Arizona State Route 72
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| Length: | 36.74 mi[1] (59.13 km) | |||
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| West end: |  SR 95 in Parker |
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| East end: |  US 60 in Hope |
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→State Route 72 (SR 72) is a 36.74-mile (59.13 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It runs from SR 95 in Parker southeast to U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Hope. Along its route, the highway is mostly parallel to the Arizona and California Railroad and runs through the community of Bouse in desert terrain. The route was established in 1930 from its current eastern terminus all the way to the California state line, but was truncated in 1965. The route was completely paved by 1940.
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[edit] Route description
SR 72 begins at a T-intersection at which SR 95 turns from north–south to east–west within the southern city limit of Parker.[2] The highway heads eastward into desert terrain. Turning southeastward, the route enters the town of Bouse, running parallel to the Arizona and California Railroad.[3] SR 72 enters Bouse as Broadway Avenue. As it runs through the community, the railroad to its northeast cuts most of the town in half, with a commercial areas both southwest and northeast of the roadway, but none along the railroad. Exiting Bouse, the highway enters an area dotted with farms spread among the desert, passing the communities of McVay and Utting. SR 72 crosses over the Central Arizona Project aqueduct southeast of McVay.[4] Near a junction with Vicksburg Road in Vicksburg, the railroad turns away from SR 72 as the roadway heads southeast. The route ends at a junction with US 60 near Hope.[2]
The highway is maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), which is responsible for constructing and maintaining highways in the state. As part of this role, ADOT surveys volumes of traffic on their highways. These surveys are most often presented in the form of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is the number of vehicles that travel a road during an average day during the year. In 2009, ADOT calculated that around 2,600 vehicles used the road daily near Bouse, and around 2,000 daily near Vicksburg.[5] No part of the highway has been listed in the National Highway System, a system of roads in the United States important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6]
[edit] History
SR 72 was first established in 1930 from SR 74 near Vicksburg, which later became US 60 by 1935,[7] through Bouse to Parker along the Colorado River and the California state boundary.[8] At the time, it was a dirt road.[9] Between 1935 and 1939, the section of the route from Parker to Bouse had been paved, as was a section slightly north of Vicksburg. The rest of the highway had been graveled at the time,[7][10] and was paved the next year.[11] In 1965, SR 72 was truncated from the SR 95 junction near the southern city limit of Parker to the California state line.[12] This section was added as part of a northern extension of SR 95.[13] An additional right-of-way was acquired by ADOT in 1997 for the improvement of SR 72 in Bouse.[14] In 2008, several additional rights-of-way were established for the widening of the highway.[15][16] Similar acquisitions were performed in 2010 for the installation of traffic lights.[17]
[edit] Junction list
The entire route is in La Paz County.
| Location | Mile[1] | Junction | Notes | |
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| Parker | 0.00 | SR 95 – Lake Havasu City, Yuma |
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| Hope | 36.74 | US 60 – Phoenix |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). p. 156. http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/2008SHSLog.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR 72 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=AZ-72+E&daddr=AZ-72+E&hl=en&geocode=FYC4BgIdPDAx-Q%3BFdKUAgIdawc5-Q&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&sll=33.728516,-113.699784&sspn=0.034728,0.066047&ie=UTF8&z=15. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation (March 2007) (PDF). Arizona Railroads (Map). Cartography by Multimodal Planning Division. http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/community_grant_services/pdf/az_rr_stateofazrrmap2007.pdf. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration. "NBI Structure Number 1405". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/index.php?option=com_lqm&63f7f997415e7f494c8c129ed6c830b8=1&task=showResults&query=8&lqm_id=33854&&format=raw&&Itemid=2. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "State Highway Traffic Log" (PDF). p. 18–19. http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/CurrentAADT.pdf. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation (PDF). National Highway System (Map). http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/gis/maps/pdf/NHS.pdf. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Arizona State Highway Department (1935). Road Map of Arizona (Map). http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1935-az.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Right-of-Way Resolution 1930-P-48". Arizona Department of Transportation. December 2, 1930. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1929&eyear=1931&crc=3&rtnum=72&submit1=Submit. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Highway Department (1931). Condition Map of the State Highway System (Map). http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1931-az.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1939). Road Map of Arizona (Map). http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1939-az.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Department (1940). Road Map of Arizona (Map). http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1940-az.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Right-of-Way Resolution 1965--092". Arizona Department of Transportation. 1965. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1964&eyear=1966&crc=3&rtnum=72&submit1=Submit. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Arizona State Highway Commission (1971). Arizona (Map). Cartography by Photogrammetry and Mapping Division. http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1971-az.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Right-of-Way Resolution 1997-09-A-044". Arizona Department of Transportation. September 1997. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1997&eyear=1997&crc=3&rtnum=72&submit1=Submit. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Mendez, Victor M. (March 21, 2008). "Right-of-Way Resolution 2008-03-A-006" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/pdf/resolutionfull/2008-03-A-006.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Mendez, Victor M. (July 18, 2008). "Right-of-Way Resolution 2008-07-A-035" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/pdf/resolutionfull/2008-07-A-035.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Halikowski, John S. (July 16, 2010). "Right-of-Way Resolution 2010-07-A-056" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/pdf/resolutionfull/2010-07-A-056.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
