Throwback Thursday

Arizona Highways original
7/25/2019

Throwback Thursday: Nearly a century ago, Arizona Highways was a little different

The first issue of Arizona Highways, published 98 years ago, was not the same as what you would expect today.
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Arizona Highways Magazine
Historic photo of Claypool Tunnel
7/18/2019

Throwback Thursday: Claypool Tunnel

If you feel like a hike, you can visit the original highway tunnel that connected Superior and Miami.
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US 60
Ribbon cutting for US 60 to Val Vista
7/11/2019

Throwback Thursday: Zooming ahead on US 60

Today we're reliving a 1983 milestone for the Superstition Freeway in Mesa.
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US 60
Archive photo of Navajo Bridge
6/27/2019

Throwback Thursday: 90 years and a bottle of ginger ale

It was 90 years ago that Arizona dedicated Navajo Bridge spanning the Colorado River at Marble Canyon.
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Bridges
Archive photo of helicoil traffic interchange
6/20/2019

Throwback Thursday: I-10's rejected helicoils

The Deck Park Tunnel has been a planned feature for Interstate 10 through Phoenix since the 1980s. But before that, concepts included something a little more interesting.
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Archive photo (1941) car at Fish Creek Canyon on the Apache Trail.
6/13/2019

Throwback Thursday: State Route 88

SR 88 is more than just the road to Canyon Lake. More than a century old, this curving highway was instrumental in the construction of Roosevelt Dam.
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Ribbon cutting at I-17 opening ceremony
5/9/2019

Throwback Thursday: How I-17 came to be

Interstate 17, the Black Canyon Highway, was dedicated 55 years ago. Here's the story behind this important north-south link.
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Archive photo of work on Sunset Point ramada
4/25/2019

Throwback Thursday: The dawning of Sunset Point

Sunset Point remains one of our most popular rest areas. And when we unveiled it nearly 50 years ago, it made a big impression countrywide.
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Archive aerial photo of I-19 and Helmet Peak
4/4/2019

Throwback Thursday: Before the town

For today's Throwback Thursday, we have a little "remember when?" for people who live south of Tucson.
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I-19
Archive photo of Elliot Road overpass over I-10.
3/28/2019

Throwback Thursday: A rural highway?

Interstate 10 Broadway Curve: Interstate 17 (Split) to Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) Do you recognize this stretch of highway from 1972? The answer might surprise you.
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