Arizona State Route 74
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"Carefree Highway" redirects here. For the Gordon Lightfoot song, see Carefree Highway (song).
Arizona State Route 74 (SR 74), locally known as the Carefree Highway, is a state highway in central Arizona that stretches east to west from its junction with U.S. Route 60 (US 60) just south of Wickenburg to its junction with Interstate 17 (I-17) in North Phoenix. It serves Lake Pleasant Regional Park and serves as a northern bypass around the often congested stretches of US 60 through the northwest suburbs of the Phoenix metropolitan area. From end to end, it is 30.4 miles (48.9 km) long.
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Carefree Highway | ||||
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Maintained by ADOT | ||||
Length | 30.40 mi[1] (48.92 km) | |||
Existed | 1964–present | |||
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West end | US 60 near Morristown | |||
East end | I-17 in Phoenix | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Arizona | |||
Counties | Maricopa | |||
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The Carefree Highway is the inspiration for the 1974 Gordon Lightfoot song of the same name.[2]