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This stretch of road is known as Maricopa Road (except for a brief portion signed as Smith Enke Road within the city of Maricopa) and serves as a direct route between the two towns as well as an access road for the Sonoran Desert National Monument. It was originally a dirt road from Gila Bend to Maricopa, it was upgraded to a state highway to ...
Gila Bend Overpass – The overpass was built in 1933–34. It is located on the Business Route 8 over the Southern Pacific railroad line. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, reference# 88001607.
The road south of Gila Bend had also been improved to a gravel road. [8] In 1936, SR 85 was established, but it only extended as far north as Gila Bend and as far south as Ajo. [9] By 1938, SR 85 had been paved as well as the portion between Ajo and Why that would eventually become part of SR 85. The portion between Why and the border with ...
The first highway designated between Gila Bend and Tucson was the Lone Star Trail in 1925. This late auto trail utilized a route through Maricopa alongside the Southern Pacific Railroad between Gila Bend and Casa Grande. [5] Part of the Lone Star Trail was designated as Arizona State Route 84 by the Arizona State Highway Department on September ...
It primarily serves as the major road to Maricopa; much of the road lies within the Gila River Indian Community, with another short stretch through the Ak-Chin Indian Community. The road was built in the late 1930s and established as a state highway in the 1990s. Most of it is also known as the John Wayne Parkway. On average, between 4,000 and ...
The segment of SR-85 between Gila Bend to Buckeye is a connector between I-8 and I-10, and serves both as a connector from I-8 from San Diego to Phoenix. This segment is being upgraded to a divided highway, and is planned to become a freeway from SR-30 to I-10. Most of the 4-Lane road upgrades have already been completed.
Construction began on transforming US 80 into I-8 on December 22, 1960, between Sentinel and Gila Bend. Four other sections began conversion in 1961 and 1962 between Gila Bend and Yuma. The Sentinel project was completed on April 18, 1962, at a cost of $1,268,954 ($9.79 million in 2023) [33] and became the first section of I-8 completed in Arizona.
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 highway intersects SR 187, with SR 387 turning towards the east at the intersection.