U.S. Route 60 in Arizona U.S. Route 60 in Arizona U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is an east–west United States Highway within Arizona. The highway runs for from a junction with Interstate 10 near Quartzsite to the New Mexico State Line near Springerville. As it crosses the state, US 60 overlaps at various points: I-17, I-10, SR 77, SR 260, US 191, and US 180. Between Wickenburg and Phoenix, the route is known as Grand Avenue (or the Phoenix–Wickenburg Highway). From Tempe to Apache Junction, it is known as the Superstition Freeway. The western terminus of US 60 is located at an interchange with I-10
Arizona State Route 79 the current SR 79. On the afternoon of October 12, 1940, silent film actor Tom Mix died in a car accident on SR 79 (then part of U.S. Route 80) 18.5 miles southeast of Florence, Arizona. Business State Route 79 is a business loop in central Arizona. It lies entirely within the town limits of Florence located in Pinal County. The road begins south of town at its parent State Route 79 near the Central Arizona Project canal and travels northbound on Main St passing a "Y" junction with State Route 287 to Coolidge. The road continues northbound to an