Interstate 17 South - Cordes Lakes to New River

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Exit 259 for Bloody Basin Road leads to Crown King and Horsethief Basin Recreation Area.
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The scenic Sunset Point rest area (Exit 252) is the last rest area along I-17 southbound.
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The Sunset Point Rest Area overlooks Black Canyon above Sunset Point and Sheep Gulch.
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The diamond interchange at Exit 252 links with Sunset Path, a frontage road along the west side of I-17 to the Sunset Point Rest Area.
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Bumble Bee meanders south from Bumble Bee and Black Canyon to a modified diamond interchange (Exit 248) with Interstate 17.
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Bumble Bee Road north ties into an old alignment of SR 69 along Bumble Bee Creek.
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Continuing five miles south to Black Canyon City, Interstate 17 lowers along Black Mesa toward the desert, and area plants become more typical of a desert environment.
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The roadways of Interstate 17 separate with a wide median along most of Black Mesa.
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Old Black Canyon Highway separates from Interstate 17 south through the unincorporated community of Black Canyon in one mile.
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Old Black Canyon Highway was formerly designated Business Loop I-17. The loop ran 3.5 miles south from Exit 244 to I-17 just beyond the Maricopa County line.
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Paralleling Black Canyon Creek, Old Black Canyon Road follows old SR 69 south to the Black Canyon City business district across the Agua Fria River.
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Since amended to display Coldwater Road, Exit 244 connects with Coldwater Road to Squaw Valley Road in east Black Canyon City.
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Phoenix lies 43 miles south of Black Canyon City along Interstate 17.
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Old Black Canyon Highway (former Business Loop I-17) returns to Interstate 17 along the west side of the freeway at Exit 242.
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Old Black Canyon Highway parallels I-17 south to nearby Rock Springs.
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Velda Rose Road runs along the east side of I-17 from Exit 242 north to Mud Springs Road in Black Canyon City.
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Interstate 17 spans Moores Gulch south ahead of Table Mountain.
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The succeeding exit along Interstate 17 south with Table Mesa Road.
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Table Mesa Road parallels the New River east from the parclo interchange at Exit 236 into the New River Mountains.
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Interstate 17 crosses the New River just south of Exit 232.
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