Arizona State Route 69

State Route 69
	SR 69 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by ADOT
Length	33.87 mi[1] (54.51 km)
Existed	1938–present
Major junctions
South end	I-17 in Cordes Lakes
	SR 169 in Dewey-Humboldt
North end	SR 89 in Prescott
Location
Counties	Yavapai
Highway system

State Route 69 (SR 69) is a highway that serves as the main road to Prescott, Arizona, from Interstate 17. It is almost all divided four-lane although some sections in Prescott and Prescott Valley are wider). Prior to the construction of Interstate 17 in the 1960s and early 1970s, State Route 69 continued south to Phoenix, Arizona, as the Prescott-Phoenix Hwy or Black Canyon Highway on a different alignment, through the ghost towns of Bumble Bee and Cordes.

Route description

The southern terminus of SR 69 is located at exit 262 of I-17, at a spot known as Cordes Junction. It heads northwest from this interchange passing through Mayer before curving towards the north at Poland Junction. It continues north to a junction with SR 169 in Dewey-Humboldt. The highway gradually curves towards the west after this junction as it heads through Prescott Valley. It continues its gradual curve towards the southwest until it curves towards the west near Yavapai Hills. The highway continues towards the west until it reaches its terminus at SR 89 in Prescott.[1][2]

History

Original signage for SR 69.

In 1938, SR 69 began showing on state maps for the new route between Phoenix and Prescott. This older road still exists along a stretch from Mayer southeast through Cordes and Bumble Bee and terminating in Black Canyon City.[3] SR 69 was truncated from Phoenix to Cordes Junction in the late 1960s after Interstate 17 was completed.

Junction list

The entire route is in Yavapai County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Cordes Lakes	0.00	0.00		I-17 south – Phoenix	Southern terminus; former SR 69 south
Cordes Lakes	0.90	1.45	263	To I-17 north / Arcosanti Road – Flagstaff	Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Dewey-Humboldt	19.05	30.66		SR 169 to I-17
Prescott Valley	21.17	34.07		SR 89A Spur north (Fain Road)	SR 89A Spur (unsigned) continues 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north to meet SR 89A
Prescott	34.01	54.73		SR 89 north – Chino Valley, Ash Fork	Interchange; northbound exit only; former US 89
				Gurley Street – Business District	Interchange; northbound left exit only
	34.12	54.91		SR 89 south (Sheldon Street)	Northern terminus; former US 89
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access

References

Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2008). "2008 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
Google (April 17, 2008). "overview map of SR 69" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
1938 Sinclair Road Map (arizonaroads.com)

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[ADOT_Highway_Log-1] Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2008). "2008 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 17, 2008.

[2] Google (April 17, 2008). "overview map of SR 69" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 17, 2008.

[3] 1938 Sinclair Road Map (arizonaroads.com)