OKRoads -- Spring Training 2004 Roadtrip -- Arizona 143

Arizona 143 is the Hohokam Expressway, connecting Interstate 10 and Loop 202 to the Sky Harbor Airport. On Day Seven of the Spring Training 2004 Roadtrip, I drove both directions of Arizona 143.

	AZ 143 North assurance shield just north of Broadway Rd. The overpass just ahead goes over Interstate 10.
	AZ 143 North at Exit 2 - University Dr.
	AZ 143 North approaching Exit 3 - Loop 202 East - 1/2 mile.
	Distance sign on AZ 143 North near the Loop 202 East exit.
	AZ 143 North at Exit 3 - Loop 202 East - Mesa.
	AZ 143 North at Exit 3B - Sky Harbor Airport.
	AZ 143 North at Exit 4 - Washington St.
	AZ 143 North at Exit 5 - Loop 202 West TO Interstate 10/AZ 51. The freeway continues to a stub end at McDowell Rd.

	AZ 143 South at Washington St. This exit can only be accessed from the ramp between Loop 202 East and AZ 143 South.
	AZ 143 South assurance shield just south of Loop 202.
	AZ 143 South approaching Exit 2 - University Dr. - 1/2 mile, and Exits 1B-A - Interstate 10 - 1 1/4 miles. The viaduct to the right carries AZ 153 traffic. AZ 153 runs parallel to AZ 143 for about two miles.
	"Freeway Ends 1 Mile" sign on AZ 143 South.
	AZ 143 South at Exit 2 - University Dr. Interstate 10 is one mile ahead.
	AZ 143 South as it nears its end at Interstate 10.
	AZ 143 South at Exit 1B - Interstate 10 West - Los Angeles.
	AZ 143 South at Exit 1A - Interstate 10 East - Tucson. This is where AZ 143 comes to an end. There is no "END" sign present.