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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 Gila Bend Steam Locomotive Water Stop – was built in 1900 and is located near Murphy Street.
The famous Gila Bend of the river changes the west-southwest flow to south-flowing, then back to west-flowing. Painted Rock Reservoir and the Dendora Valley are nestled at the south of the Gila Bend Mountains, the monolith which causes the diversion of the Gila Bend. Gila Bend, Arizona is located at the southeast of the bend, on Interstate 8.
The Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad was built from Gila Bend to serve the mining industry and was in service from 1916 to 1985. In 1921, Phelps Dodge , the nation's largest copper company, bought New Cornelia and the mine became the New Cornelia Branch of Phelps Dodge, managed by Michael Curley.
The highway also intersects I-8 in Gila Bend and serves as a connector between I-8 and I-10 and for travelers between Phoenix and Yuma as well as San Diego. SR 85 between I-10 and I-8, as well as I-8 between SR 85 and I-10 in Casa Grande, is touted as a bypass of the Phoenix area for long-distance travelers on I-10.
Cochise County – named after the eponymous Chiricahua chief, from k'uu-ch'ish, meaning "oak". [2] Coconino County – named after the extinct Coconino tribe, of which the Havasupai are descended from. [3] Gila County – from the Yuma phrase hah-quah-sa-eel, meaning "salty running water". [4] Shared with the city of Gila Bend, and the Gila River.
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While the mile markers indicate a start in Gila Bend, the highway is not actually part of the State Highway System until 11 miles (17.70 km) west of the Maricopa/Pinal County line near the Goodyear neighborhood of Mobile, at Mile Marker 24. The road west of this point is actually a county route.
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