Drake, Arizona

Drake was an unincorporated community on the Verde River in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, and a station on the BNSF Railway's Phoenix Subdivision. Drake is also the junction and western terminus of the Verde Canyon Railroad. Drake is the site of the old Hell Canyon Bridge (built in 1923), formerly used by US Route 89, and now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Drake, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Santa Fe 3751 pulls an excursion train across Hell Canyon on the BNSF, 2012
Drake, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Drake, Arizona
Drake, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°58′54″N 112°22′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Elevation
4,610 ft (1,410 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP codes
86334
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