priest Road and Exit 171 for Junction Interstate
10. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway at Exit 171,
Junction Interstate 10, as seen from the high occupancy
vehicle lane. This marks the western terminus of the Superstition
Freeway. U.S. 60 merges onto westbound Interstate 10.
Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| The high occupancy vehicle lane passes under the ramp
from westbound U.S. 60 onto eastbound Interstate 10. Photo
taken 03/02/03.
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| View of Westbound Interstate 10/U.S. 60 as seen from
the high occupancy vehicle lane transition ramp. U.S.
60 enters Phoenix,
the sixth largest city in the United States cosigned with
Interstate 10, and it splits from Interstate 10 to bypass
downtown Phoenix to the south along with Interstate 17/Truck
Interstate 10. U.S. 60 strikes out on its own again on
Grand Avenue northwest of downtown. Photo taken 03/02/03.
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| Grand Avenue - Perspective from Westbound
U.S. 60
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| Now in Phoenix, Grand Avenue originates at a five-way
intersection with Van Buren Street (former U.S. 60-70-80-89,
Arizona 93, and Business Loop I-10) and 7th Avenue. The
road is not state maintained until reaching Interstate
17, but we begin here, where Grand Avenue passes under
Interstate 10. As recently as the late 1990s, U.S. 60
was routed to begin its journey on Grand Avenue here at
this interchange, but the routing was changed when U.S.
60 was moved to follow Interstate 17 around downtown until
the Thomas Road exit. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| As a major southeast-northwest arterial that neatly
bisects each block, Grand Avenue has several five and
six way intersections, thus necessitating traffic lights
that allow for traffic flow for a higher number of movements,
thus increasing the wait. To mitigate this, several six-way
interchanges are being replaced with partial interchanges,
so that Grand Avenue traffic may continue unabated through
the intersection. This first six-way intersection on Grand
Avenue is at McDowell Road. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Just before meeting Interstate 17 and U.S. 60, Grand
Avenue passes by 22nd Avenue. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| U.S. 60 splits from Interstate 17 at the Thomas Road
interchange, and it turns northwest via Grand Avenue to
exit the metropolitan area. However, it passes through
some densely populated communities as it leaves the Valley
of the Sun. As mentioned previously, some of the intersections
are being converted to interchanges, and the first one
completed is Exit 160, which serves 27th Avenue and Thomas
Road. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| At Exit 160, Grand Avenue westbound picks up U.S. 60
from Thomas Road. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Gore point signage for Exit 160. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Osborn. Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Indian School.
Another overpass is in place at this intersection to assist
in traffic flow. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| U.S. 60/Grand Avenue serves a fairly industrial
area as it passes through west Phoenix. Photos taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching 43rd Avenue
and Camelback Road. U.S. 60 now leaves Phoenix and enters
Glendale. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Bethany Home
Road. A new interchange is under construction at this
intersection. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Maryland.
The power lines are being raised to accommodate a future
interchange at this intersection. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Myrtle. Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching
Northern Avenue and 67th Avenue. Again, this intersection
is slated for upgrade to an interchange to accommodate
higher traffic volume. Photos taken 10/24/03.
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| U.S. 60 leaves Glendale and enters Peoria,
the spring training home of Major League Baseball's San
Diego Padres. This section of U.S. 60 is currently under
construction to increase capacity from two lanes to four
lanes. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Olive Avenue
and 75th Avenue, another six-way interchange. Diagonal
streets don't do too well in a street grid system. Photo
taken 10/24/03.
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| U.S. 60 follows the railroad on its way through the
northwest suburbs of Phoenix. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching 83rd Avenue.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Peoria Avenue.
Westbound Peoria Avenue connects to southbound Arizona
Loop 101, the beltway around Phoenix. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Junction
Arizona Loop 101. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Signage for Arizona Loop 101 as seen from westbound
U.S. 60/Grand Avenue. Motorists taking Arizona Loop 101
north must turn right at the next traffic signal; southbound
motorists may continue straight ahead to reach the freeway.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Trailblazer signage along westbound U.S. 60 for Southbound
Arizona Loop 101 (in case you didn't make the turn off
at Peoria Avenue). Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching Junction
Southbound Arizona Loop 101. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching 99th Avenue.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching 111th Avenue.
Through this stretch, U.S. 60 heads a bit more west than
north. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue approaching the Agua
Fria River bridge. The truss bridge is for the railroad
to span the river. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| View of the Agua Fria River bridge for U.S. 60 and railroad
as seen along westbound. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue entering the city of
El Mirage.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Westbound U.S. 60/Grand Avenue entering the city of
Surprise.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| The orange overpass for Loop 303 is visible several
miles ahead of the actual interchange. Loop 303 leads
south from this interchange to reach Interstate 10 near
Exit 124 (Cotton Lane), west of Goodyear and east of Buckeye.
Photo taken 10/24/03. |
| Loop 303 is only signed as the Estrella Roadway (not
parkway or freeway). As a two to four-lane highway, Loop
303 is not freeway standard. Note that no Loop 303 shields
are present, unlike those present at the southern terminus
junction with Interstate 10. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Indeed, Loop 303 is signed for having only one destination:
Interstate 10. Neither Goodyear nor Buckeye are mentioned.
Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| View of the orange overpass, bright and colorful in
the early morning sunlight. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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Page Updated January 2, 2007.
