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Regional Boards => Mountain West => Topic started by: GreenLanternCorps on November 24, 2017, 03:15:49 PM

Title: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: GreenLanternCorps on November 24, 2017, 03:15:49 PM
Could someone tell my why this interchange was built?

It is a standard interchange, but with a road that dead ends on both side of the freeway.

Was something supposed to have been built there?

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.0704662,-110.9928849,398m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.0703883,-110.9930562,3a,27y,81.92h,87.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swHwhruggpZoQcNGdIpZ72g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Title: Re: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: vdeane on November 24, 2017, 09:35:06 PM
My guess would be some form of ranch access.
Title: Re: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: Mapmikey on November 24, 2017, 09:52:39 PM
Turns out it was to attract development...some extremely forward thinking given this was 1968 and there is still nothing there...

http://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-oddity-take-this-i--exit-and-basically-you/article_66178f30-f89f-592b-9d5a-073ab15e22ae.html

Title: Re: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on November 24, 2017, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on November 24, 2017, 09:52:39 PM
Turns out it was to attract development...some extremely forward thinking given this was 1968 and there is still nothing there...

http://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-oddity-take-this-i--exit-and-basically-you/article_66178f30-f89f-592b-9d5a-073ab15e22ae.html

But its reservation development, usually that is extremely hit or miss given the funding is usually lacking.
Title: Re: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: GreenLanternCorps on November 25, 2017, 08:01:18 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on November 24, 2017, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on November 24, 2017, 09:52:39 PM
Turns out it was to attract development...some extremely forward thinking given this was 1968 and there is still nothing there...

http://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-oddity-take-this-i--exit-and-basically-you/article_66178f30-f89f-592b-9d5a-073ab15e22ae.html

But its reservation development, usually that is extremely hit or miss given the funding is usually lacking.

The I-180 of exits...
Title: Re: I-19 Exit 87 Papago Road - What gives?
Post by: JKRhodes on November 25, 2017, 08:40:33 AM
à la Sunset Road interchange at I-10 a little further north. That one's flanked by a railroad on one side and a quarry/ Santa Cruz River on the other.

Sunset was extended west and tied into Silverbell Road earlier this year, finally, in preparation for construction at Ina.

http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/new-sunset-road-opens-the-day-before-ina-road-s/article_b218535b-e9f6-5889-b9a9-145b8ce13124.html