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Arizona State Route 347

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350:- also known as Farrell Rd - and John Wayne Parkway within the community. Route 14 ends at SR 347 but continues west as Farrell Rd within the City of Maricopa. It is also at this point that road changes names back to John Wayne Parkway. The southernmost subdivision in Maricopa - Palo Brea - appears on the east side while the west side is a residential neighborhood on the reservation. Continuing on its northerly path, the road fully enters the City of Maricopa past Palo Brea where another subdivisions appears to the highway's west and the Copper Sky Recreational Complex appears on the east. Past Bowlin road, subdivisions continue to dot the landscape with empty land near the highway zoned for future commercial use. The road then intersects Alterra Parkway/Desert Cedars Drive and Honeycutt Avenue before crossing a 394:(AADT), which is the number of vehicles that use a highway on any average day during the year. In 2009, ADOT calculated that around 4,500 vehicles used the road daily near the SR 84 intersection and about 33,000 vehicles used the route near the I-10 interchange on an average day. A 2018 report said traffic was 31,000 vehicles daily within Maricopa. The ADOT Traffic Monitoring Group calculated an Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) of 42,939 cars in 2018 and calculated an AADT estimate of 71,978 cars in 2040 for a portion of this road. In 2012, SR 347 from Farrell Road in Maricopa north to I-10 was added to the 445:, and then having an at-grade intersection with Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. This railroad crossing caused traffic to stop for passing trains more than sixty times per day. A project to reroute the road slightly east over a new six-lane overpass began in 2018. The city of Maricopa hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new overpass on July 13, 2019, and it was opened to traffic on July 15, 2019. $ 15 million in funding for the project was by the Federal Government's 337:. SR 347 then heads northward as John Wayne Parkway, a four-lane expressway, through a desert landscape. After intersecting Meadowview Road and crossing a canal, SR 347 meets Carefree Place, where a farm appears to the west part of the road. At Clayton Road, the east side of the road becomes farmland as well. John Wayne Parkway becomes Maricopa Road at Emerald Road and serves as the southwestern boundary of the 743: 509: 39: 579: 270: 255: 121: 430:, the actor who formerly owned a ranch in modern Maricopa, had appeared in several movies in which he had killed Native Americans. Maricopa Road was widened from a two-lane to a four-lane expressway in the early 1990s, and was also realigned to use Queen Creek Road to meet I-10. In 1997, the route was officially established as a state highway with its current routing. 573: 97: 407: 426:. In 1989, ADOT made preparations to establish the number along Maricopa Road and reserved the right-of-way along the parkway. This may have been because of a controversy over the name of John Wayne Parkway, which the road was dubbed at the time. The Gila River Native Americans, whose reservation the parkway ran on, did not want this name, as 613: 515: 143: 357:
North of this overpass, SR 347 continues into the city's Heritage District, where some of the city's oldest homes and properties are located. It first intersects Honeycutt Road before having a partial interchange with Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. North of the road's intersection with Edison Road, SR
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also known as Mobile Road, which continues as Smith-Enke Road, a major east–west corridor for the City of Maricopa. The route then separates two major housing subdivisions before abruptly entering the Gila River Indian Community and empty desert. Here the road drops its John Wayne Parkway name and
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between Emerald Road and Peters and Nall Road. At Peters and Nall Road it enters the reservation for 1 mile before become the dividing line at Steen Road between the City of Maricopa to the east and Ak-Chin to the west.
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The section north of Maricopa, toward present day I-10, was built by 1939. It was built upon the old Phoenix-Maricopa Railroad right of way after service was discontinued. The road headed north toward
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returns to Maricopa Road. The road turns more northeasterly, and serves as the western terminus for Casa Blanca Road. Turning back north and slightly northeast again, the road crosses from
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at I-10, Exit 164, while Queen Creek Road continues east through the Gila River Indian Reservation towards the City of Chandler and
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347 enters into a major commercial area where several businesses are located. SR 347 then serves as the eastern terminus for
