State Route 210 (SR 210), also known as the Barraza-Aviation Parkway, is a state highway located in Tucson, Arizona, United States, alongside the Union Pacific railroad. Most of it was opened around 1998.
 State Route 210 | ||||
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| Barraza-Aviation Parkway | ||||
 SR 210/Barraza-Aviation Parkway highlighted in red; Maclovio Barraza Parkway in blue. | ||||
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| Maintained by ADOT | ||||
| Length | 3.96 mi[1] (6.37 km) | |||
| Existed | 1998–present | |||
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| West end | Broadway Boulevard in Tucson | |||
| East end | Golf Links Road in Tucson | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arizona | |||
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Route description
editBetween its western terminus at Broadway Boulevard and Kino Parkway, SR 210 is a controlled-access expressway; farther east, it is a limited-access highway with at-grade intersections and traffic lights until its eastern terminus at Golf Links Road (at the western edge of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base).
SR 210 currently does not intersect any other state or national routes, but is planned to intersect Interstate 10 in the future.[1][2]
History
editThe initial section of SR 210 has a very long history in Tucson. Called the Barraza-Aviation Highway, all but the last few miles were completed in the 1990s. On July 8, 2008, the Mayor and Council voted 6–0 to approve Alignment 3.d., which would extend SR 210 to I-10 at the current St. Mary's Road overpass.[3][4] As of 2023, nothing to this effect ever came to fruition.
According to historian David Leighton of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, the name "Barraza" is named for union leader Maclovio R. Barraza and the word "Aviation" derives from the Aviation Field, now called Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.[5]
Future
editMaclovio Barraza Parkway/Downtown Links Project
editAfter the passage of the Regional Transportation Authority plan in 2006, a portion of the sales tax increase paid for an extension plan of the parkway from Broadway Boulevard to 6th Street called Downtown Links. The new road, called the Maclovio Barraza Parkway, would go alongside the Union Pacific Railroad. Also, the railroad crossing on 6th Street, west of Stone Avenue, will be improved, providing a new underpass above the railroad. This will allow direct access from I-10 to the new parkway via 6th Street.[6]
The Maclovio Barraza Parkway is a 4 lane, 30 Mile per Hour roadway connecting Broadway Boulevard to 6th Street. Construction of the parkway began in August of 2020 in the second phase of the RTA plan.[7] The new Maclovio Barraza Parkway opened to all traffic on February 17, 2023.[8][3] The remaining western section of the Downtown Links project is planned to be completed in Summer of 2024.[9]
Southeastern Tucson extension
editIn 2011, ADOT started a study to connect SR 210 to I-10 at Alvernon Way in southeast Tucson.[10] The new roadway would be built to freeway standards from I-10 to the current terminus at Golf Links Road.[11] In December 2020, ADOT released final design concept report on the extension as part of the I-10 widening project. SR 210 will be extended to I-10 at the Alvernon Way interchange. The eastern terminus interchanges at Alvernon Way and Golf Links Road will be reconfigured into a single interchange. SR 210 will be extended southward as a freeway along the Alvernon Way right-of-way with an interchange at Ajo Way. The extension will be phases five, seven, eight, and nine of the 18 phase I-10 widening project, which is expected to cost $1.2 billion.[12][13][14][15]
Exit list
editThe entire route is in Pima County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Tucson | 6th Street | Western terminus of Maclovio Barraza Parkway | |||
| 1.00 | 1.61 | 2 | Broadway Boulevard | At-grade intersection; signed as exit 2 westbound; eastern terminus of Maclovio Barraza Parkway; western terminus of SR 210; west end of limited-access section | |
| 2.36 | 3.80 | 3 | Kino Parkway | ||
| 2.88 | 4.63 | 4 | 22nd Street east | Traffic-light interchange; westbound ramp signed as exit 4; no access from 22nd Street to SR 210 eastbound; east end of limited-access section | |
| 4.78 | 7.69 | — | Alvernon Way | Interchange | |
| 4.96 | 7.98 | — | Golf Links Road | Interchange; temporary eastern terminus | |
| Ajo Way | Future diamond interchange; currently an at-grade intersection on Alvernon Way | ||||
| Drexel-Alvernon |  I-10 – Phoenix, El Paso | Future tri-stack interchange; currently an at-grade intersection on Alvernon Way; I-10 exit 265 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c Arizona Department of Transportation. "2013 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "overview map of SR 210" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
- ^ a b "Downtown Links Home".
- ^ O'Dell, Rob (July 9, 2008). "Aviation Parkway extension route OK'd; Rio Nuevo is moving ahead". Arizona Daily Star. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Leighton, David (August 10, 2015). "Street Smarts: Barraza worked to unify Arizona miners". Arizona Daily Star. Lee Enterprises.
- ^ "Links. Phase 3" (PDF). downtownlinks.info. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Shaq (August 31, 2020). "Road Runner: Crews set off on years-long journey to complete Downtown Links project". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, Jamie (February 17, 2023). "Parkway near downtown Tucson now open". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "East Segment Completion Celebration Events | Downtown Links". www.downtownlinks.info. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Interstate 10 and State Route 210 Feasibility Study". Azdot.gov. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Feasibility MeetingArizona Department of Transportation Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Davis, Shaq (September 21, 2020). "Road Runner: Crucial hurdle cleared for $1.2 billion project improving I-10, Barraza-Aviation". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Connecting Barraza-Aviation to I-10 is on the near horizon". Pima Association of Governments. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Downtown Links project update – August 2022". Regional Transportation Authority. August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Interstate 10 and State Route 210 Study | Department of Transportation". azdot.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2023.