 State Route 79 | ||||
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| Pinal Pioneer Parkway | ||||
 SR 79 highlighted in red; SR 79 Bus. in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ADOT | ||||
| Length | 58.40 mi[1] (93.99 km) | |||
| Existed | 1992–present | |||
| History | The entire route is a former section of US 80 and US 89 | |||
| Tourist routes |  Historic US 80 | |||
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| South end |  SR 77 / Historic US 80 in Oracle Jct. | |||
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| North end | El Camino Viejo in Florence Jct. | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arizona | |||
| Counties | Pinal | |||
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State Route 79 (SR 79), also known as the Pinal Pioneer Parkway, is a 58.40 mi (93.99 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It serves as the main route through the town of Florence, which is also the county seat of Pinal County. Although the highway has been part of the state highway system since at least 1926, it was not designated as SR 79 until 1992. The highway was previously a section of U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 89 between Phoenix and Tucson, until both highways were decommissioned in 1977 and 1992 respectively. SR 79 is also the only state highway in Arizona that has a business route, which is SR 79 Business through downtown Florence. SR 79 is also notable for being the location where cowboy western actor Tom Mix died in a car accident on October 14, 1940.
- ^ Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2013). "2013 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2019.