Arizona State Route 188

State Route 188
	SR 188 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by ADOT
Length	60.85 mi[1] (97.93 km)
Existed	1959 – present
Major junctions
South end	US 60 near Globe
North end	SR 87 south of Rye
Highway system

State Route 188 is a 60.85-mile (97.93 km) state highway located primarily in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Route description

The route, also known as Apache Trail at its southern end, starts at U.S. Route 60 in Globe, just north of Claypool, and runs generally northwest to a junction with State Route 288, then continues alongside Lake Roosevelt. The route junctions with State Route 88, which takes over the Apache Trail designation to Apache Junction. SR 188 then continues through Tonto Basin and Punkin Center. The route originally followed a single-lane road down the canyon wall to the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, then crossed the dam to the other side of the canyon. A two-lane suspension bridge upstream from the dam has now replaced this routing. State Route 188 ends at State Route 87 south of Rye.^[1]

Between Claypool and Lake Roosevelt is an old loop road labelled "Old Highway 88"; originally State Route 88 continued down 188 from Lake Roosevelt to US 60 at Claypool. State Route 188 has been widened to a multi-lane highway along part of its length.^[1]

History

SR 188 was established in 1957 from SR 88 to SR 87. On August 20, 1999, it extended over part of SR 88, completing its current length.

Junction list

The entire route is in Gila County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Globe	0.00	0.00	US 60 – Globe, Phoenix	Southern terminus; road continues as Russell Road
	14.64	23.56	SR 288 north (Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road) – Young
	29.23	47.04	SR 88 west (Apache Trail west) – Apache Junction	Former southern terminus; now eastern terminus of SR 88
	60.85	97.93	SR 87 (Beeline Highway) – Phoenix, Payson	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1 2 3 4 Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-09.

External links

Route map:

State Route 188 at Arizonaroads.com
Arizona state highway map at the Arizona Department of Transportation (magnification may be required for legibility)

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[ADOT_Highway_Log-1] 1 2 3 4 Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-09.