State Route 87 ( SR 87 ) is a 272.66-mile (438.80 km) north–south highway that travels from I-10 near Picacho northward to State Route 264 near Second Mesa .
29-408: Beeline Highway may refer to: Beeline Highway (Arizona) , State Route 87 Beeline Highway (Florida) , State Road 710 Beeline Highway (auto trail) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Beeline Highway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
58-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.24. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
87-844: A junction with SR 587 on the border between the Gila River Indian Community and Chandler . North of this junction, SR 87 travels along Arizona Avenue in Chandler, intersecting Loop 202 before entering Mesa and becoming Country Club Drive. The highway then intersects with U.S. 60 and SR 202 for a second time, before leaving Mesa as the Beeline Highway. The Mesa and Chandler sections of SR 87 are discontinuous, with most of these sections between McKellips Road in Mesa and Cloud Road in Chandler being owned and maintained by their respective cities. A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ADOT-owned segment north of
116-710: A volunteer reading club for elementary school, internet access, and a talking book program. The main library is 16,000 square feet (1,500 m ), provides 75,000 volumes, and provides 38 public access computers with internet access. The Vista Grande Public Library, a branch of the Casa Grande Library System, opened in the summer of 2009. The Casa Grande Municipal Court is the judicial branch of Casa Grande City government and accepted 6,609 filings, conducted 2,486 arraignments and held 156 civil, criminal and jury trials in Fiscal Year 2006–2007. Most of Casa Grande
145-501: Is an outdoor mall, built on a 100-acre (0.40 km ) patch of desert, and contains nearly a million square feet. An additional $ 11 million was spent by the city to fund the reconstruction of the Florence Blvd./I-10 freeway overpass. Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy operates a major dairy processing facility in the town that opened in 2013 and employs about 110 people. According to Casa Grande's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
174-923: Is in the Casa Grande Elementary School District , while a portion is in the Toltec Elementary School District . All of Casa Grande is in the Casa Grande Union High School District . The following schools are located in Casa Grande. Public Elementary Public Middle School Public High School Charter High School Charter Schools Private Colleges These highways serve Casa Grande. The City of Coolidge operates Central Arizona Regional Transit (CART), which provides transportation between Florence , Coolidge , Central Arizona College and Casa Grande. Greyhound serves Casa Grande from
203-519: The San Francisco Giants . Then owner, Horace Stoneham , began developing the property in 1959. The first exhibition game was played in Casa Grande in 1961, with Willie Mays hitting a 375-foot (114 m) home run . The San Francisco Giants no longer play at Francisco Grande, but the pool in a baseball bat and ball shape remains in memory of the past ballgames. During the Cold War , Casa Grande
232-559: The Western Canal and south of Baseline Road forms the city limits separating Mesa from Chandler, and also the city limits separating Gilbert from Mesa. The only major portions where SR 87 technically exists wholly inside Mesa city limits (under ADOT ownership) is the area surrounding US 60 and then a short length south of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway north of McKellips Rd. SR 87 is known as
261-566: The poverty line , including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. The economy of Casa Grande was historically based on rural, agricultural industries, such as cotton and dairy farms. Over time, the city has become home to many Phoenix or Tucson urbanites who own homes in Casa Grande. Most residents either commute north to work in the Phoenix metropolitan area, or to the south, to work in Tucson. This trend has contributed to growth in
290-693: The 1940s and 1950s, and were reactivated in the 2000s. They are now members of the Pacific Southwest Baseball League . According to the United States Census Bureau , Casa Grande has a total area of 112.01 square miles (290.1 km ), all land. Casa Grande has a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh), typical for the Sonoran Desert . The city experiences long, extremely hot summers and brief winters consisting of mild afternoons and chilly evenings. Along with
319-635: The Arizona Department of Health. This allowed the CGFD to expand by 26 members. Just prior to that he had added a full-time Ladder company (12 new firefighters) to the Department. In 2023, Chief Kean got funding for a new Fire Station 503 at a cost over $ 13.4 million dollars. This is the first new fire facility in over 14 years. The Casa Grande Public Library provides the standard services of access to reading materials, as well as some special services, including
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#1732851772305348-512: The Beeline Highway from McDowell Road, just north of Mesa , passing by Fountain Hills and to Payson . This portion of SR 87 is entirely a four-lane highway. There is a stretch of road where the highway splits, taking different canyons through the Mazatzal Mountains south of Payson, near the junction with SR 188 . The old alignment is currently the southbound lanes, while a new alignment
377-514: The Bush Highway and shortening the trip by 15 minutes. This cutoff was dubbed the Beeline Highway, and the name gradually came to apply to the entire route. Casa Grande, Arizona Casa Grande ( O'odham : Wainom Wo:g ) is a city in Pinal County , approximately halfway between Phoenix and Tucson in the U.S. state of Arizona . According to U.S. Census estimates, the population of
406-589: The City of Casa Grande. The Casa Grande Fire Department operates out of 4 Fire Stations and an Administrative Headquarters at the Public Safety Building. CGFD is serving 109.65 square miles with over 60,000 residents. Dave Kean is the Fire Chief for the City of Casa Grande. In 2021-22 Chief Kean led the fight for the City to form their own ambulance transportation service and obtain a “Certificate of Necessity” from
