Federal Highway 17 ( es, Carretera Federal 17, Fed. 17 ) is a free part of the federal highways corridors ( es, los corredores carreteros federales) of Mexico. The route runs from the
Mexico – United States border
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...
at
Agua Prieta, Sonora
Agua Prieta (English: ''Dark Water'', Opata: ''Bachicuy'') is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona. The m ...
south to
Moctezuma. The northern terminus of Fed. 17 transitions north into the United States at
Douglas, Arizona
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States that lies in the north-west to south-east running Sulpher Springs Valley. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of mining.
The population was 16,531 i ...
as
U.S. Route 191. The total length of the highway is about 169 km (105 mi).
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