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The U.S. Highways in Utah are maintained by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide system with only a small portion of its 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 2,061.979 miles (3,318.434 km) of U.S. Highways in the state. The longest is U.S. Route 89 at 502.577 miles (808.819 km) and the shortest is U.S. Route 89A at 2.94 miles (4.73 km). Six former U.S. Highways exist in the state of Utah; of these, five have been replaced by current interstate and U.S. Highways, while the other was replaced by a state route. The most recent change was the redesignation of U.S. Route 666 as U.S. Route 491 in 2003. [2]
Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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US 6 | 373.963 | 601.835 | US 6 / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards Ely | I-70 / US 6 / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction | 1936 | current | US 6 enters Utah through Delta, joined with US 50 until just after Delta and crosses across the middle of the state before joining I-70 and US 50 again to enter into Colorado, east of Cisco. [3] [4] | |
US 30S | — | — | Idaho state line near Snowville | Wyoming state line towards Evanston | 1926 | 1970 | c.Replaced by I-80 / I-84 / US 189 [5] | |
US 40 | 174.624 | 281.030 | I-80 at Silver Creek Junction near Park City | US 40 at the Colorado state line towards Dinosaur | 1926 | current | US 40 starts at I-80 outside of Park City and heads through Heber City and Duchense before passing into Colorado near the Dinosaur National Monument. [6] [7] | |
US 50 | 334.920 | 539.001 | US 6 / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards Ely | I-70 / US 6 / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction | 1926 | current | 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 | US 89 is the longest U.S. Highway in Utah, going from the Arizona border to Idaho, paralleling I-15 for a good majority of the route, but it does split off at the north and south end of the route. [10] [11] | |
US 91 | 45.271 | 72.857 | I-15 south of Brigham City | US 91 at the Idaho state line towards Preston | 1926 | current | The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the Salt Lake and Pocatello population centers. [12] [13] | |
US 160 | — | — | US 6 / US 50 at Crescent Junction | Colorado state line near Monticello | — | 1970 | Replaced by US 163/US 666 (modern US 191 and US 491) [14] | |
US 163 | 41.405 | 66.635 | US 163 at the Arizona state line in Monument Valley | US 191 at Bluff | 1970 | current | US 163 enters Utah in Monument Valley in the southeastern part of the state, across the San Juan River towards Bluff. [15] [16] | |
US 189 | 29.216 | 47.019 | I-15 south of Provo | I-80 / US 189 at the Wyoming state line towards Evanston | 1938 | current | From I-15 in Provo northeast through Provo Canyon to Heber City. From this point it overlaps US 40 until it intersects I-80, at which point it overlaps I-80 until the Wyoming border near Evanston. [17] [18] | |
US 189 | — | — | US 91 in Nephi | US 89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction | — | 1938 | Replaced by SR-132 [19] | |
US 191 | 404.168 | 650.445 | US 191 at the Arizona state line towards Ganado | US 191 at the Wyoming state line towards Rock Springs | 1981 | current | US 191 enters Utah in the southeastern part of the state and travels northward through Moab, veers to the northwest to Price, and back to the northeast through Vernal, before exiting into Wyoming near Flaming Gorge Reservoir. [20] [21] | |
US 450 | — | — | US 6 / US 50 at Crescent Junction | Colorado state line near Monticello | 1926 | — | Replaced by US 160 (modern US 191 and US 491) [22] | |
US 491 | 17.020 | 27.391 | US 191 in Monticello | US 491 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek | 2003 | current | From US 191 in Monticello eastward until it exits the state into Colorado. [23] [24] | |
US 530 | — | — | US 40 near Park City | US 30S near Echo | 1926 | — | Replaced by US 189 (modern I-80) [22] | |
US 666 | — | — | US 191 in Monticello | US 666 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek | 1970 | 2003 | Replaced by US 491 [2] | |
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Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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US 6 Bus. | 3.43 | 5.52 | US 6/US 191 in Helper | US 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper) | 1953 | current | Serves Helper, former US 6 through downtown. Currently co-signed US 191 Business. Was previously cosigned US 50 Business | |
US 6 Bus. | 2.942 | 4.735 | US 6/US 191 in Price | US 6/US 191 in Price | 1975 | current | Cosigned SR-55; former routing of US 6/50 | |
US 40 Alt. | — | — | State Street | mouth of Parley's Canyon | 1964 | 1974 | Served Salt Lake City along modern SR 186/Foothill Blvd. Was signed US 40 ALt in 1964, signed mainline US 40 in 1965, reverted back to Alternate in the 1970s. | |
US 40 Alt. | — | — | Kimball Junction | east of Park City | 1953 | 1969 | Served Park City | |