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In Maricopa, north of the road's intersection with Alterra Parkway/Desert Cedars Drive, the road previously ran alongside
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Partial interchange; southbound entrance and exit only; northbound access via Honeycutt Road
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Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2013).
438: 415: 1456: 817: 535: 419: 169: 293:) is a 28.69 miles (46.17 km) long, north–south state highway in central 1068: 787: 347: 1388: 17: 878: 700: 1348: 1266: 1204: 1096: 1062: 1040: 748: 371:. After intersecting Riggs Road, Maricopa Road continues northeast to serve the 1234: 1172: 427: 1447: 375:
while SR 347 bends directly east becoming Queen Creek Road. SR 347 ends at a
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and Ak-Chin Circle Entertainment Center sit on the southwest corner of
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
1165:"Tribes, County Clash Over Naming Highway After John Wayne" 1227:"Disputed John Wayne Parkway Might End up as Arizona 347" 975:"2018 AADTs (includes K, D and T factors) - State Routes" 1371:"Overpass Update - Traffic to Use Overpass on July 15th" 1425: 1420: 1095:(Map). Arizona State Highway Department. Archived from 333:
The route begins at an intersection with SR 84 west of
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Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
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Arizona State Highway Department. 1958 943: 941: 770:"Planning Maricopa: Growth Area Element" 738: 736: 734: 732: 730: 449:program and $ 14 million by the city of 405: 309:. The route ends at an interchange with 1468:Transportation in Pinal County, Arizona 658: 27:State highway in Arizona, United States 1288:Arizona Department of Transportation. 1118:Arizona Department of Transportation. 912:Arizona Department of Transportation. 31: 633: 610: 604: 569: 563: 555: 549: 501: 495: 7: 982:Arizona Department of Transportation 680:Arizona Department of Transportation 388:Arizona Department of Transportation 1013:"The Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad" 914:"Arizona State Highway Traffic Log" 789:Ak-Chin Indian Community Directions 301:and heads north. It passes through 926:from the original on 13 April 2011 893:from the original on 13 April 2011 832:from the original on 13 April 2011 715:from the original on 13 April 2011 475: 74:28.69 mi (46.17 km) 25: 1341:Maricopa Unified School District 629:Northern terminus; I-10 exit 164 611: 577: 571: 513: 507: 268: 253: 141: 119: 95: 37: 1265:. June 28, 1997. Archived from 1171:. June 13, 1997. Archived from 673:"2013 State Highway System Log" 386:The route is maintained by the 1233:. July 4, 1997. Archived from 1203:. June 7, 1997. Archived from 410:Arizona Route 347 North Marker 52:SR 347 highlighted in red 1: 819:2009 ADOT Map Book: Section 1 634:Queen Creek Road east – 470: 556:Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway 392:average annual daily traffic 212:Arizona State Highway System 858:Gila River Indian Community 315:Gila River Indian Community 1489: 1200:Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1037:Arizona Highway Department 636:Chandler Municipal Airport 592:Western terminus of SR 238 381:Chandler Municipal Airport 354:Rail Line on an overpass. 1463:State highways in Arizona 644: 639: 628: 607: 601: 596: 591: 566: 558: 552: 544: 539: 498: 492: 487: 482: 479: 474: 469: 466: 463: 246: 208: 199: 156: 62: 50: 797:Ak-Chin Indian Community 744:"overview map of SR 347" 640:Continuation beyond I-10 339:Ak-Chin Indian Community 319:Ak-Chin Indian Community 1448:SR 347 at Arizona Roads 396:National Highway System 344:Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino 297:. The route begins at 1067:(Map). Cartography by 1039:. 1939. Archived from 443:Union Pacific Railroad 437:to the west, having a 411: 373:Wild Horse Pass Casino 1141:New Deluxe Road Atlas 409: 1443:KML is from Wikidata 1375:City of Maricopa, AZ 1351:on December 27, 2010 853:Gila River Districts 774:City of Maricopa, AZ 435:Maricopa High School 1269:on November 5, 2012 1262:Rocky Mountain News 1237:on November 5, 2012 1207:on November 5, 2012 1175:on November 5, 2012 1092:Road Map of Arizona 1064:Road Map of Arizona 1032:Road Map of Arizona 457:Major intersections 377:diamond interchange 112:Major intersections 1395:. City of Maricopa 1389:"Overpass Tracker" 412: 323:John Wayne Parkway 18:John Wayne Parkway 650: 649: 540:Southern terminus 451:Maricopa, Arizona 329:Route description 284: 283: 280: 279: 58:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1480: 1433: 1405: 1404: 1402: 1400: 1393:City of Maricopa 1385: 1379: 1378: 1367: 1361: 1360: 1358: 1356: 1347:. 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Index

John Wayne Parkway
State Route 347 marker
ADOT
SR 84
Stanfield
SR 238
Maricopa
I-10
Sun Lakes
United States
Arizona
Pinal
Maricopa
Interstate
US
State
Proposed
Former
Loop 303
SR 360
Arizona
SR 84
Maricopa
SR 238
Interstate 10
Gila River Indian Community
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Stanfield
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino

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