The Secret Freeway by bocmaxima
Many cities in the US have "secret" freeways that start from almost nothing, go to almost nothing and are normally not well signed and known only to locals. New Orleans has its Earhart Expressway, LA has its Marina Freeway and Tucson has its Barraza-Aviation Parkway.The highway was originally supposed to be Interstate 710, running as a loop along the Union Pacific Railroad around the eastern side of Downtown. But, like several other Tucson area freeway proposals in the '60's, this ultimately died, but, unlike the others, was partially constructed.
The highway is signed as Arizona 210 East/West and begins on Alvernon Way about 2 miles north of I-10 and ends at Broadway just east of Downtown. An extension to Sixth Street is planned, but it may be twenty years before this happens.
This is also a weird freeway. The speed limit is 55 on most of it and there are several full interchanges, but there are also several traffic lights and grade intersections. But, why I mention it is because, since the exits on I-10 are now closed, it represents a viable and sometimes easier way of getting from the southeast part of the city to Downtown and beyond. And, the best part is that there's rarely much traffic on it.
