IMPORTANT: Starting February 20th, 2018, my channel will no longer be eligible for monetization because I do not have 1,000 subscribers. I ask that if you enjoyed this video, and would like to see more from me, please consider subscribing or becoming a Patreon supporter. My goal is to reach 1,000 subscribers by the end of 2018. Please help us reach that goal! Out of all the western states, Arizona's US Highways have some of the most varied history. US 60 was not routed into Arizona until 1932, when it ran through Arizona's capital of Phoenix on it's way to Los Angeles. This road existed well before that however. The portion of US 60 we are driving today is also the modern freeway and expressway alignments of old US 70, 80, and 89, as well as a portion of the original alignment of US 180. US 80 and 89 served the Valley of the Sun, meeting in the center of modern Downtown Phoenix with US 89 coming in off Grand Ave and US 80 on Van Buren. From there, they continued east along Van Buren St, down Mill Ave in downtown Tempe to Apache Blvd through Tempe. From there, it continued into Mesa as Main St, then Apache Junction and Pinal County as Apache Trail. From there, it followed modern Old West Highway, where it meets the modern Superstition Freeway at it's current eastern terminus. Historic US 80 and 89, destined for Georgia and Nogales, AZ, respectively, via Tucson departed south along modern AZ 79 in Florence Junction. US 180 picked up the remainder of the eastbound route through the mountains. Later in 1932, US 60 was extended from Amarillo, TX to Los Angeles, along US 180's route, however just from Globe to Florence Jct. By 1934, US 70 was extended was to Los Angeles as well, supplementing US 180 from Lordsburg, NM to Globe. Finally in 1936, US 180 was removed from the system entirely (modern US 180 almost completely unrelated to Historic US 180, minus a small portion through Silver City, NM). Today, we will be taking the modern alignment of US 60 through the Tonto National Forest, including over the soon-to-be-replaced 1949 Pinto Creek Bridge (featured on the thumbnail and our Instagram). Most of this road has been left untouched since the 1950s, and some parts even date to the 1930s. In the 1990's, a bypass of Historic Globe was completed. This takes traffic along an extension of Ash Ave, instead of continuing down Broad St through the Historic District (signs are shown in-video). It then when up Oak St to Hill St, where the historic alignment meets the current alignment. Finally, in the eastern reaches of Globe, we meet US 70 and SR 77. US 60 heads north by northeast towards Show Low, 90 miles away, where SR 77 departs north and US 60 straightens out east to Springerville. US 70 heads east/southeast to Safford and reaches Lordsburg on the other side of the New Mexico border. US 60 traffic must turn left here. The reason for this odd configuration is US 70 was originally the through route... kinda. See, US 60 met US 180 at this intersection, and US 180 was still the de facto highway. Remember, the portion of US 180 that wasn't given to US 60 was given to US 70. Thanks for watching! Follow and Support Me: Website: forgottenhwy.com Twitter: http://bit.ly/hwytweet Instagram: http://bit.ly/hwyinsta Facebook: http://bit.ly/hwyfacebook Patreon: http://bit.ly/hwypatreon Music: Track 1: 'Fragment' - Doffbeat and Metio (Continued from Last Installment) Doffbeat - Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/doffbeat Facebook - https://goo.gl/uII7GO Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Doffbeat Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/doffbeat/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Doffbeatmusic Metio - Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/metiomusicoffi... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacob_metio/ Track 2: Me & You (feat. Axol) - Uplink & Alex Skrindo Track provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/xpPoUZ2Y2co Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/MeYouYO 'The Long Road Home' - Inukshuk Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iaminukshuk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iaminukshuk Twitter - https://twitter.com/iaminukshuk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inukshuk/ Track 4: Duck Face - CØDE Track provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/-cWkoBJuu-k Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/DuckFaceYO

• published: 27 Dec 2017
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