Interstate 40 in Arizona Interstate 40 in Arizona Interstate 40 (I-40) is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arizona, connecting sections in California and New Mexico. The section throughout Arizona is also known as the Purple Heart Trail. It enters Arizona from the west at a crossing of the Colorado River southwest of Kingman. It travels eastward across the northern portion of the state connecting the cities of Kingman, Ash Fork, Williams, Flagstaff, Winslow, and Holbrook. I-40 continues into New Mexico, heading to Albuquerque. The highway has major junctions with U.S. Route 93 (US 93) — the
Unconstructed state routes in Arizona US 89 from Kingman to Wickenburg while the final route of US 93 was to be constructed through Wikieup. The idea was abandoned in 1937, the same year it was proposed. The proposal for US 93 to be extended past Kingman towards Phoenix was denied by the AASHO also in 1937. It wouldn't be until 1965 that US 93 would exist south of Kingman. State Route 176 was a proposed state highway in eastern central Arizona, that would have connected Benson and San Manuel before reaching State Route 77. It was designated in 1967 but was never built, and was