[AZ 202]

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.


[White on brown] [Brown on white] [Black on white] [White on black]
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.

[Faded]
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.

[AZ 202 Salt River Bridge]
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
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0 SPEED LIMIT 55 SPEED LIMIT 55
[I-10]WEST
Los Angeles
1A
[I-10]EAST
Tucson
[AZ 51]NORTH
[I-10] 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 [AZ 143]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 [AZ 143] 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 NORTH[AZ 101]SOUTH
ScottsdaleChandler
SOUTH[AZ 101]NORTH
ChandlerScottsdale
10 Dobson Rd Dobson Rd
11 Alma School Rd Alma School Rd
12 McKellips Rd
13 [AZ 87]
Country Club Dr
Payson
Fountain Hills
[AZ 87]
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
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EXIT SOUTHBOUND EXITS
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NORTHBOUND EXITS
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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 US 60 EAST
Globe
US 60 EAST
Globe
Red Mountain Freeway
Santan Freeway
30B US 60 WEST
Phoenix
US 60 WEST
Phoenix
31 Baseline Rd
32 Guadalupe Rd Guadalupe Rd
33 Elliot Rd Elliot Rd
EXIT SOUTHBOUND EXITS
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NORTHBOUND EXITS
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EXIT WESTBOUND EXITS
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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 [AZ 87]
Arizona Ave
Downtown Chandler
[AZ 87]
Arizona Ave
Downtown Chandler
48 Alma School Rd Alma School Rd
49 Dobson Rd
50A [AZ 101] NORTH
50B Price Rd Price Rd
50A [AZ 101] NORTH
51 McClintock Dr
Chandler Village Dr
52 Kyrene Rd Kyrene Rd
53
EAST [I-10]
Tucson
[I-10] WEST
Phoenix
SPEED LIMIT 65
Pecos Rd
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Santan Freeway

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Last updated 7/4/2007