Interstate 17

Interstate 17
Arizona Veterans Highway
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length:	145.76 mi[1] (234.58 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-10 / US 60 in Phoenix
	I-10 in Phoenix US 60 in Phoenix Loop 101 in Phoenix Loop 303 in Phoenix SR 69 in Cordes Lakes SR 260 in Camp Verde SR 89A in Flagstaff
North end:	I-40 / SR 89A in Flagstaff
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Arizona Highways Interstate U.S. State Unconstructed Former ← I-15 I-19 →

Interstate 17 (I-17) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. I-17's southern terminus lies within Phoenix, at Interstate 10, and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff, at Interstate 40.^[1] The majority of I-17 is known as the Arizona Veterans Highway. In the Phoenix metropolitan area, it is mostly known as the Black Canyon Freeway, however the southern 4.16 miles (6.69 km) is part of the Maricopa Freeway. The portion of the highway south of Cordes Lakes was built along the alignment of SR 69, while the northern part was built along old SR 79's alignment. I-17 is one of the most scenic Interstate Highways as it gains more than a mile in altitude between Phoenix at 1,117 feet (340 m) and Flagstaff at 7,000 feet (2,100 m). The highway features several scenic view exits along its route that overlook the many mountains and valleys found in northern Arizona.

Route description

Interstate 17 is known as the Black Canyon Freeway from the northern end of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area to a point 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of The Stack interchange with Interstate 10 northwest of Downtown Phoenix. At the Durango Curve southwest of downtown, between the 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road interchanges, it picks up the designation Maricopa Freeway all the way to the southern terminus at the second Interstate 10 junction. It is one of the metropolitan area's primary freeways.^[1][2] It has two interchanges with Interstate 10 in Phoenix.

I-17 has the unusual distinction of starting at approximately milepost 194 instead of at milepost zero. This is a holdover from Arizona's old system of marking mileposts, where a branching route would continue the milepost numbering of its original host, instead of starting over at zero. Interstate 17 inherited its milepost locations from SR 69, which the freeway replaced between Phoenix and Cordes Junction. SR 69's mileposting was such that it coincided with US 89's mileposting, which was 201.6 where the two routes intersected. When I-17 was constructed, the existing mileposting for SR 69 was retained.^[1][2]

I-17 is closed to bicycles and pedestrians south of Pioneer Road (exit 225) in the Anthem area, but is open to them north of this point.

• 
  "The Stack", intersection of Interstate 10 and I-17. Looking north up I-17, downtown Phoenix.
• 
  Southern terminus at I-10 in Phoenix
• 
  View of the Red Rocks of Sedona from I-17, just south of Munds Park
• 
  Interstate 17 near Flagstaff

History

In 1936, SR 69 was established as a state route from Phoenix north to Prescott.^[3][4] The road was completed by 1940 to Prescott. In 1954, a new route north to Flagstaff was established as SR 79. By 1961, the roadway from Phoenix to Flagstaff had been established, but not to Interstate standards.^[5] By 1971, I-17 had been completed from Phoenix northward to Camp Verde where a short stretch had not been completed to standards. The stretch from SR 279 north to SR 179 was also complete. The largest section yet to be completed was from SR 179 north to Flagstaff. This segment was still just a two-lane roadway, but it did have full traffic interchanges built at cross roads. The portion from I-40 south to the Flagstaff Municipal Airport had been completed by this time.^[6]

