Arizona Interstate #40
The Purple Heart Highway.
Arizona Road Map Travel Guide
Arizona/Mew Mexico State Line to City of Holbrook

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Km	Miles	Road Item	Road Summary
0.0 (120.1)	0.0 (74.6)		The Purple Heart Highway.
0.0 (120.1)	0.0 (74.6)	Welcome to Arizona - ' The Grand Canyon State '
0.0 (120.1)	0.0 (74.6)		New Mexico/Arizona East State Line. East to cities of Gallup, Grants, Albuquerque. Photo is view of highway.
1.0 (119.1)	0.6 (74.0)	Grants Road
1.1 (119.0)	0.7 (73.9)		View from highway.
1.8 (118.3)	1.1 (73.5)		Access to roadside turnout state rest area, toilets, picnic tables.
3.5 (116.6)	2.2 (72.5)	Exit #357	Junction of Highway #12 North. North to communities of Lupton, Oak Springs, St. Michaels. Window Rock, Fort Defiance.
7.0 (113.1)	4.3 (70.3)	Roadside turnout	Gravel, no services - North side of highway. Exit #234. Hawthorne Road.
13.5 (106.6)	8.4 (66.2)	Exit #351	Allentown Road
18.6 (101.5)	11.6 (63.1)	Exit #348 St. Anselm Road	North to community of Houck. Services off highway.
18.9 (101.2)	11.7 (62.9)	Point of Information	Crossing Black Creek.
20.5 (99.6)	12.7 (61.9)	Point of Interest	Elevation 6000 ft.
21.1 (99.0)	13.1 (61.5)	Exit #346	Pine Springs Road
24.6 (95.5)	15.3 (59.3)	Point of Information	Crossing Querlino Wash
25.4 (94.7)	15.8 (58.8)	Exit #343	Querino Road
28.9 (91.2)	18.0 (56.7)	Exit #341	Ortega Road
31.0 (89.1)	19.3 (55.4)	Truck weigh station	Both sides of highway.
32.4 (87.7)	20.1 (54.5)	Exit #339	Community of Sanders. Junction of Highway #191 South. South to cities of St. Johns, Eager. Note: Highway #192 overlaps I40 at this point. South access to Lyman Lake State Park. Created as an irrigation reservoir by damming the Little Colorado River, this 1,200-acre park encompasses the shoreline of a 1,500-acre reservoir at an elevation of 6,000 feet. It is fed by snowmelt from the slopes of Mount Baldy and Escudilla Mountain, the second and third highest mountains in Arizona. Park Facilities: 61 camping units with 38 hookup sites and 23 non-hookup sites, dump station, day-use/picnic areas. Beach with camping
42.1 (78.0)	26.2 (48.5)		Exit #333. Junction of Highway #191 North. North to communities of Chambers, Wild Ruin, Kagetoh, Ganado. Note: Highway #191 overlap of I40 ends at this point. North access to Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. Service off highway, fuel, diesel - South side of highway. North access to Canyon De Chelly National Monument. At the base of sheer red cliffs and in canyon wall caves are ruins of Indian villages built between AD 350 and 1300. Canyon de Chelly National Monument offers visitors the chance to learn about Southwestern Indian history from the earliest basketmakers to the Navajo Indians who live and farm there: Recreational Opportunities, Auto Touring, Camping, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Lodging, Picnic, Restaurant/Snack Bar, Museum/Visitor Center.
47.6 (72.5)	29.6 (45.1)	Exit #330	McCarrel Road
48.1 (72.0)	29.9 (44.7)		View from highway.
54.2 (65.9)	33.7 (41.0)	Exit #325	South to community of Navajo. Service off highway - South side of highway.
58.5 (61.6)	36.4 (38.3)	Point of Information	Crossing Crazy Creek.
63.4 (56.7)	39.4 (35.2)	Exit #320	Pinto Road
69.4 (50.7)	43.1 (31.5)	Point of Information	Crossing Dead River.
74.6 (45.5)	46.4 (28.3)		West Boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Exit #311 - Note: side trip taken off Interstate - # 40	Junction of Arizona Parkway #1 Petrified Forest National Park Scenic Route. Access to Petrified Forest National Park, Painted Desert information center - 4 miles North of highway. Painted Desert Park has multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation known as the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Topini Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Topini Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Tawa Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Tawa Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Pintado Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Petrified Forest National Park	View from Painted Desert - Pintado Point Lookout Station.
76.9 (43.2)	47.8 (26.8)	Exit # 311 Junction of Arizona Parkway #1 Petrified Forest National Park Scenic Route	South to Petrified Forest, National Park Crystal Forest Information Center. The park features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, the multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation Note: side trip taken off I- 40. For Information on Petrified Forest and photos of National Forest Park, Crystal Forest, see Mile bymile.com MIlebymile.com - Arizona Parkway #1 Petrified Park Scenic Route Road Map Travel Guide
89.7 (30.4)	55.7 (18.9)	Exit #303	South to community of Adamana.
104.1 (16.0)	64.7 (9.9)	Exit #294	Community of Sun Valley.
107.3 (12.8)	66.7 (8.0)	Exit #292	Junction of Highway #77 North. North to communities of Bitahochee, Indian Wells, White Cone. Note: Highway #77 overlaps with I40.
116.9 (3.2)	72.6 (2.0)	Eixt #286	Junction of Highway #77 South. South to cities of Snowflake, Show Low, Globe. Note: Highway #77 overlap leaves I40 at this point. Snowflake, founded in 1878 by Mormon pioneers, perches on the northern flank of Arizona's White Mountains. Nestled next to the ever-flowing Silver Creek. Globe is in the foothills of the Pinal Mountains at an elevation of 3,500 feet.
120.1 (0.0)	74.6 (0.0)	Exit #285	City of Holbrook, elevation 5075 ft. Junction of Highway #180. South to communities of Concho, St. Johns. West to Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon.
120.1 (0.0)	74.6 (0.0)	City of Holbrook,	Surrounding Attractions include; Petrified Forest National Park, the Painted Desert, Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation, Zuni Nation, White Mountain Apache, Canyon De Chelley National Monument, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Homolovi Ruins State Park, The Mogollon Rim, Walnut Canyon, Meteor Crater, Rock Art Canyon Ranch, Holbrook Historic Walking Tour, Navajo County Historical Museum, Route 66 Heritage. Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide. - S&e