In 2009, ADOT calculated that around as few as 400 vehicles used the route daily near the Roosevelt Dam and as many as 16,000 daily at the US 60 interchange in Apache Junction. These surveys are presented in the form of average annual daily traffic, which is the number of vehicles who use the route on any average day during the year. As part of this role, ADOT periodically surveys traffic along its routes. The highway is maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), which is responsible for maintaining highways in the state, including SR 88. SR 88 intersects with SR 188 along the coast of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The route follows the Salt River northeast to the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, near which the route is again paved. SR 88 again turns northeast and nears Apache Lake. It passes through the town of Tortilla Flat, becoming an unpaved dirt trail winding eastward through the Superstition Mountains. Apache Trail heads away from the Salt River.

SR 88 nears Canyon Lake south of the Mormon Flat Dam and follows a part of the southern shore of Canyon Lake. Passing a ghost town known as Goldfield, Apache Trail enters Tonto National Forest just northwest of Lost Dutchman State Park. The route exits the city limits of Apache Junction, entering desert terrain. Following a junction with Old West Highway, SR 88 turns northeast onto Apache Trail and narrows to two lanes. The route follows Idaho Road northward through a residential area with four lanes. SR 88 begins at a diamond interchange with US 60, the Superstition Freeway, in southern Apache Junction. Route description State Route 88 at Tortilla Flat An eastern extension of State Route 88 to Globe, Arizona was redesignated as State Route 188 on August 20, 1999. The Apache Trail was built in the mid-1920s and the number 88 was assigned in 1927. Following the Salt River for much of its length, the section east of Tortilla Flat is known as the Apache Trail and is part of the National Forest Scenic Byway system.

Route 60 (US 60) in Apache Junction through desert terrain to SR 188 near Roosevelt Dam. State Route 88 is a long state highway in the U.S.

Tortilla flat elevation