Exit list

The entire route is in Arizona.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Maricopa	Phoenix	0.00	0.00		I-10 / US 60 east – Globe, Tucson	Southern terminus; south end of concurrency with US 60; Maricopa Freeway continues east as I-10/US 60; exit 150A on I-10
		0.31	0.50	194	I-10 west – Sky Harbor	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 150 on I-10
		1.14	1.83	195A	16th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		2.15	3.46	195B	7th Street / Central Avenue	No southbound signage for Central Avenue
		3.16	5.09	196	7th Avenue / Central Avenue	No northbound signage for Central Avenue
		4.16	6.69	197	19th Avenue / Durango Street	No northbound signage for Durango Street
				Maricopa Freeway transitions to the Black Canyon Freeway at Durango Curve
		5.03	8.10	198	Buckeye Road	Northbound exit only
		5.34	8.59	199A	Grant Street / Buckeye Road	No northbound signage for Buckeye Road
		5.73	9.22	199B	Jefferson Street	Southbound exit only
		5.88	9.46		Adams Street / Van Buren Street	Northbound exit and entrance only
		6.49	10.44	200A	I-10 – Central Phoenix, Los Angeles	The Stack; exits 143A–B on I-10
		7.05	11.35	200B	McDowell Road / Van Buren Street	No northbound signage for Van Buren Street
		7.84	12.62	—	Grand Avenue	Closed in the 1980s; former US 60 / US 70 / US 89 / SR 93
		8.09	13.02	201	US 60 west (Thomas Road) / Grand Avenue	North end of concurrency with US 60; no southbound signage for Grand Avenue
		9.08	14.61	202	Indian School Road
		10.08	16.22	203	Camelback Road
		11.09	17.85	204	Bethany Home Road
		12.09	19.46	205	Glendale Avenue
		13.09	21.07	206	Northern Avenue
		14.14	22.76	207	Dunlap Avenue
		15.13	24.35	208	Peoria Avenue
		16.13	25.96	209	Cactus Road
		17.12	27.55	210	Thunderbird Road
		18.12	29.16	211	Greenway Road
		19.13	30.79	212	Bell Road
		20.15	32.43	214A-B	Union Hills Drive / Yorkshire Drive	Signed separately as exits 214A (Union Hills) and 214B (Yorkshire) northbound
		21.11	33.97	214C	Loop 101	Exits 23B–C on Loop 101
		21.66– 22.16	34.86– 35.66	215	Rose Garden Lane / Deer Valley Road	Signed as exit 215A northbound and 215B southbound
		23.27	37.45	217	Pinnacle Peak Road
		24.19	38.93	218	Happy Valley Road
		25.23	40.60	219	Jomax Road
		27.25	43.85	220	Dixileta Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		28.19	45.37	221	Loop 303 south / Sonoran Desert Drive	North end of Loop 303; exit 137 on Loop 303; site of future stack interchange
				Northern terminus of Black Canyon Freeway
		29.17	46.94	222	Dove Valley Road	Exit opened November 2013
		30.17	48.55	223	SR 74 west (Carefree Highway) – Wickenburg	Signed as exits 223A (east) and 223B (west) northbound; east end of SR 74
	Anthem	31.70	51.02	225	Pioneer Road
		33.21	53.45	227	Daisy Mountain Drive
		35.24	56.71	229	Anthem Way
	New River	38.20	61.48	232	New River
	​	42.18	67.88	236	Table Mesa Road
Yavapai	Black Canyon City	48.29	77.72	242	Black Canyon City, Rock Springs
		50.56	81.37	244	Black Canyon City
	​	54.36	87.48	248	Bumble Bee, Crown King
	​	58.48	94.11	Sunset Point Rest Area; exit 252
	​	61.85	99.54	256	Badger Springs Road
	​	65.23	104.98	259	Bloody Basin Road
	Cordes Lakes	68.44	110.14	262	SR 69 north / Cordes Lakes Road – Prescott	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		68.77	110.67	263	To SR 69 north / Arcosanti Road – Prescott	Northbound exit signed as Arcosanti Road only
	​	74.53	119.94	268	Orme Road / Dugas Road
	​	84.16	135.44	278	SR 169 south – Dewey-Humboldt, Prescott
	Camp Verde	91.31	146.95	285	General Crook Trail
		93.06	149.77	287	SR 260 to SR 89A – Cottonwood, Payson
		95.74	154.08	289	Montezuma Castle National Monument
	​	99.04	159.39	293	CR 30 west – McGuireville, Cornville, Montezuma Well
	​	102.29– 102.36	164.62– 164.73	McGuireville Rest Areas
	​	104.75	168.58	298	SR 179 north – Sedona
	​	112.09	180.39	306	Stoneman Lake Road
Coconino	​	121.37	195.33	315	Rocky Park Road
	​	123.65	199.00	317	Fox Ranch Road
	​	126.29	203.24	320	Schnebly Hill Road
	​	128.51	206.82	322	Munds Park
	​	129.04	207.67	Christensen Rest Areas; closed
	​	132.01	212.45	326	Willard Springs Road
	​	134.55	216.54	328	Newman Park Road
	​	136.90	220.32	331	Kelly Canyon Road
	​	139.65	224.74	333	Kachina Boulevard / Mountainaire Road
	Flagstaff	143.17	230.41	337	SR 89A south (John Wesley Powell Boulevard) – Sedona, Flagstaff Pulliam Airport	South end of concurrency with SR 89A
		145.55	234.24	339	Lake Mary Road – Mormon Lake	Northbound exit only
		145.76	234.58	340A-B	SR 89A north / I-40 – Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Albuquerque	Northern terminus; north end of concurrency with SR 89A; signed as exits 340A (east) and 340B (west); exit 195 on I-40; freeway continues north as SR 89A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

See also

• Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix
• Interstate 19

References

1. Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved April 30, 2008.
2. Google (February 15, 2008). "Overview map of I-17" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
3. Arizona and New Mexico Road Map (Map). Rand McNally. 1938. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
4. Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1936-P-624". Retrieved April 22, 2008.
5. State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona (Map). Rand McNally. 1961. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
6. State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona (Map). Arizona State Highway Department. 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• I-17 at ArizonaRoads.com
• Google Maps I-17