Arizona

Arizona The Grand Canyon State
Location Details
Type	State
Accessible	Yes
Game(s) Featured in	Hard Truck: 18 WoS Convoy Haulin' American Long Haul American Truck Simulator
Number of accessible cities	18 WoS: 1 ATS: 16
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Also known as	Аризона Arasòna
Publishing Information
Form	DLC
Platform(s)
Release Date	June 6, 2016
Suggested Price	Free
DLC Features
State(s)	Arizona
Features	(see article)
Speed Limits
Freeway	65–75 mph (105–121 km/h)
Undivided Highway	55–65 mph (89–105 km/h)
Urban Area	25–35 mph (40–56 km/h)
Map

"Arizona (Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo) is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with very hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features many pine forests, the Colorado Plateau, and some mountain ranges with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls." — Official American Truck Simulator website

Arizona is a state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator as a map expansion DLC and in the 18 Wheels of Steel series. It was released on June 6, 2016. It is the first map of DLC involving map expansions, but the only free one.

The state is bordered by California and Nevada to the west, Utah to the north, New Mexico to the east, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest, and touches Colorado to the northeast at the Four Corners.

Just as its real-life world counterpart, the in-game Arizona features mainly desert terrain, continuing the theme from Nevada and Southern California. The map includes iconic locations such as the Historic Route 66 and the Grand Canyon.

DLC Features

• 16 new cities including the major ones: Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff (Jump to section)
• Famous Route 66 vistas and landmarks (See Landmarks page)
• Solid realistic road system
• Large flyover custom junctions
• Advanced AI vehicles behavior
• Enhanced road surfaces
• New companies plus 2 new company prefab variations (Jump to section)
• Grand Canyon and Colorado River sights
• Breathtaking colorful desert
• Arizona achievements to unlock! (Jump to section)

Release History

• 1 August 2015: Blog post about SCS Software's upcoming participation at Gamescom. The last image depicts Monument Valley in Arizona.
• 15 January 2016: Blog post about American Truck Simulator map DLC clarifications. There is also a map of California and Nevada, but Arizona can also be seen in the map.
• 1 March 2016: SCS teases Arizona in a blog post.
• 31 March 2016: More screenshots of Arizona are shown in a blog.
• 21 April 2016: Blog post about Grand Canyon Village and the Grand Canyon.
• 29 April 2016: Blog post about road network.
• 13 May 2016: Blog post about the Colorado River sightings.
• 26 May 2016: Update 1.3 beta is released + Arizona trailer released.
• 6 June 2016: Arizona DLC is released.

Since the release of the DLC, new major content has been added to it for free in game updates (not including road connections to new neighboring states).

• 12 December 2016: Update 1.5 rescales the map from 1:35 to 1:20 and includes countless additions and improvements.
• 9 November 2017: Update 1.29 adds US 60 from Wickenburg to Phoenix, US 93 from Wickenburg to Kingman, and Loop 303 on the northwest side of Phoenix.
• 17 September 2018: Update 1.32 adds Clifton, US 70 from US 191 to New Mexico, US 95 from Yuma to Quartzsite, and US 191 from US 70 to Springerville.
• 10 June 2019: Update 1.35 expands and partially reworks Yuma. A blog post on 15 April 2019 announced the addition.
• 5 November 2019: Update 1.36 expands Flagstaff.
• 14 July 2020: Update 1.38 adds US 191 from Springerville to Sanders.

Geography

Arizona is a landlocked state situated in the Southwestern region of the United States. It has a vast and diverse geography famous for its deep canyons, high- and low-elevation deserts, numerous natural rock formations, and volcanic mountain ranges. It is bordered by California and Nevada to the west, Utah to the north, New Mexico to the east, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest, and touches Colorado to the northeast at the Four Corners. With an area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at 0.2%). Arizona spans about 335 miles (539 km) at its widest and 390 miles (628 km) at its longest, and has an average elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

Geographically, the state can be divided into three regions: the Colorado Plateau, the Transition Zone, and the Basin and Range Province.

The Colorado Plateau is a semi-arid, mostly flat-lying region ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 feet (1,524 m to 2,438 m) in elevation, centered on the Four Corners region. The Colorado Plateau encompasses an area of approximately 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2). It consists of northern Arizona, except for a small portion of northwestern Arizona. The Plateau ends with the steep rock wall of the Mogollon Rim, which defines the southern edge of the plateau. The Colorado Plateau has the nickname "Red Rock Country" because of its brightly colored sedimentary rock left visible by dryness and erosion, and protected from deformation. The geology of the Colorado Plateau is exhibited by the canyons of the Colorado River, and the Grand Canyon exposes one of the most unusual rock sequences in the world. The area hosts many distinctive natural features unique to Arizona, including the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Meteor Crater, Painted Desert, and the Petrified Forest.

