Thunderbird Road
Route 138 travels from Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Sun City at Santa Fe Dr & 105th Ave, along Thunderbird Rd, with a small diversion at Arizona State University West campus, continuing down Thunderbird Rd as it becomes Cactus Rd, then up Tatum Blvd to the Paradise Valley Mall Transit Center, then down Thunderbird Rd, ending at Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St.
Existed since: 1993
Operator: Transdev-Phoenix
Annual Ridership: 280,720 (FY 2023)
Full Length: 22 miles
Current Full Route: Santa Fe Dr & 105th Dr to Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St
Original Full Route: Thunderbird Rd & 59th Ave to Paradise Valley Mall Transit Center
Connecting Routes: 7 16 19 27 35 39 43 44 51 59 67 83 90 106 122
Detailed Route Info
All Trips
Eastbound
Santa Fe Dr & 105th Ave to Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St (Everyday)
Arizona State University West to Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St (Everyday)
Westbound
Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St to Santa Fe Dr & 105th Ave (Everyday)
Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St to Arizona State University West (Everyday)
Thunderbird Rd & 19th Ave to Santa Fe Dr & 105th Ave (Weekends only)
Schedule
History
Route 138 was created on March 1, 1993, and originally traveled from Thunderbird Rd & 59th Ave, with a diversion at Arizona State University West campus, then continued down Thunderbird Rd and Cactus Rd, then turned up 32nd St, then continued down Thunderbird Rd, then down Tatum Blvd, and ended at Paradise Valley Transit Center. The only other route change occurred on October 27, 2014, extending the western end down Thunderbird Rd to 103rd Ave, and along Santa Fe Dr to 105th Ave at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, and the eastern end was rerouted along Cactus Rd, then up Tatum Blvd, then along Thunderbird Rd, ending at 32nd St.
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