US 50 Alt. | — | — | Ely, Nevada | Provo | 1954 | 1976 | Former mainline US 50. Utah portion was entirely concurrent with other US Routes except for the portion that is modern SR 201. Most of the Nevada portion is today US 93 ALT/US 93. | |
Temp. US 50 | — | — | Colton, Utah | Castle Gate | [25] [26] | 19121927 | Exited the Price River Canyon along modern US 191 near Castle Gate and returned via Emma Park Road to bypass a narrow, meandering portion of the canyon. | |
US 89A | 2.94 | 4.73 | US 89A at the Arizona state line towards Fredonia | US 89 in Kanab | 1960 | current | Original routing of US 89 prior to the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam; demoted to an auxiliary route listed as SR-11 until 2008; provides access to Grand Canyon National Park from Utah [10] [27] | |
US 89A | — | — | Corner of 300 West and North Temple st in Salt Lake City | South Salt Lake | — | — | Routed along 300 West in Salt Lake City. Co-signed US 91 ALT | |
US 89A | — | — | North Salt Lake | Farmington | 1930 | c.— | Former US 89/91, Modern SR 106 | |
US 91 Alt. | — | — | Corner of 300 West and North Temple St in Salt Lake City | South Salt Lake | — | — | Cosigned US 89 ALT, along 300 West in Salt Lake City | |
US 91 Alt. | — | — | North Salt Lake | Farmington | 1930 | c.— | Cosigned with US 89 ALT, modern SR 106 | |
US 91 Alt. | — | — | Layton | Ogden | — | — | Former US 91, modern SR 26, SR 126 and briefly SR 273 | |
US 189 Alt. | — | — | Hailstone | Wanship | — | — | Modern SR 32. Modern SR 32 has alternated designations between US 189 and US 189ALT. | |
US 191 Bus. | 3.43 | 5.52 | US 6/US 191 in Helper | US 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper) | 1981 | current | Serves Helper Cosigned US 6 Business, former mainline US 6/50 | |
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U.S. Route 491 (US 491) is a north–south U.S. Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. It was created in 2003 as a renumbering of U.S. Route 666 (US 666). With the US 666 designation, the road was nicknamed the "Devil's Highway" because of the significance of the number 666 to many Christian denominations as the Number of the Beast. This Satanic connotation, combined with a high fatality rate along the New Mexico portion, convinced some people the highway was cursed. The problem was compounded by persistent sign theft. These factors led to two efforts to renumber the highway, first by officials in Arizona, then by those in New Mexico. There have been safety improvement projects in recent years, and fatality rates have subsequently decreased.
U.S. Route 163 is a 64-mile (103 km) U.S. Highway that runs from US 160 northward to US 191 in the U.S. states of Arizona and Utah. The southernmost 44 miles (71 km) of its length are within the Navajo Nation. The highway forms part of the Trail of the Ancients, a National Scenic Byway. The highway cuts through the heart of Monument Valley and has been featured in numerous movies and commercials.
U.S. Route 189 is a spur of U.S. Route 89. It currently runs for 322 miles (518 km) from Provo, Utah at Interstate 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. The highway was not part of the original 1926 U.S. Highway system. The highway was created in the 1930s, absorbing former U.S. Route 530 and a portion of U.S. Route 30S. The portion through Provo Canyon has been designated the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway by the state of Utah.
State Route 32 (SR-32) is a state highway in Wasatch and Summit Counties in the U.S. state of Utah. Most of the highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 189 that became disconnected from the rest of US-189 during the construction of the Jordanelle Reservoir. SR-32 runs for 29.053 miles (46.756 km) from US-40 and US-189 north of Heber City to I-80 near Wanship. Although signed US-189 or US-189 Alternate for most of its history, the highway pre-dates the creation of U.S. Highways and has had several numerical designations and route changes through the years.
State Route 198 is a highway completely within Utah County in northern Utah that connects Santaquin to Spanish Fork via Payson and Salem. The route runs 16 miles (26 km). The entire length of the route is an old routing of US-6 and US-50; a portion of the route was also US-91. These routes were re-aligned or truncated after the Interstate Highway System was constructed through this part of Utah.
Interstate 80 Business is an unofficial business loop of Interstate 80 (I-80) that is 2.26 miles (3.64 km) long and serves as the main street for the US cities of West Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover, Utah, along a roadway named Wendover Boulevard. Wendover Boulevard was originally part of US Route 40 (US 40), which connected California to New Jersey via Nevada and Utah. A portion of the Nevada segment is concurrent with US 93 Alternate, and the entire portion in Utah is coterminous with Utah State Route 58 (SR-58). The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) applied for the business loop designation in the early 1980s, but the designation has never been approved; nevertheless, signs are posted in both states. Between July 1976 and 1993, I-80 Bus was concurrent with Nevada State Route 224 (SR 224) in Nevada.
