Bush Highway (Arizona)

Bush Highway
Harvey Bush Highway
Map
Bush Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MCDOT and the City of Mesa
Length15.2 mi[1] (24.5 km)
20.6 mi (33.15 km) as Power Road[2]
Existed1934 (1934)[3]–present
Major junctions
South endPower Road in Mesa
North end SR 87 in Tonto National Forest
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountiesMaricopa
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System

Bush Highway is a scenic highway in the US state of Arizona. It begins at the northern end of Power Road in Mesa and extends northeasterly through the Tonto National Forest to the Beeline Highway. The highway was named for local resident Harvey Grandville Bush in the 1930s.

The road continues south beyond its terminus as Power Road, a major road within the cities of Mesa, Gilbert, and Queen Creek.

  1. ^ "Bush Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Power Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Ehrhardt, Tim (December 8, 2010). "A little highway history". The Payson Roundup. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2011.