Current route 1: JCT I-10/AZ 51 in Phoenix to Power Rd. in Mesa
Current route 2: University Dr. in Mesa to JCT I-10

Proposed route: JCT I-10/AZ 51 around Tempe, Mesa, and south of Phoenix to JCT I-10 near 51st Ave.

ADOT originally signed AZ 202 with white-on-brown signs, but as you can see it was a pain keeping the sign shop and ADOT's contractors on the same page.

Sun fade was a signifigant problem as well.

ADOT finally gave up, and in 2002 decided to make all the Loop route signs (AZ 101, AZ 202, and AZ 303) the standard black-on-white, albeit with "LOOP" instead of "ARIZONA" at the top. This was first instituted on the Country Club (AZ 87) to Gilbert Rd. leg of AZ 202. It's fitting that there was still one last hitch. The signs originally posted were the white-on-black signs. They were replaced a few weeks later with the black-on-white signs, although there are a couple left on the cross streets.

I don't believe the old color signs will be replaced until their lifespan is up, so they should be around on the existing freeways for a long while.

The Red Mountain Freeway's bridge over the Salt River is about a mile long. The river isn't that wide; the road goes across the river lengthwise. This was done to avoid the old Tri-City Landfill on the north bank, which is considered a hazardous site. Part of the AZ 101 Price Freeway interchange is over the river as well.

There is an unmarked SPUR AZ 202 from AZ 202 and Priest Dr into the east end of Sky Harbor Airport.

Click an attraction name to visit it

AZ 202 EXIT LIST
Red Mountain Freeway

EXIT	EASTBOUND EXITS Read down	WESTBOUND EXITS Read up
0	SPEED LIMIT 55	SPEED LIMIT 55
		WEST Los Angeles
1A		EAST Tucson NORTH
◊		WEST HOV EXIT
1B	24th St	24th St
1C	32nd St	32nd St
2	40th St 44th St	44th St
	Chinese Cultural Center Shrine Auditorium Phoenix Greyhound Park	Chinese Cultural Center
3	McDowell Rd SOUTH Washington St
3	SPEED LIMIT 65	SPEED LIMIT 55
4	Van Buren St 52nd St	Van Buren St 52nd St
	Phoenix Zoo Botanical Garden	Phoenix Zoo Botanical Garden
5		TO SOUTH Sky Harbor Airport
6	Priest Dr Center Pkwy Downtown Tempe	Center Pkwy Priest Dr Downtown Tempe
7	Scottsdale Rd Rural Rd Scottsdale Ariz State Univ	Scottsdale Rd Rural Rd Scottsdale Ariz State Univ
8	McClintock Dr
9	NORTHSOUTH ScottsdaleChandler	SOUTHNORTH ChandlerScottsdale
10	Dobson Rd	Dobson Rd
11	Alma School Rd	Alma School Rd
12	McKellips Rd
13	Country Club Dr Payson Fountain Hills	Country Club Dr Payson Fountain Hills
16	Gilbert Rd To McDowell Rd
17		McDowell Rd To Gilbert Rd
19	Val Vista Dr	Val Vista Dr
20	Greenfield Rd Mesa Airport Falcon Field	Greenfield Rd Mesa Airport Falcon Field
21	Higley Rd	Higley Rd
22	Recker Rd	Recker Rd
23	Power Rd To McDowell Rd
	ALL TRAFFIC MUST EXIT
EXIT	EASTBOUND EXITS Read down	WESTBOUND EXITS Read up
EXIT	SOUTHBOUND EXITS Read down	NORTHBOUND EXITS Read up
24		McDowell Rd To Power Rd
25	McKellips Rd	McKellips Rd
26	Brown Rd	Brown Rd
27	University Dr	University Dr
		ALL TRAFFIC MUST EXIT
28		Broadway Rd
30A	EAST Globe	EAST Globe
Red Mountain Freeway
Santan Freeway
30B	WEST Phoenix	WEST Phoenix
31		Baseline Rd
32	Guadalupe Rd	Guadalupe Rd
33	Elliot Rd	Elliot Rd
EXIT	SOUTHBOUND EXITS Read down	NORTHBOUND EXITS Read up
EXIT	WESTBOUND EXITS Read down	EASTBOUND EXITS Read up
34	FUTURE Hawes Rd	FUTURE Hawes Rd
36	Power Rd ASU Polytechnic Williams Gateway Airport	Power Rd ASU Polytechnic Williams Gateway Airport
38	Higley Rd	Higley Rd
40	Williams Field Rd	Williams Field Rd
41		Santan Village Pkwy
42	Val Vista Dr	Val Vista Dr
44	Gilbert Rd Chandler Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus	Gilbert Rd Chandler Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus
45	Cooper Rd Chandler Municipal Airport	Cooper Rd Chandler Municipal Airport
46	McQueen Rd	McQueen Rd
47	Arizona Ave Downtown Chandler	Arizona Ave Downtown Chandler
48	Alma School Rd	Alma School Rd
49	Dobson Rd
50A	NORTH
50B	Price Rd	Price Rd
50A		NORTH
51		McClintock Dr Chandler Village Dr
52	Kyrene Rd	Kyrene Rd
53	EAST Tucson WEST Phoenix
		SPEED LIMIT 65
	Pecos Rd
EXIT	WESTBOUND EXITS Read down	EASTBOUND EXITS Read up
Santan Freeway

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Last updated 7/4/2007