The Red Mountain Freeway forms the upper portion of the Loop 202 beltway system around the Phoenix area. Originating from the I-10/State Route 51 Mini-Stack interchange, Arizona Loop 202 initially travels east along the Red Mountain Freeway through Tempe and Mesa, connecting to the Sky Harbor (State Route 143) and Loop 101 freeways. Loop 202 turns at Power Road (Exit 23A), following the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct southeast to University Drive (Exit 27) before bending south. The Red Mountain Freeway ends at the exchange with the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60), as the Santan Freeway continues Loop 202 to Chandler.
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Initial confirming marker for Loop 202 is posted ahead of the ramp to 32nd Street (Exit 1C). 32nd Street ties the Red Mountain Freeway with the Everlee Terrace and Indian Valley neighborhoods.
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State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) joins Loop 202 east with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in 0.75 miles.
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The Hohokam Expressway (SR 143) extends 4.06 miles south from McDowell Road to I-10 (Maricopa Freeway) opposite 48th Street.
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Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) spans Van Buren Street as it briefly dips south.
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Loop 202 re-curves east as Sky Harbor Boulevard ties into the Red Mountain Freeway and Priest Road (Exit 6), at the base of the Salt River.
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Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) lines the Salt River between Exit 6 (Priest Drive) and Exit 11 (Alma School Road).
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The Salt River is a tributary of the Gila River, flowing 200 miles between southwest Phoenix and the Black and White Rivers in Gila County.
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Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) east meets Loop 101 in one mile at a multi-level interchange.
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A wye interchange joins the Red Mountain Freeway with McClintock Drive one mile ahead of the exchange with Loop 101 (Exit 9).
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Interests to the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60) are advised to depart Loop 101 (Price Freeway) south ahead.
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Loop 101 forms a 61.01 mile beltway, connecting the Red Mountain Freeway with Chandler and Scottsdale, in addition to Glendale and Peoria in the West Valley.
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Loop 101 north overlays the Pima Freeway north from Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) as the Price Freeway takes Loop 101 south through Tempe and Chandler.
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SR 87 travels north to Payson and Winslow, and south to Chandler and Coolidge.
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Loop 202 travels below grade between high sound walls to mitigate the impact of the freeway through this residential area.
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Higley Road (Exit 21) joins Loop 202 with Falcon Field, a general aviation airport in Mesa that is also home to a branch of the Commemorative Air Force.
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The section of Loop 202 between University Drive (Exit 27) and U.S. 60 (Exit 30) opened in 2007.
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Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) south travels under Apache Trail (old U.S. 60).
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U.S. 60 follows the Superstition Freeway west to Tempe and Phoenix east to Apache Junction and Globe.
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Loop 202 continues south and west from the SuperRedTan interchange along the Santan Freeway to Gilbert and Chandler.
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Photo Credits:
- 02/03/03 by AARoads.
- 01/20/07 by Kevin Trinkle.
- 07/15/07 by Kevin Trinkle.
- 09/02/07 by Kevin Trinkle.
- 04/26/17 by AARoads and Chris Kalina.
Connect with:
Interstate 10
U.S. 60
State Route 51
State Route 87 - Beeline Highway
Loop 101
State Route 143 - Hohokam Expressway
Page Updated 06-12-2020.