Editing Interstate 17

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in central Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
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|type=I
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|alternate_name=Arizona Veterans Highway
|map={{maplink-road|frame-height=290|from=Interstate 17.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=I-17 highlighted in red
|length_mi=145.93
|length_ref=<ref name="ADOT NHS Map">{{cite map |author = Arizona Department of Transportation |date = October 25, 2022 |map = ADOT National Highway System Map |map-url = https://adot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=82c73b42e6f74ee8b672d751cdccfe93 |title=ADOT ArcGIS |publisher = [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] |access-date= October 25, 2022 }}</ref>
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|history=Completed in 1978
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=AZ|I|10|US|60}} in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|junction=<!-- Major junctions only; Only up to ten major intersections and cities belong here; please read [[WP:USRD/STDS]] for more info -->
*{{jct|state=AZ|I|10}} in Phoenix
*{{jct|state=AZ|US|60}} in Phoenix
*{{jct|state=AZ|Loop|101}} in Phoenix
*{{jct|state=AZ|Loop|303}} in Phoenix
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|74}} in Phoenix
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|69}} in [[Cordes Lakes, Arizona|Cordes Lakes]]
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|169}} near [[Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona|Dewey-Humboldt]]
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|260}} in [[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]]
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|179}} near [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]]
*{{jct|state=AZ|SR|89A}} in [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=AZ|I|40|SR|89A}} in Flagstaff
|counties=[[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]], [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]], [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]]
|previous_type=I
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|next_type=I
|next_route=19
}}

'''Interstate&nbsp;17''' ('''I-17''') is a north–south [[Interstate Highway]] located entirely within the US state of [[Arizona]]. I-17's southern terminus lies in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], at [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|I-10]]/[[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|US 60]] and its northern terminus is in [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]], at Milton Road north of [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|I-40]].<ref name="ADOT NHS Map"/>

Most of I-17 is known as the '''Arizona Veterans Highway'''. In the Phoenix metropolitan area, it is mostly known as the '''Black Canyon Freeway''', however, the southern {{convert|4.16|mi|km}} are part of the '''[[Maricopa Freeway]]'''. The portion of the highway south of [[Cordes Lakes, Arizona|Cordes Lakes]] was built along the alignment of [[Arizona State Route 69|State Route&nbsp;69]] (SR&nbsp;69), while the northern part was built along old [[Arizona State Route 89A#History|SR&nbsp;79]]'s alignment. The final section of I-17 was completed in 1978.

I-17 gains more than {{Convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} in elevation between Phoenix at {{convert|1,117|ft|m}} and Flagstaff at {{convert|7,000|ft|m}}. The highway features several scenic view exits along its route that overlook the many mountains and valleys in northern Arizona.

==Route description==
I-17 is known as the Black Canyon Freeway from the northern end of the [[Phoenix Metropolitan Area]] to a point {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} south of [[The Stack]] interchange with [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|I-10]] northwest of [[Downtown Phoenix]]. (It is accompanied by [[frontage road]]s for most of this portion, and they carry the '''Black Canyon ''Highway''''' name to distinguish from the ''freeway'' status.) At the Durango Curve southwest of downtown, between the 19th&nbsp;Avenue and Buckeye Road interchanges, it picks up the designation Maricopa Freeway all the way to the southern terminus at the second [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|I-10]] junction. It is one of the metropolitan area's [[Metropolitan Phoenix Freeways|primary freeways]].<ref name="ADOT Highway Log">{{ADOT log|year=2013|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Google"/> It has two interchanges with I-10 in Phoenix.<ref name="Google">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=2790773938709236001,33.427409,-112.042960%3B5160041869956207009,35.177317,-111.661367&saddr=I-17+N+%4033.427409,+-112.042960&daddr=35.177316,-111.661563&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=35.172966,-111.671391&sspn=0.015856,0.028925&ie=UTF8&ll=34.347971,-111.934204&spn=2.049897,3.691406&z=8 |title=Overview map of I-17 |access-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref>

The northwestern portion of [[Valley Metro]]'s [[Valley Metro Rail|light rail line]] runs over a bridge of I-17 from Mountain View Road to Metro Parkway, serving one station at [[Metro Parkway station|Metro Parkway]].

