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Advancing north along the Papago Freeway from I-17/U.S. 60, Interstate 10 next meets Buckeye Road east to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) at Exit 149.
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Buckeye Road west links Interstate 10 with Sky Harbor Circle south to the Sky Harbor consolidated Car Rental facility.
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Buckeye Road heads east to the passenger terminal at PHX Airport and west through Central City to become part of Historic U.S. 80. I-10 proceeds one mile north to SR 51 (Piestewa Freeway) and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway).
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A split diamond interchange at Exit 148 joins I-10 (Papago Freeway) with the couplet of Jefferson Street east and Washington Street west.
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Exit 147 separates from I-10 west ahead of Van Buren Street. There is no access to Van Buren Street, which was formerly Business Loop I-10 through Downtown Phoenix as well as U.S. 60.
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Confirming marker posted north of the Sky Harbor Circle underpass.
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Washington Street leads west to the Phoenix Convention Center, Chase Field (home of the MLB Arizona Diamonbacks) and Footprint Center (home of the NBA Phoenix Suns).
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Departing just ahead of Exit 147 A/B, Left Exit 147C links the I-10 HOV lane with the SR 51 HOV lane.
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SR 51 (Piestewa Freeway) is a heavily traveled commuter route extending 16.13 miles north from the Mini-stack Interchange with I-10/SR 202 to Loop 101 at Desert Ridge in northeast Phoenix.
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The HOV connectors were added to the Mini-stack interchange during reconstruction in 2004. Work lengthened the ramp for Exits 147 A/B a half mile southward.
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The four level systems interchange joining I-10 (Papago Freeway), SR 51 (Piestewa Freeway) and the eastbound beginning of Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) is arguably busiest in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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Loop 202 along the Red Mountain Freeway passes south of Scottsdale through Tempe, and parallels the Salt River east around north Mesa.
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Interstate 10 (Papago Freeway) curves through the Mini-stack Interchange and continues west to the Garfield neighborhood northeast of Downtown Phoenix.
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Separating from I-10 one mile ahead, Left Exit 145B joins the HOV lane with N 3rd Street at the East Evergreen Historic District north of Downtown Phoenix.
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A half diamond interchange (Exit 146) links N 16th Street with Interstate 10 (Papago Freeway) west from the Garfield neighborhood.
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A single point interchange follows at Exit 145A for N 7th Street.
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2019 ADOT traffic counts increase to 318,542 vpd along the Papago Freeway between 16th and 12th Streets.
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7th Street heads south to the Arizona Science Center and Chase Field along the east side of Downtown Phoenix.
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Hazardous cargo is prohibited through the Deck Park Tunnel beyond Exit 145A.
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The Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus lies north of Arizona Center mall and the financial district.
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The Stack interchange (Exit 143 A/B), where I-17/U.S. 60 converge with Interstate 10 again, lies 2.25 miles beyond the HOV ramp to 3rd Street.
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Interstate 10 advances west into the Deck Park Tunnel below 3rd Street. The Papago Freeway was designed with the cut and cover tunnel as a mitigation measure for I-10 to be constructed with minimal intrusion to the above street grid.
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A bus station was designed with direct exits from the HOV lanes within the Deck Park Tunnel. Gates block access to the unused area at each entrance into the tunnel system. A comparable tunnel is along SR 15 near University Avenue in San Diego, California.
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The Deck Park Tunnel falls between 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue, and below Margaret T. Hance Park west of Central Avenue.
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Exit 144 to N 7th Avenue departs from within the Deck Park Tunnel, less than a half mile beyond the 3rd Street over crossing.
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7th Avenue runs north from the Papago Freeway to the Willo neighborhood and Encanto Village and south through the west side of Downtown Phoenix.
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Interstate 10 emerges from the Deck Park Tunnel through the SPUI (Exit 144) with N 7th Avenue.
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Succeeding exits depart from I-10 west over the course of 1.25 miles for 19th Avenue north to Grand Avenue (old U.S. 60) and I-17/U.S. 60 along the Black Canyon Freeway.
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19th Avenue leads south to the Arizona State Capitol between Adams Street west and Jefferson Street east.
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Unmarked at Exit 143, U.S. 60 parts ways with I-17 north at the ensuing exit with Thomas Road. U.S. 60 shifts onto Grand Avenue there, which originates from N 7th Avenue and Van Buren Street at Downtown Phoenix.
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I-17/U.S. 60 encircle Downtown Phoenix to the west and south back toward Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).
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Interstate 17 (Black Canyon Freeway) continues north from I-10 and U.S. 60 through Alhambra, North Mountain Village and Deer Valley through north Phoenix.
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Interstate 17 connects Phoenix with Flagstaff beyond the Bradshaw Mountains, New River Mountains and Black Canyon.
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Interstate 10 advances west from The Stack, four level interchange to Exit 141 for N 35th Avenue.
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Originally the Phoenix street grid pattern only extended as far west at 43rd Avenue, with areas further undeveloped.
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2019-20 construction added seventh lane to westbound Interstate 10 between the 35th Avenue entrance ramp and Exit 140.
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Left Exit 138B links the I-10 HOV lane with the HOV lane along Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) south 1.25 miles west of the N 43rd Avenue overpass.
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Construction of the directional T interchange (Exit 138 B/A) with the South Mountain Freeway consolidated Exit 139 for 51st Avenue and Exit 138 for 59th Avenue to Maryvale Village into a single ramp.
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Interstate 10 continues west through Phoenix suburbs developed in the 1950s.
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Exit 139 connects I-10 (Papago Freeway) west with N 51st Avenue directly and a service road leading to N 59th avenue by the exchange with Loop 202.
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Exit 138A for Loop 202 south and Exit 138C for 67th Avenue depart in quick succession beyond the separation of Left Exit 138B for the South Mountain Freeway HOV lane.
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Extending Loop 202 northwest from Chandler and Ahwatukee Foothills Village in southeast Phoenix, the South Mountain Freeway opened to traffic on December 21, 2019.
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Eliminating weaving traffic from Loop 202 north, Exit 137 for 67th Avenue was renumbered Exit 138C and relocated eastward to connect with the adjacent service road.
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Corresponding with the primary roads on the street grid, exits along Interstate 10 are positioned a mile apart.
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Continuing below grade, Interstate 10 west next meets 75th Avenue at a diamond interchange (Exit 136B).
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The numbering sequence for the City of Phoenix increases in increments of eight streets per mile.
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75th Avenue is one of several arterial streets extending north through Maryvale Village in Phoenix to the city of Glendale.
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Left Exit 136A departs from the HOV lane for 79th Avenue north to McDowell Road and Desert Sky Mall.
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During peak hours (6 to 9 AM and 3 to 7 PM), Left exit 136A serves only HOV traffic. However it is open to all traffic during off-peak hours.
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Interstate 10 leaves the city of Phoenix at 83rd Avenue.
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An auxiliary lane was added from the 75th Avenue entrance ramp to Exit 135 in 2003-04.
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Photo Credits:
04/07/13, 04/26/17, 04/27/17, 05/31/21 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 17
U.S. 60
State Route 51
Loop 101
Loop 202
Page Updated 04-15-2022.