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The U.S. state of Utah, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) operates a system of state routes that serve all portions of the state. In official documents the state of Utah uses the term "state routes" for numbered, state maintained highways, since the legal definition of a "highway" includes any public road. [1]
US 50 enters Utah joined with US 6 until just outside Delta, crossing the midsection of Utah, before joining with I-70 for its final 174 miles (280 km) to Colorado. [8] [9] US 89: 502.577: 808.819 US 89 at the Arizona state line towards Page: US 89 at the Idaho state line at Bear Lake: 1926: current
The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide system with only a small portion of these routes entering Utah. Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created on March 23, 1909 was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new UDOT in 1975. [1] There are 977.664 miles (1,573.398 km) of Interstates within the state.
State Route 121 was created in 1931, connecting SR-24 at Loa with Fremont. [4] Two years later, the route was renumbered 72 and extended to Fremont Junction on SR-10. [5] State Route 250 was created in 1953 as a connection from SR-24 between Loa and Lyman north to the 90° turn in SR-72, [6] but was given back to the county in 1969.
It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route (with the beehive shaped route marker) to traverse the entire width of the state. The legal definition of the highway has 3 separate segments. With implied connections via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89 , the highway is drivable as a continuous route from Nevada to Wyoming .
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday withdrew its approval of a right-of-way permit that would have allowed the construction of a railroad project through about 12 miles ...
Calhoun is located in a rural area with a landscape mixture of hills and woodlands on the former transcontinental route U.S. 80 near Interstate 20, approximately 10 miles west of West Monroe. [citation needed] It has experienced a large growth in population recently and is near three local universities.
State Route 118 (SR-118) is a state highway in the US state of Utah linking I-70/US-89 and Joseph to Richfield. The route is the main street for Joseph, Monroe and Richfield and spans 24.14 miles (38.85 km). The highway was established 1931, initially connecting Joseph to Monroe and Central Valley.