I-17 ends at Milton Road ([[Arizona State Route 89A|SR 89A]]) north of [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|I-40]] in [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]].

<gallery mode="packed">
File:I-10 and I-17 stack, PHX.jpg|"[[The Stack]]", intersection of I-10 and I-17. Looking north up I-17, downtown Phoenix.
File:Interstate 17 southern terminus in Phoenix.jpg|Southern terminus at [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|I-10]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
File:Sedona Red Rocks from I-17.jpg|View of the [[Red Rocks of Sedona]] from I-17, just south of [[Munds Park, Arizona|Munds Park]]
File:Interstate 17, Arizona.jpg|I-17 near [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]]
File:I-40 in Arizona towards LA.jpg|Northern terminus at [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|I-40]] as seen from I-40 in Flagstaff
</gallery>

==History==

The I-17 corridor roughly follows the first stagecoach route through the Black Canyon, established in 1878 between Cañon (now Black Canyon City) and Prescott. A later highway through White Spar from Wickenburg to Yarnell was improved in 1925 and incorporated into US&nbsp;89 in 1926.<ref name="ADOTBlog-History">{{cite news |last=Corbett |first=Peter |date=September 21, 2018 |title=How the I-17 Black Canyon Freeway evolved from stage route to modern highway |url=https://azdot.gov/adot-blog/how-i-17-black-canyon-freeway-evolved-stage-route-modern-highway |work=ADOT Blog |publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation |accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

In 1936, SR&nbsp;69 was established as a state route from Phoenix north to [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]].<ref name="1938 map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Rand McNally]]|title=Arizona and New Mexico Road Map|year=1938|url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html|access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=&submit1=Submit&eyear=&crc=3&rtnum=69&page=4|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|author-link=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=April 22, 2008|title=ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1936-P-624}}</ref> The road was completed by 1940 to Prescott. In 1954, a new route north to Flagstaff was established as SR&nbsp;79. In May 1956, the Black Canyon Highway from Phoenix to Flagstaff was completed,<ref name="ADOTBlog-History"/> but not to Interstate standards.<ref name="1961 map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Rand McNally]] |title=State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona |year=1961 |url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html |access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> It was incorporated into the new [[Interstate Highway System]], established by the federal government later that year, and designated as part of I-17.<ref name="ADOTBlog-History"/>

The first interchange on the Black Canyon Freeway was built in 1950 west of downtown Phoenix and was extended to Grand Avenue in 1957.<ref name="AZ-First">{{cite news |last=Nothaft |first=Mark |date=February 21, 2017 |title=Which freeway came first in the Valley? |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-contributor/2017/02/21/which-freeway-came-first-valley/97871258/ |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="ADOTBlog-History"/> The freeway was extended to McDowell Road by 1971 and out of the Phoenix suburbs by 1974, at a cost of $33&nbsp;million.<ref name="AZ-First"/> By 1971, I-17 had been completed from Phoenix northward to Camp Verde where a short stretch had not been completed to standards. The stretch from [[Arizona State Route 279|SR&nbsp;279]] (now [[Arizona State Route 260|SR&nbsp;260]]) north to [[Arizona State Route 179|SR&nbsp;179]] was also complete. The largest section yet to be completed was from SR&nbsp;179 north to Flagstaff. This segment was still just a two-lane roadway, but it did have full traffic interchanges built at crossroads. The portion from I-40 south to the [[Flagstaff Municipal Airport]] had been completed by this time.<ref name="1971 map">{{cite map |publisher=Arizona State Highway Department |title=State Highway Department Road Map of Arizona |year=1971 |url=http://www.arizonaroads.com/maps/index.html |access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> The final section of I-17, near Camp Verde and Montezuma Castle, began construction in February 1977 and opened to traffic in August 1978.<ref name="ADOTBlog-History"/><ref>{{cite news |date=May 18, 1978 |title=Last Link of I-17 To Open in August |page=15 |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112675527/last-link-of-i-17-to-open-in-august/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

In 1993, officials in Arizona proposed an extension of I-17 to connect with [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]] in [[Utah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/1/2/19024583/arizona-officials-seek-extension-of-i-17-into-utah|title=Arizona officials seek extension of I-17 into Utah|date=January 2, 1993|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>{{Clarify|date=February 2021}}

