In the U.S. state of Utah, some state highways have been specifically designated to serve state parks and state institutions. The range of numbers from State Route 281 to State Route 320 has been used for this purpose since 1969.
State Route 281 served Dixie College (now Utah Tech University) in St. George until 1991. It was created in 1935 as State Route 191, connecting SR-1 (US-91, now SR-34) to the college.[1] The route was renumbered to State Route 181A in 1945,[2]State Route 67 in 1962,[3] and finally SR-281 in 1969. The route was removed from the state highway system in 1991 as part of the trade that created SR-8; the final routing was about 2.05 miles (3.30km) long and extended south from SR-34 via 700 East to and around the college.[4]
State Route 282 consists of three segments named Campus Center Drive, South Campus Drive, Mario Capecchi Drive, and North Campus Drive, totaling 2.942 miles (4.735km). The route connects the University of Utah in Salt Lake City with several points on its border: SR-186 (500 South) at Guardsman Way, University Street at 400 South, SR-186 (Foothill Boulevard) west of Wakara Way, and 100 South east of Wolcott Street.[5] The university roads were added to the state highway system in 1935 as part of SR-186,[6] and were split off as State Route 181A in 1962[7] and renumbered SR-282 in 1969. The segments along Wasatch Drive and Medical Drive North were taken off the state system in 1988 and given to the University of Utah.[8]
State Route 283 served the College of Eastern Utah in Price until 2001, running north from SR-55 (100 North) along 300 East and then looping around the college for a total distance of about 1.33 miles (2.14km). The route was created in 1939,[7] numbered State Route 182A in 1945,[9] and renumbered SR-283 in 1969. The connection between SR-55 and the campus was moved from 400 East to 300 East in 1978 as part of a realignment of SR-55. In 2001, it was given to the city of Price so they could close one block of 600 North.[10]
State Route 284
State Route 284
Location
Weber State University
Existed
1940–present
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 284 is a 1.713-mile (2.757km) five-segment route that serves Weber State University in Ogden. It consists of a three-quarters loop with two outlets onto SR-203 (Harrison Boulevard) and two more onto Taylor Avenue and Skyline Parkway.[11] The route was created in 1940,[12] numbered State Route 184A in 1945,[13] and renumbered SR-284 in 1969.[14]
State Route 285
State Route 285
Location
Utah School for the Deaf (former location)
Existed
1935–present
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 285 runs for 0.333 miles (0.536km) from 20th Street northwest to Monroe Boulevard. It formerly served the Utah School for the Deaf,[15] but the land is now owned by the Ogden City School District.[citation needed] The road was added to the state highway system in 1935 as part of SR-182,[16] and became SR-285 in 1969.[7]
State Route 286 is a two-segment 1.306-mile (2.102km) route that loops around the Ogden–Weber Technical College in Ogden, with a one-way pair spurring west to SR-235 (Washington Boulevard) near that route's south end. Exits to Monroe Boulevard and North Street are not part of SR-286.[17] It was created in 1935 as State Route 183[18] and originally serviced the Utah State Industrial School. It was renumbered SR-286 in 1969,[19] while the Industrial School closed in 1983 and was replaced by the current college in 1984.
State Route 287 (Pony Express Road) is a 0.4234-mile (0.6814km) state highway in Draper that connects SR-140 (14600 South) with Bitterbrush Lane (the site of the former Utah State Prison). Pony Express Road is also the west-side frontage road of I-15.[20] The route was created as State Route 187 in 1935, serving the old Sugar House Prison on SR-4 in Sugar House.[21] In 1941 the prison was moved to another former location,[22] and the route was renumbered SR-287 in 1969. I-15 was built over the former US 91 by 1971, at which time SR-287 was reconnected to the state highway system via the new frontage road and 14600 South. The portion on 14600 South became SR-140 in 1984.[23]
On July 15, 2022, the Utah State Prison was closed after the prisoners were moved to the new Utah State Correctional Facility (USCF) in western Salt Lake City. Although no longer serves its original purpose connecting to a state facility, as of January 2025[update], SR-287 remains as a state highway, with no designated state highway connecting the new USCF.
