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
Arizona State Route 387 I-10. After the interchange with I-10, the highway intersects SR 187, with SR 387 turning towards the east at the intersection. The highway continues to the east-northeast until it reaches its northern terminus at SR 87. The route was established between 1946 and 1951, from SR 187 to SR 87 just south of Sun Lakes. Between 1958 and 1961, it was cancelled, and became part of SR 93, a proposed extension of US 93. In 1967, SR 387 was designated from SR 93 to SR 87. It extended south over part of SR 93 on December 17, 1984. Arizona State