Interstate 40 West - Winslow to Flagstaff

State Route 99 emerges alongside I-40/U.S. 180 six miles west from Winslow. The state route is discontinuous through Winslow due to ADOT relinquishing 3rd Street (Business Loop I-40) between SR 87 in Downtown and Exit 252.

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I-40/U.S. 180 west and SR 99 north enter Coconino County across the Toltec Divide.

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Advancing west across Tucker Flat, I-40/U.S. 180 split with SR 99 north at Exit 245 in two miles.

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State Route 99 was designated in 1970 north 18 miles to Leupp on the Navajo Reservation and southeast of Winslow at the Apache National Forest boundary.

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The Meteor Crater Rest area is eight miles west of Exit 245. Flagstaff is another 40 miles beyond there.

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Meteor City Road links I-40/U.S. 180 with the adjacent frontage roads at Exit 239.

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Exit 239 departs I-40/U.S. 180 west for Meteor City Road. The Meteor City Trading Post, a roadside curio shop, is located nearby.

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Distance sign for the Meteor Crater Rest Area, Meteor Crater Road (Exit 233) and Flagstaff (43 miles).

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I-40/U.S. 180 cross over a BNSF Railroad and Cow Canyon on the half mile approach to the Meteor Crater Rest Area.

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Interstate 40 and the westbound Meteor Crater Rest Area were constructed directly over the historic route of U.S. 66.

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One mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 233) for Meteor Crater Road.

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Located six miles to the south, the Meteor Crater is privately owned, but is open for public tours. NASA used the crater for Moon training.

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Exit 233 parts ways with I-40/U.S. 180 west for Meteor Crater Road south to an adjacent RV park and Meteor Crater Natural Landmark and Sunshine Road north to a BNSF Railroad siding.

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Exit 230 connects I-40/U.S. 180 with Two Guns Road. Two Guns has a bloody history, from the days when it was originally occupied by "Two Gun" Miller. The site was later home to an old trading post that has long since closed.

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West from Two Guns, Interstate 40 reaches the city of Flagstaff within 28 miles at U.S. 89.

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Interstate 40 and U.S. 180 meet Buffalo Range Road at Yellow Jacket Canyon in one mile.

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Buffalo Range Road connects I-40/U.S. 180 at Exit 225 with open desert and ranch areas along adjacent Babitt Wash Road and Buffalo Road.

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The San Francisco Peaks rise along the western horizon. Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona is part of the mountain chain. Flagstaff is located at the base of the mountains.

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Exit 219 joins I-40/U.S. 180 with Twin Arrows Road in one mile.

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Twin Arrows is the site of another former Route 66 trading post, long closed.

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Distance sign to Winona (7 miles), U.S. 89 (17 miles) and Flagstaff (22 miles).

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Slowly climbing west from Winslow, Interstate 40 reaches the 6000 foot line as junipers start to appear. The surrounding vegetation changes dramatically leading into Flagstaff.

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Located at Exit 211, Winona has a far greater reputation than the town size deserves because of the song "Get your Kicks on Route 66". The community is little more than a gas station and road junction.

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Bypassed in 1947, an old section of Route 66 west to U.S. 89 north of Flagstaff is driveable from Exit 211 and Winona.

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I-40/U.S. 180 pass north of Walnut Canyon ahead of Exit 207 with Cosnino Road. A pair of abandoned rest areas line the ensuing stretch.

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A sharply curved loop ramp departs I-40/U.S. 180 west within the parclo interchange (Exit 207) at Cosnino Road. Cosnino Road leads north to Townsend-Winona Road near Wildcat Canyon.

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Walnut Canyon National Monument lies south of Interstate 40 from the succeeding exit.

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Exit 204 also serves as an access point for the 1947 alignment of U.S. 66 into Flagstaff.

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Walnut Canyon National Monument is a small park that preserves unique Sinagua cliff dwellings.

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Exit 204 departs for Walnut Canyon Road south and Historic Route 66 (old U.S. 66/180) west 4.5 miles to U.S. 89 in Flagstaff.

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The last shield assembly for the I-40/U.S. 180 overlap westbound. Climbing near the 7000 foot elevation point, trees start appearing along the freeway right of way.

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Passing south of Wildcat Hill, I-40/U.S. 180 advance two miles west to U.S. 89 north, Business Loop I-40 west and Country Club Drive south. U.S. 89 was truncated north from the International border at Nogales to the forthcoming exchange in 1992.

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Interstate 40 enters the city of Flagstaff ahead of Exit 204 with Walnut Canyon Road. The second exit was configured from a trumpet into a diamond interchange to provide access with Country Club Drive south.

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U.S. 180 separates from I-40 west and accompanies Business Loop I-40 (Historic U.S. 66) west through Flagstaff. U.S. 180 turns northwest at Downtown en route to the Grand Canyon.

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U.S. 89 provides an alternate route to Grand Canyon Ridge via SR 64 west and access to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon via SR 67 south.

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U.S. 89 travels north from Business Loop I-40 and U.S. 180 in Flagstaff to Page and Glen Canyon Dam. U.S. 180 concludes in 63 miles at SR 64 northwest of Flagstaff and south of the Grand Canyon.

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Interstate 40 shifts south to bypass Flagstaff over the succeeding 7.5 miles.

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The first appearance of Interstate 17 along I-40 at Flagstaff is this interchange sequence sign preceding Exit 198 with Butler Avenue.

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Interstate 40 meets Butler Avenue at a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 198) in one mile.

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Butler Avenue connects I-40 with Business Loop I-40/U.S. 180 (Historic U.S. 66) west to Historic Downtown Flagstaff via Ponderosa Parkway.

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Exit 198 leaves Interstate 40 westbound for Butler Avenue.

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Interstate 40 converges with the north end of I-17 and State Route 89A (Milton Road) in two miles.

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The roadways of Interstate 40 separate ahead of Rio de Flag southwest of Butler Avenue.

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SR 89A parallels Interstate 17 south from Forest Meadows Street in Flagstaff to Exit 337 at Fort Tuthill. The state route continues south from there to Sedona.

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The campus of Northern Arizona University (NAU) lies north of I-40 and east of SR 89A (Milton Avenue). SR 89A extends north to Business Loop I-40 ahead of Downtown and U.S. 180 to the Grand Canyon.

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Interstate 17 runs 145.97 miles from the half diamond interchange with McConnell Drive north of Exit 195 to I-10/U.S. 60 in Phoenix.

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Exit 195 departs with two lanes for SR 89A (Milton Road) north into Flagstaff and Interstate 17 south to Phoenix.

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Construction completed in September 2002 redesigned the cloverleaf interchange at Exit 195 with a two lane flyover for Interstate 17 south from I-40 west and new directional ramps from I-40 east to I-17/SR 89A.

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The city of Williams is the next major population center along Interstate 40 west from Flagstaff. Los Angeles debuts on distance signs at 461 miles out.

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Flagstaff Ranch Road stems south from Business Loop I-40 (Historic U.S. 66) to meet Interstate 40 at Exit 191.

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Travelers along westbound I-40 leave the Flagstaff city limits just ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 192) with Flagstaff Ranch Road.

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Flagstaff Ranch Road represents the lone access road for the Flagstaff Ranch golf course community and other subdivisions and office parks to the south of Interstate 40.

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The Flagstaff business route for I-40 returns to the freeway at Exit 191 in one mile.

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A wide folded diamond interchange joins the west end of Business Loop I-40 with I-40 at Exit 191.

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Beyond Exit 191 and Business Loop I-40, the construction of Interstate 40 directly overlaid the route of Historic U.S. 66.

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