The existing interchange with Happy Valley Road in Phoenix was converted to a [[diverging diamond interchange]] (DDI). The project was finished in the fall of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azdot.gov/projects/central-district-projects/i-17-ti-reconstruction-happy-valley-rd-and-pinnacle-peak-rd/happy-valley-rd|title=Happy Valley Road|website=www.azdot.gov|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref>

Due to increasing weekend traffic on I-17 between the Phoenix area and northern Arizona, primarily between Phoenix in the south, and Sedona, Flagstaff, and the Grand Canyon in the north, ADOT started plans to widen a {{convert|34|mi|km|adj=on}} section of four-lane freeway between Anthem and the Sunset Point Rest Area in 2018.<ref name="improve">{{Cite web |title=Connecting Arizona - Improving I-17 |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url=https://www.improvingi17.com/}}</ref> In 2021, the design was chosen, with a standard third general-purpose lane set to be added in both directions between Anthem and Black Canyon City, but due to the mountainous topography north of Black Canyon City to Sunset Point, two flex lanes will be added in a separate carriageway next to the existing southbound lanes.<ref name="widening" /> The lanes will be allocated depending on whichever direction has the most traffic, generally this will be northbound traffic from Monday through Saturday, and southbound traffic on Sundays. A combination of six different safety systems (vehicle arresting barriers, automated arm gates, concrete barriers, steel gates, dynamic messaging signs, and cameras) will control access to these lanes.<ref name="flex">{{Cite web |title=Connecting Arizona - Improving I-17 - Flex Lanes |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation I-17 Improvements |url=https://www.improvingi17.com/flex-lanes/}}</ref> Construction began in 2022 and in May 2025, the additional lanes from Anthem to Black Canyon City opened.<ref name="abc memorial day">{{Cite web |last=Bontke |first=Jordan |title=Third lane on I-17 north of Phoenix opens ahead of Memorial Day weekend |website=ABC 15 Arizona |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/operation-safe-roads/i-17-opens-third-lane-ahead-of-memorial-day-weekend |date=May 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="adot memorial day">{{Cite press release |title=New I-17 lanes open between Anthem and Black Canyon City |publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation |url=https://azdot.gov/news/new-i-17-lanes-open-between-anthem-and-black-canyon-city |date=May 22, 2025}}</ref> The flex lanes are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.<ref name="improve" /><ref name="girder" />

