Interstate 40 West - Ash Fork to Mohave County

Advancing to Ash Fork, Interstate 40 connects with SR 89 south to Prescott and Business Loop I-40 in one mile.
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State Route 89 represents the former extension of U.S. 89 south to Prescott, then southwest to U.S. 93 near Wickenburg.
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U.S. 66 and U.S. 89 previously met at a wye intersection on the east side of Ash Fork. Historic U.S. 66 continued west from there along a couplet of Lewis Avenue west and Park Avenue east.
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Business Loop I-40 through Ash Fork follows old U.S. 66 along a 1.60 mile course between Exit 146 and 144.
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I-40 runs along the south side of Ash Fork to the west end of Business Loop I-40/Historic U.S. 66 at Exit 144.
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I-40 was constructed directly over old U.S. 66 west from the diamond interchange at Exit 144.
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Business Loop I-40/Historic U.S. 66 arc southwest from the couplet with Park Avenue in Ask Fork along Lewis Avenue to Exit 144.
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Picacho Butte rises along the western horizon beyond Ash Fork
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Distance sign to Seligman (22 miles), Kingman (94 miles) and Los Angeles, California (441 miles).
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I-40 shifts northwest from Partridge Creek to a diamond interchange (Exit 139) with Crookton Road.
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Historic U.S. 66 branches 17.4 miles north from Exit 139 along Crookton Road to Seligman. This stretch of U.S. 66 includes the Crookton overpass, an interesting old set of bridges.
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Exit 139 departs I-40 west for Historic U.S. 66 (Crookton Road).
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Distance sign to Seligman (16 miles), Kingman (86 miles) and Los Angeles (436 miles). Even though it is not located on Interstate 40, Los Angeles remains the ultimate control city throughout western Arizona.
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Interstate 40 advances west across Tom Lockett Draw.
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Mount Floyd rises to the far north.
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I-40 passes just south of Stud Horse Butte beyond mile marker 135.
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Weigh stations operate along I-40 westbound at mile marker 132 and eastbound at mile marker 131.
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Crossing Railroad Canyon
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Motorists services are available at the succeeding two exits for the community of Seligman.
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Capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, the community of Supail is over 60 miles northeast from Historic U.S. 66 via Indian Route 18 at the Grand Canyon.
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Seligman is an old railroad town that has been kept alive by Route 66 related tourism.
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Business Loop I-40 west combines with Old U.S. 66 along Chino Street in 2.16 miles.
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SR 66 is former US 66, accessing Grand Canyon Caverns, Peach Springs and Hackberry before reaching Kingman.
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Business Loop I-40 through Seligman runs 4.24 miles north between Exit 123 and 121.
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The next traveler services beyond Seligman along Interstate 40 are not until Exit 66 for Blake Ranch Road.
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Confirming marker posted ahead of Big Chino Wash.
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Kingman is an hour drive west from Seligman beyond the Juniper and Cottonwood Mountains.
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West from Seligman to U.S. 93, Interstate 40 is on an alignment south of old U.S. 66.
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Gaining elevation west, Interstate 40 heads toward Twin Buttes.
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Anvil Rock Road is a ranch exit in the Juniper Mountain.
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The diamond interchange at exit 109 lies south of Black Mountain.
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Interstate 40 continues west across the Juniper Mountains beyond Exit 109.
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Interstate 40 retains a 75 MPH speed limit from Ash Fork to Kingman.
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Interstate 40 spans Markham Wash near mile marker 107.
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Seventyfour Plains spread into view along the ensuing stretch of I-40.
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The diamond interchange at Exit 103 connects I-40 with parallel Jolly Road.
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Interstate 40 progresses west from Seventyfour Plains through high desert terrain to the Kingman area.
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Distance sign to Kingman (52 miles) and Los Angeles (400 miles).
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The roadways along Interstate 40 separate with a wide median leading west into the diamond interchange (Exit 96) at Cross Mountain Road.
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An unpaved road, Jolly Road ties into the exchange with Cross Mountain Road from the north.
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The last 93.10 miles of Interstate 40 west in the Grand Canyon State fall within Mohave County.
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