Current route in Arizona: JCT I-10 in Phoenix to JCT I-40 in Flagstaff
Length: 146 mi

Junctions: I-10, I-10, US 60, AZ Loop 101, AZ Loop 303, AZ 74, AZ 69, AZ 169, AZ 260, AZ 179, AZ 89A, I-40

See also Black Canyon Highway, Maricopa Freeway

I-17 is one of Arizona's two Interstates that do not go between states. The southern section was built along AZ 69 from Phoenix to Cordes Jct. The northern section was built along AZ 79. Arizona started AZ 79 in 1954, but it was quickly incorporated into the then-new Interstate system. Arizona left the undivided portions as AZ 79 until 1968.

I-17 was the first freeway segment built in Phoenix, in the mid 1950s. Many of the old sections have been replaced, such as around the I-10 interchange and the US 60 overpass. The latter overpass was particularly bad -- Grand Ave. (US 60) along with Thomas Rd. had substandard clearances, so there were elaborate warning signs to keep trucks from getting stuck. There were still quite a few scrapes on the bridge, though.

After I-10 was redirected from the Durango Curve to a through-town alignment in 1969, I-17 was extended "south" (actually east) to where it would meet I-10.

I-17 had one Business Loop, in Black Canyon City. It followed the old alignment of AZ 69. As of 2011, the signs have been removed.

To improve traffic flow at the old Happy Valley Rd. interchange, ADOT is experimenting with roundabouts at the ends of the ramps, rather than the usual stop signs or traffic lights.

I-17's mileposts begin at 194, which suggests that it is an extension of I-19. Not quite. I-17 inherited its mileposts from AZ 69. So where did AZ 69 get its numbering? Arizona usually begins a new highway's mileposts equal to the milepost on the number of the highway it branches from. AZ 69 intersected old US 89 at milepost 201. When I-17 was extended south, the numbers were continued back to 194. Because US 89 began at Nogales, the same place I-19 starts, the numbers almost line up.