State Route 19 (SR-19) is a state highway in southeastern Utah, running 4.552 miles (7.326 km) in Emery and Grand Counties through Green River. It carries Business Loop I-70 along Main Street in Green River.
Interstate 80 (I-80) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. The portion of the highway in the US state of Utah is 197.51 miles (317.86 km) long through the northern part of the state. From west to east, I-80 crosses the state line from Nevada in Tooele County and traverses the Bonneville Salt Flats—which are a part of the larger Great Salt Lake Desert. It continues alongside the Wendover Cut-off—the corridor of the former Victory Highway—US Route 40 (US-40) and the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River Route. After passing the Oquirrh Mountains, I-80 enters the Salt Lake Valley and Salt Lake County. A short portion of the freeway is concurrent with I-15 through Downtown Salt Lake City. At the Spaghetti Bowl, I-80 turns east again into the mouth of Parleys Canyon and Summit County, travels through the mountain range, and intersects the eastern end of I-84 near Echo Reservoir before turning northeast toward the Wyoming border near Evanston. I-80 was built along the corridor of the Lincoln Highway and the Mormon Trail through the Wasatch Range. The easternmost section also follows the historical routes of the first transcontinental railroad and US-30S.
Interstate 84 (I-84) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that links Portland, Oregon, to I-80 near Echo, Utah. The 117.38-mile-long (188.90 km) segment in the US state of Utah is the shortest of any of the three states the western I-84 passes through and contains the eastern terminus of the highway. I-84 enters Box Elder County near Snowville before becoming concurrent with I-15 in Tremonton. The concurrent highways travel south through Brigham City and Ogden and separate near Ogden-Hinckley Airport. Turing east along the Davis County border, I-84 intersects US Route 89 (US-89) and enters Weber Canyon as well as Morgan County. While in Morgan County, I-84 passes the Devil's Gate-Weber Hydroelectric Power Plant and Devil's Slide rock formation. Past Morgan, the highway crosses into Summit County, past the Thousand Mile Tree before reaching its eastern terminus at I-80 near Echo.
The Wendover Cut-off, also called the Wendover Road or Wendover Route, is a two-lane highway in the western part of Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. Stretching 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Wendover to Knolls across the Bonneville Salt Flats, a part of the Great Salt Lake Desert, the cut-off was once part of the primary link between the Nevada state line and Salt Lake City. In 2012, between 240 and 250 vehicles used the cut-off near its western terminus in Wendover on an average day.
State Route 126 (SR-126) is a highway completely within the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area in northern Utah that makes a loop around Interstate 15 in its more than twenty-one mile path. The street is given the names Main Street, 1900 West and 2000 West respectively from south to north. Previous to 1977, SR-126 was a road in southern Utah. A portion of the highway is an old routing of US-91.
State Route 132 (SR-132) is a 63.132-mile-long (101.601 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It connects U.S. Route 6 (US-6) in Lynndyl to US-89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction, crossing Interstate 15 (I-15) in Nephi.
U.S. Route 191 (US-191) is a major 404.168-mile (650.445 km), north–south U.S. Numbered Highway through eastern Utah, United States. The present alignment of US-191, which stretches from Mexico to Canada, was created in 1981 through Utah. Previously the route had entered northern Utah, ending at US-91 in Brigham City, but with the completion of I-15 it was truncated to Yellowstone National Park and re-extended on a completely different alignment. In addition to a large portion of US-163, this extension absorbed several state routes: SR-33, most of SR-44, and SR-260.
State Route 30 (SR-30) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 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. The western segment is a historic corridor paralleling the pre-Lucin Cutoff routing of the First transcontinental railroad. A portion of the eastern segment has been designated the Bear Lake Scenic Byway as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. The route was created in 1966 by combining several state highways into a single designation.
State Route 10 (SR-10) is a State Highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway follows a long valley in Eastern Utah between the Wasatch Plateau on the west and the San Rafael Swell on the east.
State Route 248 is a highway in northern Utah that connects Park City with Kamas. In Park City it is known as Kearns Boulevard.
State Route 200 (SR-200) is a 1.565-mile-long (2.519 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It serves to connect Lewiston's Center Street (SR-61) to the Idaho border. The roadway continues north past the state line into the city of Preston, Idaho.
State Route 208 (SR-208) is a 10.205-mile (16.423 km), north–south state highway on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the Uinta Basin in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States, that connects U.S. Route 40 (US-40) with Utah State Route 35 (SR-35).