State Route 288
State Route 288
Location
Utah State University
Length
0.985mi(1,585m)
Existed
1935–2007
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 288 served the Utah State University in Logan until 2007. It was created in 1935 as State Route 188[24] and renumbered SR-288 in 1969. The final routing, stretching about 0.985 miles (1.585km) from US-89 north on 1200 East and west on 1000 North to SR-237 (800 East), was deleted in 2007, simultaneously with the deletions of SR-237, SR-238, and SR-239 and creation of SR-252.[25]
State Route 289 is a 1.920-mile (3.090km) rectangular route around Southern Utah University in Cedar City. It follows Center Street from the intersection of SR-130 (Main Street) and SR-14 west to 1150 West, south to 200 South, east to 300 West, and back north to Center Street.[26] The route was created in 1935 as State Route 190[27] and renumbered SR-289 in 1969.[28]
State Route 290 is a three-quarters loop around Snow College in Ephraim, following 100 North, 400 East, and Center Street from US-89 (Main Street) back to US-89, for a distance of 1.165 miles (1.875km).[29] The route was created in 1935 as State Route 189,[30] changed from a spur to a loop in 1965,[31] and renumbered SR-290 in 1969.[7]
State Route 291
State Route 291
Location
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Existed
1935–present
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 291 runs for 0.565 miles (0.909km) from Harrison Boulevard in Ogden, across from 7th Street, east to and around the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.[32] It was created in 1935 as State Route 182, running along 20th Street from SR-1 (US-89) east to the former campus at Monroe Boulevard.[16] In 1962 it was extended east to Harrison Boulevard (SR-39, now SR-203).[33]State Route 183A was created in 1939[34] and numbered in 1945, running east on 7th Street from SR-1 to what was then the Utah State Tuberculosis Sanatorium on the east side of Harrison Boulevard.[35] This route was deleted in 1963 as a transfer for 12th Street, which was designated SR-205,[34] but in 1968 the roads at the old sanitorium, then a new campus of the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, were readded as part of SR-182.[33] SR-182 was split between SR-285 and SR-291 in 1969, with the piece on 20th Street being removed from the state highway system.[7]
State Route 292 is a 1.718-mile (2.765km) four-part route that includes a perimeter road around the Salt Lake Community College's Redwood Campus in Taylorsville. There are three outlets onto SR-68 (Redwood Road) and one onto 2200 West.[37]
State Route 293 includes "all roads and parking areas" within the grounds of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.[38] This includes access from SR-186 (Columbus Street). The roads on the capitol grounds were added to the state highway system in 1935 as part of SR-181,[39] and were transferred to SR-184 in 1963[40] and split off as SR-293 in 1969.[7]
State Route 294
State Route 294
Location
Utah State Hospital
Length
0.383mi(616m)
Existed
1935–present
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 294 is a 0.383 miles (0.616km) route that serves the Utah State Hospital in Provo. It begins east of 900 East, where Center Street curves into Seven Peaks Boulevard, and ends in front of the administration building.[41] The route was created in 1935 as State Route 184, connecting SR-1 (then on 700 East[citation needed]) with the hospital via Center Street.[42] When SR-1 was moved in 1963, SR-184 became part of SR-114, which had followed Center Street west of SR-1 (500 West). Center Street east of 500 West, including the hospital roadways, was removed from the state highway system in 1964,[43] but in 1969 the hospital portion was restored as SR-294.[7]
State Route 295 served the Utah Department of Public Safety's Orem Office until 2003. The route was created in 1982 but deleted in 2003, since the land had been sold and the office moved to a location with no driver's license test course.[44]
State Route 296
State Route 296
Location
Utah State Developmental Center
Existed
1935–present
History
Renumbered in 1969
State Route 296 begins on the north side of 700 North, west of 900 East, in American Fork, and loops around the Utah State Developmental Center for 1.424 miles (2.292km).[45] The route was created in 1935 as State Route 185, running east from SR-74 to the school,[46] and extended east to SR-146 in 1941.[47] The portion on the school grounds became SR-296 in 1969, while the rest was deleted.[48]
State Route 299 totals 1.03 miles (1.66km), and includes all the roadways at the Utah Department of Public Safety's West Valley City Office used for driver's license tests. This office is located at the northwest corner of 2700 West and 4700 South, across the former from the Rampton Complex (SR-317), in West Valley City.[52]
