Loop 101 East - Pima Freeway

East

Continuing through the massive systems interchange joining Loop 101 with I-17 in North Phoenix two miles ahead of Exit 25 to 7th Avenue.
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A symmetrical stack, this interchange was constructed in 2000-2001 as part of the construction of the Loop 101 freeway.
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The succeeding exit after 7th Avenue is for 7th Street. Central Avenue, the dividing line between avenues and streets, is midway between these two exits.
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Eastbound Loop 101 at Exit 26 to 7th Street.
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Three quarters of a mile ahead of Exit 28 to Cave Creek Road on Loop 101 east. Cave Creek Road leaves the grid pattern of metropolitan Phoenix and turns northeasterly toward Carefree Highway.
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Cave Creek Road is where 24th Street would be on the Phoenix grid system.
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Exit 28 departs Loop 101 for Cave Creek Road at North/Northwest Phoenix.
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Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) advances east from Cave Creek Road 0.75 miles to the exchange with SR 51 south (Exit 29).
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The upcoming three-wye interchange at Exit 29 opened to traffic May 2003.
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SR 51 (Piestewa Freeway) travels south through the Paradise Valley Village en route to central Phoenix.
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Loop 101 proceeds one mile east from the exchange with SR 51 to Exit 31 for Tatum Boulevard.
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The interchange joining Loop 101 and SR 51 opened in May 2003.
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Tatum Boulevard is a major arterial that leads south to Cactus Road within the city of Phoenix, where Paradise Valley Mall was formerly located. The city of Paradise Valley is further south at Shea Boulevard.
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Desert Ridge Marketplace, a large lifestyle shopping center, lies along the northeast side of the SPUI at Exit 31. Tatum Road extends south to the center of Paradise Valley Village.
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The Pima Freeway (Loop 101) bends southeast beyond Tatum Road to meet 56th Street next.
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56th Street leads south toward Paradise Valley through North Phoenix.
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A diamond interchange (Exit 33) with 64th Street precedes Exit 34 to Scottsdale along Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) east. Exit 33 opened to traffic by July 2015.
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The next 15 exits after 56th Street along Loop 101 serve the city of Scottsdale. The first is for Scottsdale Road.
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Eastbound Loop 101 at Exit 34 to Scottsdale Road. This major city street actually parallels Loop 101 as the beltway transitions from eastbound to southbound along the inner loop.
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The upcoming diamond interchange (Exit 35) with Hayden Road did not open until 2005.
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Part of a 9-month pilot program in 2006, the first of the three speed camera arrays along Loop 101 southbound lined this stretch of freeway. The cameras were programmed to trigger 11 MPH above the speed limit (United States Department of Transportation, n.d.).
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Bell Road crosses under the freeway between Princess Drive (Exit 36) and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard (Exit 38) with no direct access.
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Pima Road leads toward north Scottsdale.
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Pima Road and Princess Drive tie into a diamond interchange (Exit 36) as Loop 101 turns south. The ensuing leg of the Pima Freeway was built over Pima Road.
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References:

• U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). Evaluation of Automated Speed Enforcement on Loop 101 Freeway in Scottsdale, Arizona https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/speedmgt/ref_mats/fhwasa09028/52.htm

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Page Updated Tuesday April 05, 2022.