OKRoads -- Spring Training 2004 Roadtrip -- Arizona Loop 202

Loop 202 is one of Phoenix's loop freeways. Currently, Loop 202 is in two different sections. The first section is from Interstate 10 & Arizona 51 to Higley Rd. The second (and newer) section is from Interstate 10 to Loop 101. Eventually, Loop 202 will provide a bypass south of downtown Phoenix. On Day Six of the Spring Training 2004 Roadtrip, I drove all of Loop 202 as it was in March 2004.

Higley Rd. to Interstate 10/AZ 51
Pictures taken March 17, 2004

	Northbound Higley Rd. approaching Loop 202 West. The supports for a Loop 202 East sign are already in place.
	Northbound Higley Rd. at Loop 202 West.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 20 - Greenfield Rd.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 20 - Greenfield Rd.
	Loop 202 West assurance shield and advance signage for Exit 19. This freeway is named the Red Mountain Freeway.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 19 - Val Vista Dr.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 17 - McDowell Rd.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 13 - AZ 87 - Country Club Dr./Payson.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 11 - Alma School Rd.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 10 - Dobson Rd.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 9 - Loop 101 - 1/2 mile.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 9 - Loop 101.
	Loop 202 West inside the Loop 101 interchange.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 7 - Scottsdale Rd./Rural Rd.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 6 - Center Pkwy./Priest Dr. - 1/4 mile, and Exit 5 - TO AZ 143 South - 1 1/4 miles.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 6 - Center Pkwy./ Priest Dr.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 5 - 3/4 mile.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 5 - AZ 143 South - Sky Harbor Airport. Notice how much the Loop 202 shield has faded. The shield is supposed to be brown but has faded to gray.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 4 - Van Buren St./52nd St.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 2 - 44th St.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 1C - 32nd St.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 1B - 24th St. - 1/2 mile, and Exit 1A - Interstate 10 East/AZ 51 North - 1 mile.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 1B - 1/4 mile, and Exit 1A - 1/2 mile.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 1B - 24th St.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 1 - Interstate 10 East - Tucson/AZ 51 North.
	The off-ramp for Exit 1 as it splits.

Loop 101 to Interstate 10
Pictures taken March 17, 2004

	View from the ramp between Loop 101 South and Loop 202 West.
	Loop 202 West assurance shield just west of Loop 101.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 52 - Kyrene Rd. - 3/4 mile, and Exit 53 - Interstate 10 - 2 miles.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 52 - Kyrene Rd.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 53 - 3/4 mile.
	Loop 202 West approaching Exit 53 - 1/4 mile.
	Loop 202 West at Exit 53 - Interstate 10 - Tucson/Phoenix.
	Loop 202 West at the Interstate 10 interchange.
	Loop 202 West approaching the end of the freeway, 1000 feet ahead. The freeway changes to Pecos Rd.
	The end of Loop 202 West and the beginning of Pecos Rd. Plans call for this to become Loop 202 in the near future.
	Same area, just looking eastbound.
	Eastbound Pecos Rd. approaching Interstate 10 - 1/4 mile. These signs are placed before freeway junctions on city streets all over the Phoenix metropolitan area.
	Loop 202 East begins as the exits for Interstate 10 depart.
	The split of the Loop 202 East to Interstate 10 off-ramp.

Interstate 10/AZ 51 to AZ 143
Pictures taken March 18, 2004

	Loop 202 East assurance shield just east of Interstate 10/AZ 51.
	Loop 202 East at Exit 1C - 32nd St.
	Loop 202 East approaching Exit 2 - 40th St./44th St. - 3/4 mile, and Exit 3 - AZ 143 - 1 1/4 miles.
	Loop 202 East approaching Exit 2 - 1/4 mile, and Exit 3 - 1/2 mile. The "t" in "St." on the center panel has fallen off.
	Loop 202 East at Exit 2 - 40th St./ 44th St.
	Loop 202 East approaching Exit 3 - 1/4 mile.
	Loop 202 East at Exit 3 - AZ 143 South/Washington St./McDowell Rd.
	Exit 3 off-ramp at McDowell Rd.