Arizona State Route 96

SR 96 begins at an intersection with Old Dick Road in Bagdad. Approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} to the east is a junction with SR 97, which heads south to meet U.S. Route 93 (US 93). From the SR 97 intersection, SR 96 heads east through a desert area. The roadway then turns southward, and after intersecting Santa Maria River Road, it crosses the Santa Maria River and turns slightly southeastward.{{cite web|url=http://nationalbridges.com//index.php?option=com_lqm&a134e31a3e947110f44a842609f4a78e=1&task=showResults&query=8&lqm_id=33007&&tmpl=component&format=raw&&Itemid=53|title=NBI Structure Number 0225|work=National Bridge Inventory|author=Federal Highway Administration|author-link=Federal Highway Administration|access-date=April 29, 2011|archive-date=August 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823005113/http://nationalbridges.com//index.php?option=com_lqm&a134e31a3e947110f44a842609f4a78e=1&task=showResults&query=8&lqm_id=33007&&tmpl=component&format=raw&&Itemid=53|url-status=dead}} Through a hilly area, SR 96 turns eastward and passes through a series of hairpin turns. The highway ends at the west end of CR 15 at the intersection with Hillside Road. The road continues east as CR 15 (Bagdad Road) towards Kirkland.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bagdad+rd+%26+kirkland+rd,+kirkland,+az&ie=UTF8&om=1 |access-date=June 8, 2009}}

The highway is maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) who is responsible for constructing and maintaining highways in the state. As part of this role, ADOT surveys volumes of traffic on their highways. These surveys are most often presented in the form of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is the number of vehicles that travel a road during an average day during the year. In 2009, ADOT calculated that an average of only 450 vehicles used the road daily at both termini.{{cite web|url=http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/CurrentAADT.pdf|format=PDF|title=State Highway Traffic Log|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=March 29, 2011|page=29| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413022509/http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/CurrentAADT.pdf| archive-date= 13 April 2011 | url-status= live}} No part of the highway has been listed in the National Highway System, a system of roads in the United States important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.{{cite map|url=http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/gis/maps/pdf/NHS.pdf|title=National Highway System|format=PDF|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=March 7, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413001259/http://www.azdot.gov/MPD/gis/maps/pdf/NHS.pdf| archive-date= 13 April 2011 | url-status= live}}

A road connecting Bagdad to Hillside was built by 1939.{{cite map|url=http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1939-az.html|title=Road Map of Arizona|date=1939|publisher=Arizona State Highway Department|cartography=Arizona State Highway Commission|access-date=April 29, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232111/http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1939-az.html| archive-date= 3 June 2011 | url-status= live}} The road was logged into the state highway system in 1962, its extent defined from Hillside to Bagdad.{{cite web|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1961&eyear=1963&crc=3&rtnum=96&submit1=Submit|title=Right-of-Way Resolution 1962--143|date=1962|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=April 29, 2011}}{{cite map|url=http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1963-az.html|title=Road Map of Arizona|publisher=Arizona State Highway Department|cartography=Rand McNally|date=1963|access-date=April 29, 2011|archive-date=June 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621235009/http://www.aaroads.com/west/maps/1963-az.html|url-status=dead}} In 1981, a right-of-way was acquired for the improvement of approaches and bridges on the route.{{cite web|url=http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?syear=1980&eyear=1982&crc=3&rtnum=96&submit1=Submit|title=Right-of-Way Resolution 1981-12-A-050|date=December 1981|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation|access-date=April 29, 2011}} In 2000, the portion of the route from SR 97 to its eastern terminus was officially added to the State Highway system. Although some signage west of the SR 97 junction exists, that portion is not officially part of the state highway system.

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