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24-471: The mall opened in October 1993 on land formerly occupied by an orange grove, located at Bell Road and 75th Avenue, and was jointly developed and owned by Westcor and General Growth Properties (the former which owned a two-thirds share and managed the mall, and the latter which owned a one-third share). Omniplan Architects of Dallas designed the mall, The Weitz Company, Inc. was general contractor who built

48-462: A Macy's store. Since about 2007, Arrowhead Towne Center has been undergoing a transition to serve a more affluent and upscale shopper, in relation to its traditional middle-income customer base. The mall is already home to the West Valley's first Sephora location (opened in 2007), as well as Swarovski , Coach , and the West Valley's first Apple Store (which opened in the summer of 2008). In

72-656: A bridge of I-17 from Mountain View Road to Metro Parkway, serving one station at Metro Parkway . I-17 ends at Milton Road ( SR 89A ) north of I-40 in Flagstaff . 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 89 in 1926. In 1936, SR 69

96-481: Is a major east-west arterial road in the northern Phoenix, Arizona , metropolitan area. It is one of the few roadways to cross the Agua Fria River in the northwestern part of the metro area, providing a vital link between the growing suburb of Surprise with Phoenix. As a result, the portion of Bell Road passing through Surprise and Sun City is the busiest arterial road in the state of Arizona. The road

120-735: Is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Arizona . I-17's southern terminus lies in Phoenix , at I-10 / US 60 and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff , at Milton Road north of I-40 . 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 4.16 miles (6.69 km) are part of

144-584: Is named for farmer Harvey Bell, who, together with James Shea, formed in 1916 the Paradise Verde Irrigation District. The street lies at the 17000 North alignment of the Maricopa County grid system. At its eastern terminus, the main segment of Bell Road, approximately 31 miles (50 km) in length, begins at the corporate boundaries of Phoenix and Scottsdale at its intersection with Scottsdale Road. Traveling west,

168-405: Is only four lanes wide and is subject to frequent traffic jams on weekends as motorists travel to and from Sedona , Flagstaff , or other high country destinations. A third lane will 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

192-552: The Maricopa Freeway . The portion of the highway south of Cordes Lakes was built along the alignment of State Route 69 (SR 69), while the northern part was built along old SR 79 's alignment. The final section of I-17 was completed in 1978. I-17 gains more than one mile (1.6 km) in elevation between Phoenix at 1,117 feet (340 m) and Flagstaff at 7,000 feet (2,100 m). The highway features several scenic view exits along its route that overlook

216-483: The freeway status.) At the Durango Curve southwest of downtown, between the 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road interchanges, it picks up the designation Maricopa Freeway all the way to the southern terminus at the second I-10 junction. It is one of the metropolitan area's primary freeways . It has two interchanges with I-10 in Phoenix. The northwestern portion of Valley Metro 's light rail line runs over

240-619: The Bell Road alignment forms the northern boundary of the city of Fountain Hills . Prominent locations on or near Bell Road include Scottsdale Airport , Turf Paradise Race Course , Arrowhead Towne Center and the Peoria Sports Complex . Bell Road also forms the northern boundary of the original town site of Surprise. The entire road is in Maricopa County . Interstate 17 (Arizona) Interstate 17 ( I-17 )

264-507: The Black Canyon Freeway was built in 1950 west of downtown Phoenix and was extended to Grand Avenue in 1957. The freeway was extended to McDowell Road by 1971 and out of the Phoenix suburbs by 1974, at a cost of $ 33 million. 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 SR 279 (now SR 260 ) north to SR 179

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288-591: The architect and designer. This alignment was built in the mid-1970s during the construction of the CAP canal, which Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard parallels. In this area of Scottsdale , a non-contiguous segment of Bell Road approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long exists north of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, including an intersection with the Pima Freeway (Loop 101). East of the McDowell Mountains ,

