Interstate 10 in Arizona 2013. The remainder of the old US 80 section was rebuilt to interstate standards, with completion in 2014. East of Tucson, I‑10 parallels and in some cases overlies old US 80 to Benson, and was originally co-signed as US 80 and SR 86. The section of I-10 from Valencia Road to Rita Road was the first construction project in the state of Arizona funded by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. Construction began in 1957 and was completed in 1960. From Benson, the Interstate follows the Southern Pacific mainline east through Willcox and Bowie to New Mexico, rather than
Arizona State Route 289 ran west from US 89 to the Coronado National Forest boundary. The next year, the route was extended westward to Peña Blanca Dam. By 1971, US 89 at SR 289's eastern terminus was replaced by I-19. Arizona State Route 289 State Route 289 (SR 289) is a highway in Santa Cruz County, Arizona that runs from its junction with Interstate 19 (old ) to the north of Nogales, to Peña Blanca Lake. It is an east–west route. SR 289 is a highway that serves Peña Blanca Lake, passing through sparsely inhabited territory. It does not pass through any cities or