U.S. Route 60 in Arizona
section of U.S. Numbered Highway in Arizona, United States
U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is an east–west United States Highway within Arizona. The highway runs for 369 miles (594 km) from a junction with Interstate 10 near Quartzsite to the New Mexico state line near Springerville. As it crosses the state, US 60 overlaps at various points: I-17, I-10, SR 77, SR 260, US 191, and US 180. Between Wickenburg and Phoenix, the route is known as the Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway. As an arterial inside the Phoenix metropolitan area it is known as Grand Avenue. When concurrent with Interstates through Downtown Phoenix, the route is known as the Black Canyon Highway from Thomas Road and Grand Avenue to the Durango Curve. From the Durango Curve to the Broadway Curve in Tempe, the route is known as the Maricopa Freeway. From Tempe to Apache Junction, it is known as the Superstition Freeway.
Route description
I-10 to Wickenburg
The western terminus of US 60 is located at an interchange with I-10 near the community of Brenda, east of Quartzsite. It heads northeast from this junction to Vicksburg Junction where it curves towards the east.
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