Arizona State Route 24

State Route 24 marker
State Route 24
Williams Gateway Freeway
Map
SR 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length5.48 mi[1] (8.82 km)
ExistedMay 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)–present
Major junctions
West end Loop 202 in Mesa
East endIronwood Road in Apache Junction
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountiesMaricopa, Pinal
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System
← I-19SR 24→ SR 30
← SR 801→ SR 989

State Route 24 (SR 24), also known as the Gateway Freeway or the Williams Gateway Freeway, is a freeway in the extreme southeastern region of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.[2] The roadway is planned as a controlled-access highway to move traffic from the southeastern suburbs of Phoenix to planned ones in northwestern Pinal County. It is the lowest-numbered state route in Arizona. The first mile from Loop 202 to Ellsworth Road opened on May 4, 2014. An extension to Ironwood Drive opened in 2022, with the completion of "Interim Phase II";[3] the first mile of this extension from Ellsworth Road to Williams Field Road opened on April 1, 2022,[4] with the remainder following on August 11.[5] Planning for future sections has been halted until studies for the Pinal North-South Freeway are completed to confirm how the two freeways will intersect.[6]

In earlier planning stages, the freeway was formerly labeled State Route 802 (SR 802).

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  4. ^ "ADOT to extend SR 24 east to Williams Field Road on Friday, April 1". Arizona Department of Transportation. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "ADOT opens new stretch of SR 24 east of Williams Field Road". Arizona Department of Transportation. August 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hundreds walk on State Route 24 freeway in Mesa April 15 prior to its opening". May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-10.