==Future==
Due to increasing weekend traffic on I-17 between the [[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix area]] and [[northern Arizona]], [[Arizona Department of Transportation|ADOT]] plans to widen a section of freeway between Black Canyon City and the Sunset Point Rest Area. The current span is only four lanes wide and is subject to frequent [[traffic jam]]s on weekends as motorists travel to and from [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]], [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]], or other [[Colorado Plateau|high country]] destinations. Two [[reversible lane|flex lane]]s will be added in a separate [[carriageway]] next to the existing southbound lanes. The lanes will be allocated depending on whichever direction has the most traffic, generally this will be northbound traffic from Monday through Saturday, and southbound traffic on Sundays. A combination of six different safety systems (Vehicle Arresting Barriers, Automated Arm Gates, Concrete Barriers, Steel Gates, Dynamic Messaging Signs, and Cameras) will to control access to these lanes.<ref name=widening>{{cite web|url=https://azdot.gov/planning/transportation-studies/i-17-anthem-way-sunset-point/recommended-build-alternative-i-17| title=Recommended Build Alternative - I-17: Anthem Way to Sunset Point| accessdate=August 26, 2021| publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation }}</ref><ref name="flex" /> Construction began in 2022 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.<ref name="improve" /><ref name=widening /><ref name="girder">{{cite news |title=First girders installed on Interstate 17 improvement project |url=https://ktar.com/story/5480074/first-girders-installed-on-interstate-17-improvement-project/ |access-date=April 27, 2023 |work=KTAR.com |date=April 4, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Exit list==
I-17 has the unusual distinction of starting at approximately milepost&nbsp;194 instead of at milepost&nbsp;0.<ref>{{cite map |author=Multimodal Planning Division |date=January 2014 |title=Phoenix Area Milepost System |url=https://apps.azdot.gov/files/CNS/F014701C/F014701C_Phoenix_Area_Milepost.pdf |publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation |accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref> This is a holdover from Arizona's old system of marking mileposts, where a branching route would continue the milepost numbering of its original host, instead of starting over at zero.<ref>{{cite web |first = Caroline |last = Carpenter |title = Marking the Miles One Milepost at a Time |date = June 13, 2017 |url= https://azdot.gov/blog-article/marking-miles-one-milepost-time |work = ADOT Blog |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |access-date = January 30, 2025 }}</ref> I-17 inherited its milepost locations from [[Arizona State Route 69|SR&nbsp;69]], which the freeway replaced between Phoenix and Cordes Junction.<ref>{{cite news |last=LaBarbera |first=John |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Throwback Thursday: Future I-17 |url=https://azdot.gov/adot-blog/throwback-thursday-future-i-17 |work=ADOT Blog |publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation |accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref> SR&nbsp;69's mileposting was such that it coincided with [[U.S. Route 89 in Arizona|US&nbsp;89]]'s mileposting, which was 201.6 where the two routes intersected. When I-17 was constructed, the existing mileposting for SR&nbsp;69 was retained.<ref name="ADOT Highway Log"/>
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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|road=7th Avenue / [[Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona|Central Avenue]]
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}}
{{AZint|exit
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}}
{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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|notes=Planned HOV-only interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; to be northern end of US&nbsp;60 concurrency<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.phoenix.gov/pio/prop479 | title=Prop 479 | publisher=City of Phoenix | accessdate=December 14, 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=9.08
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=10.08
|exit=203
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=11.09
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=12.09
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=13.09
|exit=206
|road=Northern Avenue
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=14.14
|exit=207
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=15.13
|exit=208
|road=Peoria Avenue
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=16.13
|exit=209
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=17.12
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=18.12
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=19.13
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=23.27
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=24.19
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=25.23
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{{AZint|exit
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=none
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|road={{jct|state=AZ|Loop|303|dir1=south|name1=Bob Stump Memorial Parkway|road|Sonoran Desert Drive}}<!--Soon to be an exit to Sonoran Desert Dr. only-->
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
|mile=33.21
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|road=Daisy Mountain Drive
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=35.24
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}}
{{AZint|exit
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=42.18
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|road=Table Mesa Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
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}}
{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
|location=none
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|road=[[Bumble Bee, Arizona|Bumble Bee]], [[Crown King, Arizona|Crown King]]
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{{AZint|exit
|location=none
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{{AZint|exit
|location=none
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{{AZint|exit
|location=none
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|exit=256
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{{AZint|exit
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{{AZint|exit
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}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=68.77
|exit=263
|road={{jct|state=AZ|road|Arcosanti Road|to2=to|SR|69|dir2=north|city1=Prescott}}
|notes=Northbound exit signed as Arcosanti Road only
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=74.53
|exit=268
|road=Orme Road / Dugas Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=84.16
|exit=278
|road={{jct|state=AZ|SR|169|dir1=south|city1=Dewey-Humboldt|city2=Prescott}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR&nbsp;169
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|type=incomplete
|mile=89.04
|exit=—
|road=Runaway Truck ramp<!--This is actually signed as an exit on the highway. Do not remove.-->
|notes=Northbound left exit and southbound left entrance
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=Camp Verde
|lspan=3
|mile=91.31
|exit=285
|road=General Crook Trail
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=93.06
|exit=287
|road={{jct|state=AZ|SR|260|to2=to|SR|89A|city1=Cottonwood|city2=Payson}}
|notes=Former [[Arizona State Route 279|SR&nbsp;279]]
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=95.74
|exit=289
|road=[[Montezuma Castle National Monument]]
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|mile=
|location_special=[[Verde River]]
|bridge=Dan Bell Memorial Bridge
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=Lake Montezuma
|mile=99.04
|exit=293
|road={{jct|state=AZ|CR|30|county1=Yavapai|dir1=west|city1=McGuireville|city2=Cornville|city3=Montezuma Well}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of CR&nbsp;30
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=102.29
|mile2=102.36
|exit=
|place=[[McGuireville, Arizona|McGuireville]] Rest Areas
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=104.75
|exit=298
|road={{jct|state=AZ|SR|179|dir1=north|city1=Sedona}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR&nbsp;179
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=112.09
|exit=306
|road=Stoneman Lake Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|county=Coconino
|cspan=13
|location=none
|type=incomplete
|mile=118.67
|place=Scenic View (southbound only)
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=121.37
|exit=315
|road=Rocky Park Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=123.65
|exit=317
|road=Fox Ranch Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=126.29
|exit=320
|road=Schnebly Hill Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=Munds Park
|lspan=2
|mile=128.51
|exit=322
|road=[[Munds Park, Arizona|Munds Park]]
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=129.04
|type=closed
|place=Christensen Rest Areas; closed
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=132.01
|exit=326
|road=Willard Springs Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=134.55
|exit=328
|road=Newman Park Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=none
|mile=136.90
|exit=331
|road=Kelly Canyon Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=Kachina Village
|mile=139.65
|exit=333
|road=Kachina Boulevard / Mountainaire Road
}}
{{AZint|exit
|location=Flagstaff
|lspan=3
|mile=143.17
|exit=337
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=AZ|SR|89A|dir1=south|name1=John Wesley Powell Boulevard|city1=Sedona|location2=[[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport]]|extra=airport}}
|notes=Southern end of SR&nbsp;89A concurrency
}}
{{AZint|exit
|mile=145.55
|exit=339
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=AZ|road|[[Lake Mary Road]]|city1=Mormon Lake}}
|notes=Northbound exit only
}}
{{AZint|exit<!--I-17 ends here. Beyond this junction is only SR 89A. Please DO NOT change.-->
|type=concur
|mile=145.76
|exit=340
|road={{jct|state=AZ|I|40|location1=[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]|location2=[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]}}<br/>{{jct|state=AZ|SR|89A|dir1=north|city1=Flagstaff|location2=[[Grand Canyon]]}}
|notes=Northern end of SR&nbsp;89A concurrency; signed as exits 340A (east) and 340B (west); I-40 exit 195; freeway continues as SR&nbsp;89A north (former SR&nbsp;79)
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=closed,concur,future,<!--hov,-->incomplete,trans}}