312-524: The existing southbound lanes. The lanes would be allocated depending on peak traffic direction. Gates or a similar mechanism would control access to these lanes. Construction began in 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in 2025. State Business Route 17 (also known as SR 17 Bus. ) was a former three-mile (4.8 km) business loop of I-17 that served the west side of Black Canyon City , Arizona . SR 17 Bus. followed Old Black Canyon Highway (formerly SR 69 before I-17 replaced most of

336-496: The freeway replaced between Phoenix and Cordes Junction. SR 69's mileposting was such that it coincided with US 89 's mileposting, which was 201.6 where the two routes intersected. When I-17 was constructed, the existing mileposting for SR 69 was retained. Due to increasing weekend traffic on I-17 between the Phoenix area and northern Arizona , ADOT plans to widen a 34-mile (55 km) section of freeway between Anthem and Sunset Point Rest Area. The current span

360-524: The location at Arrowhead. Sears opened in spring of 2002, a year after Wards closed. In 2002, Westcor was acquired by Macerich , who continues to manage the mall today. In 2011, GGP sold its 1/3 ownership in the mall (along with its 1/3 ownership of Superstition Springs Center in Mesa), with Macerich assuming full ownership. In 2006, Macy's acquired Robinsons-May and converted the Arrowhead store into

384-445: The mall to GIC Private Limited . In April 2019, It was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format. Several prospective tenants have been in discussion. In May 2024 , Macerich bought back the 40% remaining in the mall. 33°38′30″N 112°13′30″W  /  33.64167°N 112.22500°W  / 33.64167; -112.22500 Bell Road Bell Road

408-467: The mall. When opened the mall was anchored by Robinsons-May , Montgomery Ward , Mervyn's , J. C. Penney , Dillard's , and an empty anchor pad that was not yet leased. When Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy in December 2000, they shut down all of their remaining locations, including Arrowhead. Shortly after, Sears and Roebuck announced they will be acquiring 18 of the former Wards space, including

432-548: The many mountains and valleys in northern Arizona. I-17 is known as the Black Canyon Freeway from the northern end of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area to a point 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of The Stack interchange with I-10 northwest of Downtown Phoenix . (It is accompanied by frontage roads for most of this portion, and they carry the Black Canyon Highway name to distinguish from

456-490: The past, West Valley shoppers have had to travel to Biltmore Fashion Park and Scottsdale Fashion Square , on the east side of the metropolitan area, to patronize retailers of this caliber. All of these tenants are new to Glendale. In 2008, Mervyn's went out of business and shuttered, and Forever 21 reopened in the former Mervyn's space on March 27, 2009. Also in 2008, sporting goods retailer, Dick's Sporting Goods held their grand opening. In 2016, Macerich sold 40% of

480-844: The road intersects State Route 51 and Interstate 17 in Phoenix, the Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in Peoria , and Grand Avenue and Loop 303 in Surprise. West of the Beardsley Canal, the roadway curves around the White Tank Mountain Regional Park , becoming the Sun Valley Parkway . East of 66th Street, Bell Road takes a southeasterly bend and, at its intersection with Scottsdale Road, becomes Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, named in recognition of

504-425: The route between Phoenix and Cordes Junction ) from exit 242 south of town at a diamond interchange to another diamond interchange at exit 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. Major intersections The entire route

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528-903: Was also complete. The largest section yet to be completed was from SR 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. The final section of I-17, near Camp Verde and Montezuma Castle, began construction in February 1977 and opened to traffic in August 1978. In 1993, officials in Arizona proposed an extension of I-17 to connect with I-15 in Utah . The existing interchange with Happy Valley Road in Phoenix

552-467: Was converted to a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The project was finished in the fall of 2020. I-17 has the unusual distinction of starting at approximately milepost 194 instead of at milepost 0. 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. I-17 inherited its milepost locations from SR 69 , which

576-546: Was established as a state route from Phoenix north to Prescott . The road was completed by 1940 to Prescott. In 1954, a new route north to Flagstaff was established as SR 79. In May 1956, the Black Canyon Highway from Phoenix to Flagstaff was completed, but not to Interstate standards. It was incorporated into the new Interstate Highway System , established by the federal government later that year, and designated as part of I-17. The first interchange on

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