435-665: The city is 55,653 as of 2020. It is named after the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument , which is actually located in Coolidge . "Casa Grande" is Spanish for "big house". Among resident English speakers, there is no consensus on how to pronounce the city's name. Casa Grande was founded in 1879 during the Arizona mining boom, specifically due to the presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad. In January 1880,
464-427: The city was 49.9% non-Hispanic White , 4.27% Black or African American , 4.91% Native American , 1.17% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 21.09% from other races , and 3.56% from two or more races. 39.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,920 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.1% had
493-501: The community of Terminus, meaning "end-of-the-line," was established despite consisting of just five residents and three buildings. In September 1880, railroad executives renamed the settlement Casa Grande, after the Hohokam ruins at the nearby Casa Grande Ruins National Monument . Casa Grande grew slowly, and suffered several setbacks both in 1886 and 1893, when fires ravaged the town, destroying all wooden housing structures within it. When
522-623: The entire highway to four lanes, and was completed in 2001. Notable destinations along SR 87 include the Mogollon Rim and Tonto Natural Bridge . In the 1930s Harvey Bush championed a highway from Mesa to Payson, crossing the Mazatzal Mountains, which became known as the Bush Highway . In the 1950s a cutoff was built between Mesa and the Saguaro Lake turnoff, bypassing a slow section of
551-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beeline_Highway&oldid=932716680 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beeline Highway (Arizona) SR 87 begins 0.95 miles (1.53 km) to
580-481: The mining boom slowed in the 1890s, the town was nearly abandoned, but with the advent of agriculture, the town remained alive and well, and was eventually incorporated in 1915. One of the founding fathers of Casa Grande was Thompson Rodney Peart. Peart Road, Peart Park, and the Peart Center, all of which are notable fixtures of Casa Grande, are named after him. Casa Grande was home to a collective farm society which
609-502: The north of I-10 at a junction with an unsigned orphan segment of SR 84 , which serves as a direct connection to I-10 at Exit 211. SR 87 travels north for 16 miles (26 km) toward Coolidge , passing by the town of Eloy . In Coolidge, State Route 87 is known as Arizona Boulevard. The highway leaves Coolidge heading northwest and travels as a two-lane rural road through the Gila River Indian Community , until it reaches
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#1732851772305638-546: The rest of southern Arizona, the community is prone to dust storms and in the summer months is affected by the North American Monsoon , which brings high winds and heavy rain. As of the census of 2010, there were 48,571 people, 22,400 households, and 6,547 families residing in the city. The population density was 523.7 inhabitants per square mile (202.2/km ). There were 11,041 housing units at an average density of 229.2 per square mile (88.5/km ). The racial makeup of
667-557: The service industry of Casa Grande. Many new businesses such as restaurants, gas stations, and retail outlets are opening throughout the city in order to keep up with demand from the growing population. A retail shopping mall operates in southern Casa Grande. Phase one of The Promenade at Casa Grande opened on November 16, 2007. Built by Westcor and the Pederson Group, it is similar to Desert Ridge Marketplace (an outdoor shopping center in northeast Phoenix ). The Promenade at Casa Grande
696-527: The top employers in the city are: On November 29, 2016, officials from the state and the Lucid Motors car company announced a $ 700 million manufacturing plant would be constructed in Casa Grande that would employ up to 2,000 workers by 2022. The Lucid car manufacturing plant opened in November 2020. The Casa Grande Fire Department (CGFD), ISO Class 2, provides fire protection and emergency medical services to
725-408: Was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,212, and the median income for a family was $ 40,827. Males had a median income of $ 34,858 versus $ 23,533 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,917. About 12.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below
754-464: Was built for the northbound lanes. There is a stretch where the roads cross-over each other because of the difference in elevations of the two canyons. SR 87 is part of the National Highway System between I-10 and Payson. ADOT is currently studying a stretch of I-10 to widen and improve interchanges along its stretch from Tucson to Casa Grande, including the interchange with SR 87. SR 87
783-457: Was designated in 1924 from Casa Grande to Mesa. In 1927, it was rerouted to end in Eloy, and the old route was renumbered AZ 187 . In 1959, it extended to Strawberry Junction. In 1967, it extended north over State Route 65 to its current terminus. By 1983, almost half of the Beeline Highway, between Mesa and Payson, had already been widened to either three or four lanes; in 1989, work began to convert
812-630: Was part of the Farm Security Administration . From 1942 to 1945, a Japanese-American relocation camp was set up outside of Casa Grande, known as the Gila River War Relocation Center . Two notable people that were interned there were future actor Pat Morita and baseball player Kenichi Zenimura , who constructed a baseball field and set up a league in the relocation camp. Casa Grande is home to Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort, former spring training location for
841-627: Was the location of the Casa Grande Photogrammetric Test Range . These targets consisted of concrete arrows located in and to the south of the city, which calibrated aerial cartographic cameras. Casa Grande has also played a prominent role in semi-pro and collegiate baseball. The Casa Grande Cotton Kings , who were founded in 1948, qualified to play in the National Baseball Congress World Series ten straight times by winning Arizona state championships in
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