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 180A at a junction with SR 61 near the community of Concho. SR 180A now serves as a bypass route for eastbound traffic wishing to avoid St. Johns. SR 180A has no junctions with any highways aside from its endpoints. The route was established by the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1974. Since then, the route remains as defined. Arizona State Route 180A State Route 180A (SR 180A) is a highway in Apache County, Arizona, that runs from its junction with US 180 to SR 61 west of St. Johns. It is an east–west route for the entirety of its length,