Interstate 10 East - La Paz County to Buckeye

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Interstate 10 advances eastward across Harquahala Plain toward Burnt Mountain.
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The Big Horn Mountains spread along the northern horizon.
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Salome Road converges with Interstate 10 at Exit 81 from the northwest.
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Salome Road continues southeast from the diamond interchange at Exit 81 to nearby agricultural areas and north of Saddle Mountain.
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ADOT recorded 24,124 vehicles per day on this stretch of Interstate 10 across Harquahala Plain in 2019.
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Located five miles ahead, the Burnt West Rest Area is the last facility before Phoenix along Interstate 10 east.
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The Burnt Well Rest areas lie south of Burnt Mountain at milepost 86.
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Interstate 10 continues east across the Tonopah Desert.
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The forthcoming diamond interchange at Exit 94 connects Interstate 10 with 411th Avenue at the rural settlement of Tonopah.
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Exit 94 is the first along Interstate 10 for an avenue that is numbered based on the Phoenix grid pattern.
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The succeeding exit from I-10 east is with Wintersburg Road/379th Avenue to the Palo Verde Generating Station.
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Wintersburg Road/379th Avenue heads 3.82 miles south from Exit 98 to Salmone Highway at Wintersburg.
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Palo Verde Generating Plant is located 6.3 miles to the south of I-10. Palo Verde is the largest nuclear plant in the country, but has a checkered past.
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Interstate 10 crosses the Hassayampa River. The Hassyampa River is known for being an underground waterway, and legend has it that anyone who drinks from the river immediately becomes a liar.
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The city limits of Buckeye extend along Interstate 10 northwest ahead of Exit 109. Buckeye marks the outer fringe of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, and the former farming town aggressively annexed land preparing for an eventual population of 3 million. The wisdom of these plans remains to be seen.
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Sun Valley Parkway south and Palo Verde Road north come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 109) with Interstate 10.
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Sun Valley Parkway was built decades ago, but new housing developments such as Festival Ranch did not get started until 2008 and adjacent Sun City Festival until 2017.
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The northern branch of SR 85 runs 34.67 miles to the directional T interchange at Exit 112.
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SR 85 south to Gila Bend is part of a regional and truck bypass of Phoenix for I-10 east to Tucson. The bypass utilizes Business Loop I-8 and Interstate 8 to reconnect with I-10 near Casa Grande.
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SR 85, in addition to connecting with Interstate 8, continues south to Ajo, Why, and Mexico at Lukeville. SR 85 follows old U.S. 80 between Buckeye and Business Loop I-8 at Gila Bend.
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The majority of SR 85 south to Gila Bend is a four lane highway. Long range plans call for further upgrading of SR 85 to limited access standards.
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Miller Road stems south from adjacent Tonopah Salome Highway to Monroe Avenue (old U.S. 80/SR 85) west of the Buckeye city center.
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I-10 shifts northward between Buckeye Valley and the White Tank Mountains ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 114) with Miller Road.
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Housing developments abut the south side of Interstate 10 ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 117) with Watson Road. As recently as 2004 this was still undeveloped desert.
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Forthcoming Exit 120 is for Verrado Way, a suburban arterial named after the Verrado housing development.
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The distant Sierra Estrella rises southeast of Buckeye Valley and southwest of Phoenix.
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Interstate 10 advances one mile east from Verrado Way to the succeeding exit for Jackrabbit Trail.
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Jackrabbit Trail extends north to an array of suburban development and south to Maricopa County Route 85 (old U.S. 80) at Liberty.
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Interstate 10 expands to six overall lanes east from Verrado Way.
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Exit 122 for Perryville Road is the first of seven exits for the city of Goodyear.
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Meeting I-10 at Exit 124 is Loop 303 (Bob Stump Memorial Parkway). Originally named the Estrella Freeway, the suburban beltway runs north to Surprise and east to I-17 in north Phoenix.
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Perryville Road/187th Avenue straddles the Buckeye and Goodyear city line at Exit 122.
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