Former state routes in Arizona
Below is a list and summary of the former state routes in Arizona, including mileage tables and maps. Between the establishment of Arizona's numbered state highway system in 1927 and the present date, several state routes have been decommissioned. Some state routes were retired as a result of the state relinquishing ownership to local authorities, while others were made extensions of or redesignated as other highways, with some former state routes being upgraded to U.S. Highway or Interstate status.
State Route 62
State Route 62 was a state highway in northwestern Arizona running a total of from US 93 and US 466, north of Kingman to the mining town of Chloride. SR 62 was designated on May 5, 1936, coinciding with the extension of US 466 and US 93 across the Hoover Dam into Arizona. Despite the separate State Route designation from US 93/US 466, the Arizona State Highway Department considered SR 62 to be the "Chloride Spur" of both U.S. Highways. It was deleted from the state highway system on July 23, 1971 because of the closure of the mine in Chloride. The road is still in use today as Mohave County Road 125.;Major intersections
State Route 63 (1932–1951)
State Route 63 '', was a long state highway in northeastern Arizona. The route was designated on May 18, 1932, running through the Petrified Forest National Park east of Winslow between U.S. Route 66 and U.S. Route 180. The road was decertified on September 7, 1951 and is now maintained by the National Park Service.;Major intersections
State Route 63 (1961–1981)
State Route 63 '' was a long state highway in northeastern Arizona servicing the Navajo Nation. SR 63 was designated on January 10, 1961, along a route from U.S. Route 66 in Chambers to the reservation boundary of the Navajo Nation. On December 14, 1962, SR 63 was extended north of the reservation boundary to SR 264 in Ganado. On June 15, 1970, the route was further extended north over Navajo Route 8 and Navajo Route 17 to US 164, which became part of US 160 later that year. SR 63 was decommissioned on May 11, 1981, when the route became part of US 191.State Route 65
State Route 65 '' was a long state highway between State Route 87 at Strawberry Junction and SR 264 in Second Mesa, located in northern Arizona. The route was designated on May 19, 1936, going between US 66 in Winslow and the Coconino National Forest boundary. On September 9, 1960, it extended to SR 264 in Second Mesa. On June 10, 1966, SR 65 was extended through the Coconino National Forest, replacing Forest Route 10 to SR 87 at Strawberry Junction, north of Payson. This road became part of SR 87 on July 25, 1967 when the last section of paving was completed on SR 65.;Major intersections
State Route 69T
State Route 69T or State Route 69 Temporary was a long temporary state route in the Phoenix metropolitan area of Arizona. SR 69T was originally designated on January 10, 1955, running from McDowell Road and Grand Avenue south on 19th Avenue past a junction with US 80 at Buckeye Road, then proceeding east on Baseline Road to SR 87 and SR 93 at Country Club Drive in Mesa. The primary purpose for the existence of SR 69T was to serve as a detour and temporary corridor for future I-17 and I-10 traffic between Grand Avenue and Baseline Road, while both Interstates were under construction. Although SR 69T never touched its parent route, SR 69, the latter route used to run immediately parallel with or close to part of SR 69T, with the two routes being connected via Grand Avenue or Buckeye Road.In 1957, the Black Canyon Freeway, a section of I-17 that had previously run from Durango Street to McDowell Road, was extended north along SR 69 on 23rd Avenue to a new interchange with Grand Avenue. Following the opening of I-17 between Grand Avenue and McDowell Road, SR 69T was truncated south to end at US 80 on June 17, 1957. On March 12, 1963, SR 69T was further truncated in the west from US 80 to 16th Street and Baseline Road, then extended north along 16th Street to connect with I-10 at 16th Street. The newly constructed section of I-10 from I-17 at Durango Street to 16th Street, known as the Maricopa Freeway, effectively replaced the need for SR 69T between US 80 and 16th Street.
By 1965, construction had begun on I-10 east of 16th Street towards Baseline Road. Another section of I-10 was completed south of SR 69T in Tempe between 1967 and 1968. I-10 was completed between 16th Street and Baseline Road with the opening of the Broadway Curve in 1968. Between 1965 and 1970, SR 69T was truncated and rerouted to begin at 40th Street and I-10, following 40th Street south to Baseline Road. On July 17, 1970, SR 69T was decommissioned west of I-10 and Baseline Road in Tempe, completely removing the designation from Phoenix. In 1976, SR 69T was truncated to its final western terminus at Price Road and Baseline Road. The remainder of SR 69T was decommissioned from Price Road to SR 87/SR 93 on August 13, 1979.
