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State Route 84, also known as SR 84, is a 41-mile (66 km) east–west highway in south-central Arizona, with its western terminus at Exit 151 of Interstate 8 and its eastern signed terminus at its junction with State Route 387 and State Route 287 in Casa Grande.
I-10 east) – Stanfield, Casa Grande, Gila Bend, Yuma: Southern terminus: Maricopa: 12.58: 20.25: Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway: Partial interchange; southbound entrance and exit only; northbound access via Honeycutt Road: 13.69: 22.03: SR 238 west – Mobile: Western terminus of SR 238: Maricopa 28.69: 46.17: I-10 – Phoenix, Tucson: Northern ...
SR 387 is a 15.71-mile (25.28 km) highway that connects Casa Grande with I-10 and SR 87. The southern terminus of the highway is located at an intersection with SR 84 and SR 287 in Casa Grande. It heads north through the city from this intersection to the Gila River Indian Reservation before reaching I-10. After the interchange with I-10, the ...
Casa Grande was founded in 1879 during the Arizona mining boom, specifically due to the presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad. In January 1880, the community of Terminus, meaning "end-of-the-line," was established despite consisting of just five residents and three buildings. [7]
The road from Casa Grande to Tucson was originally SR 84 and SR 93, and when it was rebuilt as a freeway in 1961–1962 it was cosigned as I‑10 and routes 84 and 93 through 1966, when 84 was truncated at Picacho. This section of interstate was completed in 1961, and forced the demolition of the town center at Marana.
State Route 173 (SR 173) was a 15.84-mile (25.49-kilometre) long north–south state highway in north-central Arizona, that connected U.S. Route 60 in Show Low to State Route 73 at Indian Pine. [1] The entirety of SR 173 was designated as a state highway on June 20, 1938, with the route remaining mostly unchanged throughout the highway's existence.
Some road maps show a continuation of the route eastbound; after briefly overlapping a short southbound stretch of State Route 347 (also, confusingly, known as Maricopa Road or the John Wayne Parkway), the highway beelines southeast to its eastern terminus at Casa Grande; this stretch of the highway is known as the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.
SR 287 begins in Florence at a "Y" junction with SR 79 Business near the southern end of town. The route proceeds westbound to Coolidge as the Florence-Coolidge Highway. Upon reaching Coolidge, SR 287 overlaps State Route 87 as Arizona Boulevard, and travels several miles directly south until diverging westward to Casa Grande (where it is known as Florence Boulevard).