The Transition Zone is a northwest-trending escarpment of mountainous terrain in central Arizona shaped by the intersection of the higher-level Colorado Plateau with the lower-level Basin and Range Province. The area is termed the Transition Zone because it is transitional between the two regions, with characteristics from both. The area consists of a series of rugged mountain ranges and valleys. Many of the mountains of the Transition Zone are part of the Mogollon Rim, a cliff, or a dramatic escarpment in places, which extends 115 miles (190 km) from northern Yavapai County eastward to near the border with New Mexico. The mountain ranges of the Transition Zone include the Mazatzal, Santa Maria, Sierra Ancha, and White mountain ranges. Because of the range of elevation within the Transition Zone, climatic conditions can vary widely over small areas. The Transition Zone tends to be one of the areas of Arizona to receive heavier rainfall due to its mountainous terrain, and experiences a variation in temperature by altitude.

The Basin and Range Province is a region occupying the southern part of Arizona, along with a strip of land consisting of the western part of the state. It is also part of a much larger region encompassing southwestern New Mexico, western Utah, and virtually all of Nevada, and extending into northwestern Mexico. The Basin and Range is characterized by steep, linear mountain ranges alternating with lengthy deserts. The mountain ranges, which poke through the lengthy desert plains surrounding them, can rise above 9,000 feet (2,700 m), and create biological islands inhabited by cool-climate plants and animals. The geology of the Basin and Range is the result of crustal extension of the North American plate. Due to the crustal extension, the area of the crust underneath the region is some of the thinnest in the world. The Basin and Range supplies nearly all of the copper mined in Arizona, and contains other minerals such as gold, silver, and barite.

Climate

Due to the state's large area and range of elevation, there is a variety of localized climate conditions. Overall, most of Arizona receives little precipitation, and is classified as having either an arid or semi-arid climate. The northern parts of the state and the mountainous areas tend to have cooler climates, while the southwestern parts of the state tend to be warm year round.

Cities

There are 16 cities in the Arizona map expansion.

Cities which are also in the 18 Wheels of Steel series are marked with " * ".

Note: Phoenix is in italic lettering since it is the state capital of Arizona.

Camp Verde	Clifton (1.32)	Ehrenberg
Flagstaff	Grand Canyon Village	Holbrook
Kayenta	Kingman	Nogales
Page	Phoenix *	San Simon
Show Low	Sierra Vista	Tucson
Yuma

Scenery Towns

Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.

Ash Fork	Bitter Springs	Cameron	Colorado City
Dateland	Fredonia	Globe	Mexican Water
Morenci	Pinetop–Lakeside	Quartzsite	Sanders
Seligman	Springerville	St. Johns	Teec Nos Pos
Valle		Wickenburg

New Companies

Main article: American Truck Simulator Companies

• Phoenix Freight - Airport logistics
• Tidbit - Supermarket chain

Roads

Interstate Highways

There are six Interstate Highways in Arizona:

Interstate 8	Interstate 10	Interstate 15
California - I-10	California - New Mexico	Nevada - Utah
Interstate 17	Interstate 19	Interstate 40
SR 85 (Phoenix) - I-40/SR 89 (Flagstaff)	Nogales - I-10 (Tucson)	California - New Mexico

US Highways

There are 11 US Highways in Arizona:

US 60	US 64	US 70	US 89
US 93 (Wickenburg) - Loop 303; I-10/SR 51 (Phoenix) - New Mexico	US 160 (Teec Nos Pos) - New Mexico	Globe; US 191 - New Mexico	US 180 (Flagstaff) - Utah
US 89A	US 93	US 95	US 160
SR 389 (Fredonia) - Utah	US 60 (Wickenburg) - Nevada	Yuma - California	US 89 - New Mexico
US 163	US 180	US 191
US 160 (Kayenta) - Utah	SR 64 (Grand Canyon Village) - SR 77 (Holbrook); SR 61 (St. Johns) - US 60/US 191 (Springerville)	US 70 - Utah

State Routes

There are 13 Arizona State Routes:

SR 51	SR 61	SR 64	SR 66	SR 77
Phoenix	US 180 (St. Johns) - US 191	US 180 (Valle) - US 89 (Cameron)	I-40 (Kingman) - I-40 (Seligman)	I-10 (Tucson) - I-40/US 180 (Holbrook)
SR 85	SR 89	SR 90	SR 92	SR 98
I-8 - I-17 (Phoenix)	SR 260 - I-40 (Ash Fork); Flagstaff	I-10 - SR 92 (Sierra Vista)	Sierra Vista	US 89 (Page) - US 160
SR 260	Loop 303	SR 389
SR 89 - Camp Verde; Show Low	I-10 - I-17 (Phoenix)	UT-59 (Colorado City) - US 89A (Fredonia)

There is one inaccessible Arizona State Route:

SR 95
US 95 (Quartzsite)

Achievements

Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements

Icon	Name	Description
	Copper State	Discover every city in Arizona
	Sky Harbor	Deliver cargo to the Phoenix Airport
	Start Your Engine!	Get on the start of the Truck Racing circuit
	Powell's Trail	Visit the Colorado River sights

Gallery

Videos

Official Trailer

Trailer

Before 1.5

SCS Blog

Screenshots of the new areas of the Arizona DLC

Teaser of Arizona

Screenshots of the rescale (update 1.5)

Screenshots of new content added in update 1.32

Screenshots of new content added in update 1.35

Screenshots of new content added in update 1.38

See also

• Real-life information about Arizona

The States of American Truck Simulator
Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Idaho - Iowa - Kansas - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Texas - Utah - Washington - Wyoming