{"id":995264,"date":"2011-09-22T03:21:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T03:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidjcorcoran.com\/highways\/az\/azroutes\/?p=264"},"modified":"2011-12-02T22:26:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T22:26:39","slug":"state-route-88-us-60-to-sr-188","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/?p=995264","title":{"rendered":"State Route 88, US-60 to SR 188"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP<\/strong>: 194<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Southern Ave, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield a block after the route starts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>194<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and 16th Ave, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield before the 16th Ave intersection<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>195<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Broadway Rd, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after Broadway Rd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>195<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Old West Hwy, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after Old West Highway, the old alignment of US-60<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>195<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Apache Trail, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just after the Old US-60 junction, we&#8217;ll come to the original Apache Trail junction, the first road into Phoenix from Globe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>196<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Apache Tr, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SR 88 will follow the Apache Trail east<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>196<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Idaho Rd and Apache Tr, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay straight for Idaho Rd north. Turn right for SR 88\/Apache Trail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>196<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>Apache Tr and Idaho Rd, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after the turnoff<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>196<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Apache Tr and Idaho Rd, Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not 100 feet after the last reassurance shield, we&#8217;ll get another one<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"504\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>198<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>Apache Tr and Lost Dutchman Rd, Pinal Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we leave the town of Apache Junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>214<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and Tortilla Flat Rd, Maricopa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after we pass the ghost town of Tortilla Flat<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>219<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and Tortilla Flat Rd, Maricopa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As we get out of Tortilla Flat, the road quickly turns to gravel. It will be gravel for most of the duration of its length<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>232<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and Apache Lake Recreation Area Rd, Maricopa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Several miles later, we&#8217;re told that we only have 12 miles to go to SR 188<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>243<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and SR 188, Maricopa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A few miles later, pavement resumes and we approach SR 188<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>244<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and SR 188, Maricopa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right for 188 south towards Globe and left for 188 north towards Mesa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/az\/88\/60to188\/16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMP: <\/strong>244<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: SR 88 and SR 188, Gila Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As we enter Gila County right at the intersection, turn right for 188 south and left for 188 north. 88 ends. I suspect this is the wettest looking highway junction in Arizona!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/arizona188.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=995282\">N to SR 87<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=995251\">S to SR 288<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/us60.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=99554\">W to Loop 202<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=99553\">E to SR 79<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMP: 194 Location: Idaho Rd and Southern Ave, Apache Junction Reassurance shield a block after the route starts AMP: 194 Location: Idaho Rd and 16th Ave, Apache Junction Reassurance shield before the 16th Ave intersection AMP: 195 Location: Idaho Rd and Broadway Rd, Apache Junction Reassurance shield after Broadway Rd AMP: 195 Location: Idaho Rd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-995264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=995264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=995264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=995264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=995264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}