Arizona State Route 153
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| Sky Harbor Expressway South 44th Street |
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| Maintained by City of Phoenix (since 2007) | ||||
| Length: | 2.12 mi (3.41 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1992 – 2007 | |||
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| South end: | University Drive | |||
| North end: | Washington Street | |||
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| Counties: | Maricopa | |||
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State Route 153, also known as SR 153 and the Sky Harbor Expressway, is a former state highway in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona, that ran from the intersection of 44th Street and Washington Street in Phoenix south to University Drive. It was a controlled access arterial expressway, with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h), lower than the standard freeway speed of 65 mph (105 km/h). Route 153 was a north–south route that skirted the eastern edge of Sky Harbor International Airport, and along with SR 143, SR 153 served a portion of East Valley residents with access to the airport. Many motorists used SR 143 (the Hohokam Expressway) instead, because of its quick access to and from Interstate 10 and Loop 202. The freeway did, however, provide a direct link to office developments in the Southbank commercial project in east Phoenix with the city of Tempe.
This freeway is currently decommissioned. Now an extension of 44th Street, updated signage has been installed. Portions of this right-of-way now accommodate the PHX Sky Train.
State Route 153's entire length was within Phoenix. It began at University Drive, just west of Route 143. It headed northward as an expressway, passing alongside the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Just a little north of the eastern edge of the airport, Route 153 met its northern terminus Washington Street.
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