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State Route 86 (Arizona)
State Route 86 (or SR 86) is a state highway in southern Arizona that stretches from its junction with State Route 85 (Arizona), State Route 85 in Why, Arizona, Why east to its junction at 16th Avenue east of Interstate 19 in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. It formerly went east to the New Mexico border near Lordsburg, New Mexico, Lordsburg, but this eastern segment has been superseded by Interstate 10 (Arizona), Interstate 10. SR 86 is the primary east–west highway through the Tohono O'odham, Tohono O'odham Nation. Route description The western terminus of SR 86 is located at a junction with SR 85 in Why. From this intersection, the highway heads southeast, but curves towards the east as it enters the Papago Indian Reservation. It continues towards the east passing through the communities of Schuchuli, Arizona, Schuchuli, Gunsight, Arizona, Gunsight, Wahak Hotrontk, Arizona, Wahak Hotrontk, Plato Vaya, Arizona, Plato Vaya, and Maish Vaya, Arizona, Maish Vaya before curving tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why, Arizona
Why? is an unincorporated rural community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It lies near the western border of the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation and due north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona. It is approximately north of the Mexican border where Lukeville, Arizona, and Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, border each other, and south of Ajo, Arizona. The population in Why? at the 2010 census was approximately 167. History The town derives its name from the fact that two major highways, State Routes 85 and 86, originally intersected in a Y-intersection. At the time of its naming, state law required all city names to have at least three letters, so the town's founders named the town "Why" as opposed to simply calling it "Y." The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) later removed the old Y-intersection for traffic safety reasons and built the two highways in a conventional intersection In mathematics, the intersection of two or more ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
