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==Infrastructure== [[File:Northeast Buckeye AZ aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view from the south, of the northeast corner of Buckeye, Arizona, with the abandoned Goodyear Field, or Luke Air Force Auxiliary Airfield#6, a training field used during WWII, between the Roosevelt Irrigation District main canal and [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]]. [[Goodyear, Arizona]], is the adjacent city to the east (right).]] ===Transportation=== Buckeye is served by five highways, a municipal airport, several nearby airports, and the railroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID%3D276 |title=Chapter 5 - Transportation |access-date=July 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212221133/http://buckeyeaz.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=276 |archive-date=December 12, 2010 }}</ref> ====Roads==== Major roadways serving the city include: * [[File:I-10.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]] * {{jct|state=AZ|AZ|85}} * [[Sun Valley Parkway]] * Maricopa County (MC) 85 ====Bus==== Buckeye is served by [[Valley Metro]] via a rural bus line connecting Phoenix–Goodyear–Gila Bend–Ajo.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.valleymetro.org/pressreleases/detail/route_685_makes_new_stops_in_buckeye|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232351/http://www.valleymetro.org/pressreleases/detail/route_685_makes_new_stops_in_buckeye|date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|title=Route 785 makes new stops in Buckeye|publisher=Valley Metro}}</ref> Valley Metro also provides express commute service from Buckeye to downtown Phoenix. ====Rail==== In 1910, the [[Arizona Eastern Railroad]] came to Buckeye; the first car in 1911; a steam rail line connected it to Phoenix by 1912; and a state highway by 1915. The coming of the railroad was so significant that the business district was moved to accommodate the location of the railroad station. As a result, Buckeye was booming. By 1912, major buildings were constructed, along with expansion of the business community.<ref name="buckeyeaz.gov"/> [[Union Pacific]] operates a rail line running east–west generally through the center of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azdot.gov/docs/default-source/utility-and-railroad-engineeing/2012-statewide-railroad-map.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=Arizona Railroads|publisher=Arizona Department of Transportation}}</ref> ====Air==== The [[Buckeye Municipal Airport]] ([[ICAO]] identifier KBXK) is owned and operated by the city government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/residents/buckeye-municipal-airport|title=Buckeye Municipal Airport|publisher=City of Buckeye}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/index.aspx?nid%3D77 |title=Buckeye, AZ - Official Website - Airport |access-date=July 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702052419/http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/index.aspx?NID=77 |archive-date=July 2, 2014 }}</ref>
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