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State Route 74 (1927-1931)
State Route 74 was a state highway in Arizona. SR 74 was originally commissioned on September 9, 1927, as one of the original state highways, originally starting at the Colorado River in Ehrenberg and ending halfway between Ehrenberg and Wickenburg near Love. By 1928, the highway had been extended east to US 89 in Wickenburg. At this time, SR 74 was entirely an ungraded dirt road. A small section of SR 74 from Ehrenberg traveling a few miles east had been graded and given an improved surface by 1929. The road was graded between Wickenburg and a point immediately west of Salome by 1930. On June 13, 1931, SR 74 was decommissioned after becoming part of an extension of US 60 to Los Angeles, California. The designation was later re-used when the current SR 74 was designated in 1962.;Major intersections
State Route 76
State Route 76 consisted of two discontinuous sections of highway between Benson and SR 77, both of which gave SR 76 a total length of. The highway was originally established between the San Manuel Copper Mine and the adjoining town of San Manuel, on December 28, 1962. A small segment of Pomerene Road near Benson was later added to SR 76, creating the discontinuous gap. This was part of a proposed extension of the highway from San Manuel to Benson. This extension was originally to be designated as SR 176, before it was changed into an extension of SR 76. Construction had also begun on the extension south of San Manuel, but was ultimately never completed, with the last constructed segment being abandoned halfway through construction, never being paved or open to traffic. However, one part of this extension is open and currently serves as a link from San Manuel to San Pedro River Road. The section of highway between SR 77 and the copper mine was decommissioned in 1974. On December 16, 1988, SR 76 was entirely decommissioned as a state highway, with any land and right of way acquired for the incomplete Benson extension also being sold off.State Route 79 (1927–1941)
State Route 79 was a long state route between Prescott and Flagstaff. The first route to use the SR 79 designation was commissioned on September 9, 1927, as part of the original state highways from U.S. Route 89 in Prescott to Jerome. By 1928, it was extended northeast to US 66 Flagstaff. This allowed SR 79 to act as a shorter route between Prescott and Flagstaff for motorists, rather than needing to take US 89 and US 66 on a longer route through Ash Fork. Only a section of the road from Prescott to Cottonwood was graded and had an upaved surfacing, with the remainder being an unimproved dirt road. The entire route was paved by 1939. On June 3, 1940, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved a request by the state of Arizona to redesignate the entirety of SR 79 as US 89 Alternate. When the highway reverted to a state route in 1993, it kept the 89A designation.State Route 79 (1950–1993)
State Route 79 was a long state route located entirely within the city of Flagstaff. SR 79, being the second route to carry the designation in Arizona, was originally designated on May 19, 1950, from Camp Verde to SR 69 at Cordes Junction. In 1955, it was extended to US 89A south of Flagstaff over a county highway as SR 79T. SR 79T was to exist only until the proposed federal aid route between Camp Verde and Flagstaff was completed. In 1962, SR 79's new routing was complete, and part of the temporary routing was abandoned back to county ownership. The remainder of SR 79T was retired in 1964. SR 79 was extended north along US 89A to US 66 and US 89 in 1964.On April 24, 1970, approval was given to remove the SR 79 designation and signage between Cordes Junction and Interstate 40 in Flagstaff, as this section of the route was replaced by or slated to be rebuilt into I-17. However, sections not built to Interstate standards were still marked as SR 79 on the official 1971 state highway map. By 1975, the southern terminus of SR 79 had been truncated to the northern terminus of I-17. Both termini were located at the I-17 interchange with I-40. From 1975 to 1992, SR 79 continued north along the same roadway that had been I-17 to a junction with US 89A. SR 79 then ran entirely concurrent with US 89A from just north of the I-17 and I-40 interchange to US 66 and US 89. The third incarnation of SR 79 was designated on August 21, 1992, while the second SR 79 still existed. The third incarnation was located between SR 77 and US 60, replacing a section of US 89, which had been truncated to Flagstaff. The remainder of the second SR 79 was decommissioned on March 19, 1993.
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State Route 81 (1927–1938)
State Route 81 '', was a long state highway in eastern Arizona. SR 81 served as one of the original state routes, designated on September 9, 1927. The route was originally a major highway stretching from U.S. Route 80 in Douglas to US 180 in Safford.In 1936, SR 81 was extended north to US 66 in Sanders. Between, Safford and the southern terminus of SR 71 near Solomonsville, SR 81 now shared a concurrency with US 70. SR 71 was decommissioned entirely, being replaced by SR 81 from US 70 to US 60T/SR 73 in Eagar. Starting in Alpine, SR 81 ran concurrently with US 260 to St. Johns. North of Eagar, SR 81 ran concurrently with US 60T to Springerville. SR 81 followed SR 61 north from St. Johns for, then ran alone on a newly designated state highway to US 66 in Sanders.
The entire route was approved as an extension of US 666, which was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials on December 4, 1938. As a result, SR 81 was decommissioned, with US 666 becoming the sole designation of the route between Douglas and Sanders. The Arizona portion of US 666 would later be redesignated as an extension of US 191 in June 1992.
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