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On the afternoon of October 12, 1940, silent film actor Tom Mix died in a car accident on US 80/US 89 18.5 miles southeast of Florence, Arizona. [4] The entire highway between Florence Junction and Oracle Junction remained completely unpaved until 1946, and was the last section of US 80 in the entire state to receive pavement. [9]
Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. [3] Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and includes a National Historic District with over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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).
The Florence Women's Club Building – built in 1929 and located in 231 Willow St. Listed as Historic by the Historic District Advisory Commission. The Florence Town Hall Building – built in 1948 and located in 130 Main St. The town hall also served as a police and fire station.
The original Magma Hotel was built in 1912 and is located at 100 Main Street. An adobe addition was built in 1916. In 1923, a two story brick addition labelled "MacPherson's Hotel Magma" (pictured) was built at 130 Main Street. 69: Mandell and Meyer Building: Mandell and Meyer Building: November 20, 2002 : 211 N. Florence St.
View east along Route 60, Mesa. 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.
However, study maps from the Arizona Department of Transportation show that the freeway's study area in Pinal County runs between the end of the Maricopa County segment and the intersection of U.S. 60 and Arizona 79 in the vicinity of Florence Junction. [9] However, no funds have been identified for the Pinal County segment. [23]
When the U.S. Highways within Arizona were first being planned, the proposed routes consisted of U.S. Route 60 (US 60) from Topock to Lupton, US 70 from Holbrook to New Mexico, US 80 from Yuma to New Mexico, US 89 from Flagstaff to Utah, US 91 from Nevada to Utah through the Arizona Strip, US 180 from Florence Junction to New Mexico, US 280 ...