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 79 agency, as of 2011 Arizona State Route 79 was the fastest road in the nation, with the fastest 5% of the vehicles using it clocked at an average speed of 88 miles per hour. SR 79 is the section of what was together U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 89. US 80 was removed from Arizona in 1989, and US 89 was removed from southern Arizona in 1992. The original SR 79 was designated in 1924 as part of the original state highways from Prescott to Jerome. By 1926, it extended northeast to Flagstaff. In 1941, this was redesignated as