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I-17 EXIT LIST

EXIT	NORTHBOUND EXITS Read down	SOUTHBOUND EXITS Read up
	SPEED LIMIT 55	SPEED LIMIT 55
		EAST EAST Globe Tucson
194		WEST Sky Harbor Airport
195A		16th St
195B	7th St Central Ave	7th St
196	7th Ave	7th Ave Central Ave
197	19th Ave State Capitol	Durango St 19th Ave
198	Buckeye Rd
199A	Grant St	Grant St Buckeye Rd
199B	Adams St Van Buren St	Jefferson St State Capitol
200A	EAST Tucson WEST Los Angeles	WEST Los Angeles EAST Tucson
200B	McDowell Rd	McDowell Rd Van Buren St
201	WEST Thomas Rd Grand Ave	WEST Thomas Rd Grand Ave
202	Indian School Rd VA Hospital	Indian School Rd VA Hospital
203	Camelback Rd	Camelback Rd
204	Bethany Home Rd	Bethany Home Rd
205	Glendale Ave	Glendale Ave Luke AFB
206	Northern Ave	Northern Ave
207	Dunlap Ave Glendale Comm College Ottawa Univ	Dunlap Ave Glendale Comm College Ottawa Univ
208	Peoria Ave	Peoria Ave
208	SPEED LIMIT 65	SPEED LIMIT 55
209	Cactus Rd	Cactus Rd
210	Thunderbird Rd Ariz State Univ West Campus Amer Graduate School of Intl Mgmt	Thunderbird Rd Ariz State Univ West Campus Amer Graduate School of Intl Mgmt
211	Greenway Rd	Greenway Rd
212	Bell Rd	Bell Rd
214A	Union Hills Dr	Union Hills Dr
214B	Yorkshire Dr	Yorkshire Dr
214C	WEST EAST	EAST WEST
215A	Rose Garden Ln
215B	Deer Valley Rd Deer Valley Airport	Deer Valley Rd Rose Garden Ln Deer Valley Airport
	Rock Art Museum	Rock Art Museum
217	Pinnacle Peak Rd	Pinnacle Peak Rd
218	Happy Valley Rd	Happy Valley Rd
219	Jomax Rd	Jomax Rd
220	Dixileta Rd	Dixileta Rd
221	WEST	WEST
223A	Carefree Highway
223B	Carefree Highway Wickenburg
	Ben Avery Shooting Range Lake Pleasant Regional Park
223		Carefree Highway Wickenburg
		Ben Avery Shooting Range Lake Pleasant Regional Park
225	Pioneer Rd	Pioneer Rd
	Pioneer Living History Museum	Pioneer Living History Museum
219	SPEED LIMIT 75	SPEED LIMIT 65
227	Daisy Mountain Rd	Daisy Mountain Rd
229	Anthem Way	Anthem Way
233	New River	New River
236	Table Mesa Rd	Table Mesa Rd
242	Rock Springs Black Canyon City	Black Canyon City Rock Springs
244	Black Canyon City Coldwater Rd	Black Canyon City Coldwater Rd
245	SPEED LIMIT 65	SPEED LIMIT 75
247	Bumble Bee Crown King	Bumble Bee
	Horse Thief Basin Recreation Area
250	SPEED LIMIT 75	SPEED LIMIT 65
252	Sunset Point Scenic View Rest Area	Sunset Point Scenic View Rest Area
		SAFETY PULLOUT Use Rest Area
256	Badger Springs Rd	Badger Springs Rd
259	Bloody Basin Rd	Bloody Basin Rd Cleator Crown King
		Horse Thief Basin Recreation Area
262	NORTH Prescott Cordes Lakes Rd Arcosanti
262A		Cordes Jct Cordes Lakes Rd Arcosanti
262B		NORTH Prescott
268	Orme Rd Dugas Rd	Orme Rd Dugas Rd
278	Mayer Prescott	Mayer Prescott
279	SPEED LIMIT 65	SPEED LIMIT 75
280	SAFETY PULLOUT Trucks Vehicles Pulling Trailers Check Brakes And Equipment	[unmarked pullout]
283	RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP Left Exit
285	General Crook Tr	General Crook Tr
	Ft Verde State Park
287	TO Cottonwood Payson Jerome Clarkdale	TO Cottonwood Payson Jerome Clarkdale
	Tuzigoot Natl Monument Dead Horse State Park	Tuzigoot Natl Monument Dead Horse State Park Ft Verde State Park
288	SPEED LIMIT 75	SPEED LIMIT 65
289	Montezuma Castle National Monument	Montezuma Castle National Monument
	Middle Verde Rd	Middle Verde Rd
293	McGuireville Cornville Rimrock Lake Montezuma	McGuireville Cornville Rimrock Lake Montezuma
	Montezuma Well	Montezuma Well
296	Rest Area	Rest Area
298	NORTH Sedona	NORTH Sedona
	Oak Creek Canyon	Oak Creek Canyon
300		RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP
306	Stoneman Lake Rd	Stoneman Lake Rd
313		Scenic View
		SAFETY PULLOUT Use Scenic View
315	Rocky Park Rd	Rocky Park Rd
317	Fox Ranch Rd	Fox Ranch Rd
320	Schnebly Hill Rd	Schnebly Hill Rd
322	Munds Park Pinewood Blvd	Munds Park Pinewood Blvd
326	Willard Springs Rd	Willard Springs Rd
328	Newman Park Rd	Newman Park Rd
331	Kelly Canyon Rd	Kelly Canyon Rd
333	Kachina Blvd Mountainaire Rd	Kachina Blvd Mountainaire Rd
334	SPEED LIMIT 65	SPEED LIMIT 75
337	SOUTH Pulliam Airport Coconino County Fairgrounds	SOUTH Sedona Pulliam Airport Coconino County Fairgrounds
		Oak Creek Canyon
339	Lake Mary Rd Mormon Lake	Lake Mary Rd Mormon Lake
340	SPEED LIMIT 55	SPEED LIMIT 65
340A	EAST Albuquerque	EAST Albuquerque
340B	WEST Los Angeles	WEST Los Angeles
341	SPEED LIMIT 35	SPEED LIMIT 55
341	McConnel Dr
	NORTH  TO Milton Rd Flagstaff Grand Canyon

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Last updated 11/18/2011