REFERENCE TITLE: state route 69; urge renaming

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HCM 2007

Introduced by

Representative Nguyen

A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL

Urging the state board on GEOGRAPHIC and historic names to rename state route 69.

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To the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names:

Your memorialist respectfully represents:

Whereas, for generations, our nation's veterans have put their lives on the line to protect our country and preserve our democracy, freedom and civil rights; and

Whereas, State Route 69, currently named "Black Canyon Highway," runs from Interstate 17 to the City of Prescott and has a long history of military use; and

Whereas, in 1864, State Route 69 was declared the first public road in the new Arizona territory and was soon used by the United States Army as part of its route from Fort Whipple to Fort McDowell; and

Whereas, it is the legislature's duty to preserve and honor the legacy of our nation's veterans.

Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:

1. That the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names divide State Route 69 into five equal sections and rename the five sections as follows:

(a) World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

(c) Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Highway.

(d) Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Highway.

(e) Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Memorial Highway.

2. That the Secretary of State transmit a copy of this Memorial to the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names.