State Route 202, or Loop 202, is the partially constructed beltway encompassing the eastern Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan area. It navigates and surrounds the cities of Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, and Gilbert. It currently begins at its triple interchange with Interstate 10 and State Route 51, and is completed in segments until its end at Interstate 10 near Ahwatukee. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated November 29, 1894 Government  - Mayor Hugh Hallman Area  - City  39. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker Area  - City 125. ... Chandler (Pima: Canli) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 176,582. ... Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 173,989. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... State Route 51 (SR 51), also known as Piestewa Freeway, is a numbered state highway in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Ahwatukee (Ahwatukee Foothills Village) is an L-shaped bedroom community bordered on the north by South Mountain Park and Baseline Road, on the east by Interstate 10 and the cities of Chandler, Guadalupe, and Tempe, and on the south and west by the Gila River Indian Community. ...

When fully complete, plans call for Loop 202 to consist of three sections:

• Red Mountain Freeway, from the Interstate 10/Arizona 51 triple interchange to U.S. Route 60, passing through Tempe and Mesa. The segment from Higley Road to Power Road was completed in June 2005. All traffic must exit at Power Road. The last segment from Power Road to University Drive will open in late 2008 and mark the completion of the original Regional Freeway System (as approved by Maricopa County voters in 1985). A 3 mile stretch of the freeway opened to traffic on Friday night, June 29 between US 60 and the Broadway Rd/University Dr. exit. The opening of the 3 mile stretch completes the "SuperRedTan" Interchange at US 60.

• Santan Freeway, from the US 60 interchange through Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler back to Interstate 10. Completed in June 2006.

• South Mountain Freeway, see below.

Old colored Arizona Loop 202 shield that is being phased out

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South Mountain Freeway

Although currently incomplete, the construction of the freeway east of Interstate 10 has been accelerated and will be fully finished by the end of 2013. Long-term plans call for the extension of the freeway west of its current terminus, looping around South Mountain to meet I-10 again in West Phoenix, essentially providing a much needed southerly bypass route of downtown.

The final planning and eventual construction of this segment (called the South Mountain Freeway) will occur after the current construction of the Red Mountain and Santan Freeways is completed in 2008. As of March, 2007 the Arizona Department of Transportation is planning to build the western, less controversial half at a cost of $500 milliion in 2010 to 2012 regardless of the status of the approval process for the east half. The proposed construction of the east half is causing controversy in Ahwatukee, as the planned right-of-way would require the demolition of up to 255 homes according to Arizona Department of Transportation estimates and open up Ahwatukee to be more readily accessible, affecting its 'cul-de-sac' feel. Until recently, an alternative routing through the Gila River Reservation has not been welcomed by the Gila River Indian Community. Groups of Ahwatukee residents have recommended not building the freeway at all. Concerns include environmental impacts on South Mountain Park, environmental impacts on the nearby Kyrene and Tempe schools, and escalating land acquisition costs. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. ... Ahwatukee (Ahwatukee Foothills Village) is an L-shaped bedroom community bordered on the north by South Mountain Park and Baseline Road, on the east by Interstate 10 and the cities of Chandler, Guadalupe, and Tempe, and on the south and west by the Gila River Indian Community. ... Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ... The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. ... The Gila River Indian Community is a reservation in Arizona, south of Phoenix, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona. ... South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona is the largest municipal park in the United States of America. ...

Numbered Routes Intersecting Loop 202

• Interstate 10 - three times in the final plan, once at the origin with AZ51, Exit 1A, once in west Chandler at Exit 55AB, and once at the planned terminus in West Phoenix between 51st and 59th Avenues.
• State Route 51 - once at the origin with I-10, Exit 1A, at the mini-stack interchange.
• State Route 143 - once at Exit 3 eastbound and Exit 5 westbound reads "To SR 143 south".
• Loop 101 - twice, once on the Tempe/Mesa border crossing the Salt River at Exit 11 and once in Chandler at Exit 61BC. A planned route for the South Mountain Freeway would add a third connection at the western terminus, creating a triple intersection with I-10, but the preferred alignment is 55th Ave, according to ADOT, so there is no plans for a third connection.
• State Route 87 - twice, once in Mesa and once in Chandler
• U.S. Route 60 - once in east Mesa, exit 30AB.

