Loop 202 - Santan Freeway East
Part of the overall Loop 202 beltway system through the East and West valleys, the Santan Freeway travels 24.80 miles between the Maricopa Freeway (I-10) in southern reaches of Phoenix and the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60) in east Mesa, opposite the Red Mountain Freeway. The urban freeway serves to connect Chandler, Gilbert, and Mesa.
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Traffic leaves for Exit 51 to McClintock Drive north along Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) east. McClintock Drive forms part of the Chandler and Tempe street grid system, traveling one mile to the west of Loop 101 (Price Freeway).
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This section of the Santan Freeway (Loop 202), between Price Road (Exit 50B) and Gilbert Road (Exit 44), was opened to traffic in December 2005.
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Cooper Road (Exit 45) serves interests to Chandler Municipal Airport (CHD) 0.75 miles ahead. The airport serves light, general, and business aircraft.
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One mile out from the diamond interchange (Exit 42) with Val Vista Drive. The ensuing stretch of the Santan Freeway (Loop 202) to Santan Village Parkway (Exit 41) was completed by June 2006.
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Power Road leads south to Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA). IWA serves as an auxiliary airport to the greater Phoenix metro area.
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Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) advances east to State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway) next.
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The high-speed directional interchange (Exit 34A) between Loop 202 and SR 24 overlays a diamond interchange (Exit 34B) with Hawes Road.
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SR 24 (Gateway Freeway) spurs one mile southeast to meet Ellsworth Road. Future plans call for an extension of the freeway to Ironwood Road.
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Loop 202 north rises over Elliot Road (Exit 33) two miles out from the exchange with U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway). This section of the Santan Freeway up to Baseline Road (Exit 31) was opened by January 2005.
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U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway) joins Loop 202 with Globe and downtown Phoenix in one mile at the SuperRedTan interchange. The name represents a combination of the three freeways that converge at the exchange.
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Baseline Road (Exit 31) parallels the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60) one half mile to the south throughout its course across the East Valley. The Superstition Freeway serves as the primary freeway for Mesa and Gilbert.
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The Superstition Freeway was constructed in stages between 1970 and 1991, and was referenced as SR 360 until 1992 when U.S. 60 was moved onto the freeway.1
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The Santan and Red Mountain freeways converge ahead at the SuperRedTan interchange with U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway). Here traffic departs for U.S. 60 west to downtown Phoenix.
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The Red Mountain Freeway continues Loop 202 north through eastern reaches of Mesa and a return west to Tempe and Phoenix as a second ramp leaves for U.S. 60 east to Superior and Globe.
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Page Updated Friday June 12, 2020.