==Former business route==
{{Infobox road small
|state=AZ
|type=BL
|name=State Business Route 17
|route=17
|location=[[Black Canyon City, Arizona|Black Canyon City]]
|length_mi=3
|length_ref=
|decommissioned=2011}}

'''State Business Route&nbsp;17''' (also known as '''SR&nbsp;17 Bus.''') was a former {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} business loop of I-17 that served the west side of [[Black Canyon City, Arizona|Black Canyon City]], [[Arizona]]. SR&nbsp;17 Bus. followed Old Black Canyon Highway (formerly [[Arizona State Route 69|SR&nbsp;69]] before I-17 replaced most of the route between [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and [[Cordes Lakes, Arizona|Cordes Junction]]) from exit&nbsp;242 south of town at a diamond interchange to another diamond interchange at exit&nbsp;244 north of town. The business route was subsequently transferred from state to local maintenance and because of ADOT's policy of not signing business loops on nonstate maintained roadways, the route was decommissioned in 2011.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

'''Major intersections'''<br/>
{{jcttop|state=AZ|former=yes|location=Black Canyon City|length_ref=}}
{{AZint
|county1=Maricopa
|county2=Yavapai
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=AZ|I|17|nolink1=yes|city1=Phoenix|city2=Flagstaff}}
|notes=Southern terminus; I-17 exit 242
}}
{{AZint
|county=Yavapai
|mile=3.000
|road={{jct|state=AZ|I|17|nolink1=yes|city1=Flagstaff|city2=Phoenix}}
|notes= Northern terminus; I-17 exit 244
}}
{{jctbtm}}
{{Clear}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona|U.S. Roads}}
* [[Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix]]
* [[Interstate 19]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Interstate 17}}
{{AttachedKML|display=title,inline}}
* [http://www.arizonaroads.com/interstate/i17.html I-17 at ArizonaRoads.com]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/I-17,+Arizona/@34.3856164,-112.0416561,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872cf591c6e58d45:0x82a8f755eb486457 Google Maps I-17]

{{Interstates}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:I17}}
[[Category:Freeways in the Phoenix metropolitan area|017]]
[[Category:Interstate Highway System|17]]
[[Category:Interstate Highways in Arizona|17]]
[[Category:Transportation in Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Transportation in Yavapai County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Transportation in Coconino County, Arizona]]