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Exit Chart

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Segment	Location	Exit/Mile	Eastbound	Westbound	Points of Interest
Red Mountain	Phoenix	0	Begin Freeway	West Los Angeles
		1A		East Tucson North	Sky Harbor Aiport, Paradise Valley and North Phoenix
		1<>		Left Exit - HOV
		1B	24th Street		H - Maricopa Medical Center
		1C	32nd Street		Celebrity Theatre
		2	40th Street 44th Street	44th Street	Chinese Cultural Center, Shrine Auditorium
		3	McDowell Road / South - Washington Street
		4	Van Buren Street - 52nd Street		Phoenix Zoo - Botanical Garden
	Tempe	5		Sky Harbor Airport (202 Spur) to
		6	Priest Drive - Center Parkway - Downtown Tempe
		7	Scottsdale Road - Rural Road Scottsdale		Arizona State University
		8	McClintock Drive		Tempe Marketplace
	Mesa	9	North South Scottsdale Chandler
		10	Dobson Road		Mesa Riverside
		11	Alma School Road		Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
		12	McKellips Road
		13	Country Club Drive Payson Fountain Hills
		16	Gilbert Road to McDowell Road
		17		McDowell Road to Gilbert Road
		19	Val Vista Drive
		20	Greenfield Road		Mesa Airport - Falcon Field
		21	Higley Road
		22	Recker Road
		23A	Power Road		Current Terminus - ALL TRAFFIC MUST EXIT
		Eastbound becomes Southbound / Northbound becomes Westbound
		23B		McDowell Road	Under Construction - No Traffic Access, may not be accurate
		25	McKellips Road		Under Construction - No Traffic Access, may not be accurate
		26	Brown Road		Under Construction - No Traffic Access, may not be accurate
		27	University Drive Apache Trail/Broadway Road Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_important. ... Phoenix is the capital, largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona, United States. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tempe is a variant spelling for the food Tempeh. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mormon temple in Mesa at night, courtesy Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...		Under Construction - No Traffic Access, may not be accurate
		28		Broadway Road Apache Trail/University Drive
		30A	East Globe
		30B	West Phoenix		See Santan List
		Red Mountain Eastbound becomes Santan Westbound / Santan Eastbound becomes Red Mountain Westbound
Segment	Location	Exit/Mile	Westbound	Eastbound	Points of Interest
Red Mountain Eastbound becomes Santan Westbound / Santan Eastbound becomes Red Mountain Westbound
Santan	Mesa	30A		East Globe
		30B		West Phoenix
		31		Baseline Road
		32	Guadalupe Road
		33	Elliot Road
		Southbound traffic becomes Westbound / Eastbound traffic becomes Northbound
		34	Hawes Road		CLOSED - No Traffic Access Future SR 802 Williams Gateway Freeway interchange
	Gilbert	36	Power Road		Gilbert Gateway Hospital Williams Gateway Airport - ASU Polytechnic, Gateway Towne Center
		38	Higley Road
		40	Williams Field Road		Santan Village Mall and Power Center
		41		Santan Village Parkway	Santan Village Mall and Power Center
		42	Val Vista Road		H - Gilbert Mercy Hospital
		44	Gilbert Road		Downtown Gilbert Crossroads Towne Center
	Chandler	45	Cooper Road		Chandler Muncipal Airport
		46	McQueen Road
		47	Arizona Avenue		Downtown Chandler
		48	Alma School Road
		49	Dobson Road		H - Chandler Reigonal Hospital
		50B	North Price Freeway
		50A	Price Road		Chandler Fashion Center-Westbound access
		50B		North Price Freeway
		51		McClintock Drive Chandler Village Drive	Chandler Fashion Center
		53	Kyrene Road		Intel
		55AB	East West Tucson - Phoenix
South Mountain	Phoenix	END	Pecos Road	Begin Freeway	Current terminus - Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway Proposed start point

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See also

• List of Arizona State Routes

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External links

• Arizona Department of Transportation site on the proposed South Mountain Freeway
• PARC - Protecting Arizona's Resources and Children, group opposing the South Mountain Freeway
• Gilbert Street Circulation, and boundaries around Loop 202.
• ADOT Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway Freeway Completion flier March 2006
• Next leg of Loop 202 might open next month June 14 article in Arizona Republic

edit Freeways in the Phoenix metropolitan area
	Papago Freeway | Maricopa Freeway		Black Canyon Freeway | Maricopa Freeway		Piestewa Freeway
	Agua Fria Freeway | Pima Freeway | Price Freeway		Red Mountain Freeway | South Mountain Freeway | Santan Freeway		Superstition Freeway
	Hohokam Expressway		Sky Harbor Expressway