State Route 300 ran southwest from SR-18 in Snow Canyon State Park from 1972 until 1996, when it became part of SR-8. The former SR-300, about 3.74 miles (6.02km) in length, was dropped from the state highway system in 1999 to allow the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation to carry out their resource management plan.[53][54]
State Route 303 lies within Goblin Valley State Park, connecting Goblin Valley Road, a county road, with the overlook, a distance of 1.770 miles (2.849km).[59] It was created in 1972.[60]
State Route 304
State Route 304
Location
Hyrum State Park
Length
0.086mi(138m)
Existed
1972–present
State Route 304 is a 0.086-mile (0.138km) route in Hyrum State Park, ending at the intersection of 300 South and 400 West in Hyrum.[61] It was created in 1972, and was initially located farther southeast, at Center Street and 500 South; this is still where the route is defined in state law.[62]
State Route 305 served Big Sand Wash Reservoir (a former state park) until about 1989. It was created in 1972, connecting Arcadia Road to the boat ramp in the park, a distance of about 0.47 miles (0.76km). However, between 1988 and 1990, "it was found there is no way to inventory said route", and it was deleted.[63]
State Route 307 served Gunlock State Park until 1984. It was created in 1972, running about 0.22 miles (0.35km) from the parking area east to Gunlock Road in the park. In 1984, the route was removed from the state highway system as a trade for the addition of SR-219 in Enterprise.[66]
State Route 313 is a 22.506-mile (36.220km) route that connects US-191 northwest of Moab with the overlook in Dead Horse Point State Park.[76] It was created in 1975 as a replacement for SR-278, which would have connected the park to SR-279.[7]
State Route 315 begins at US-89 in Willard and heads west on Willard Bay Road (750 North), across I-15 at exit 357, to and in the northern part of the park, for a length of 1.760 miles (2.832km).[79] SR-315 was created in 1974.[80]
State Route 318 begins at SR-9 in Hurricane and runs north for 2.214 miles (3.563km) through Quail Creek State Park to Red Cliff Road, I-15's east side frontage road in Harrisburg (part of Hurricane). It can be driven from end to end without paying a park fee.[85] It was created in 1992.[86]
State Route 319 begins at exit 8 of US-40 and heads southeast to the gate in Jordanelle State Park, a distance of 1.203 miles (1.936km).[87] It was created in 1989 as part of the realignments that were made when the Jordanelle Reservoir was created.[88]
State Route 320 consists of all roads within the Emergency Vehicle Operations Range of the Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy at Camp Williams, a total of 2.19 miles (3.52km). It is located on the north side of 10400 North, just east of SR-68, northwest of Lehi.[90] It was created in 1992 "to clarify maintenance responsibility" for the roads, particularly with respect to snow removal.[89]
Related Research Articles
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.
State Route 12 or Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12), also known as "Highway 12 — A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway", is a 123-mile-long (198 km) state highway designated an All-American Road located in Garfield County and Wayne County, Utah, United States.
State Route 8 (SR-8) is a short east-west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Utah, running entirely within the west side of the city of St. George. The route connects SR-18 to Dixie Downs Road via Sunset Boulevard in a span of 1.3 miles (2.09 km). Prior to 1999, SR-8 extended north to Snow Canyon State Park. However, the route was truncated to its current point that year.
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 89 in the U.S. state of Utah is a north-south United States Highway spanning more than 502 miles (807.891 km) through the central part of the state, making it the longest road in Utah. Between Provo and Brigham City, US-89 serves as a local road, paralleling Interstate 15, but the portions from Arizona north to Provo and Brigham City northeast to Wyoming serve separate corridors. The former provides access to several national parks and Arizona, and the latter connects I-15 with Logan, the state's only Metropolitan Statistical Area not on the Interstate.
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 92 (SR-92), also known in various portions as the Timpanogos Highway, and Alpine Loop Scenic Highway is a scenic state highway in Utah County, Utah that runs from I-15/US-89 in Lehi to US-189 in Provo Canyon. The route is 27.296 miles (43.929 km) long and is the only road with access to Sundance Ski Resort and the Aspen Grove Family Camp and Conference Center.
State Route 262 (SR-262) is a 22.605-mile-long (36.379 km) state highway completely within San Juan County in southeastern Utah. SR-262 connects U.S. Route 191 (US-191) north of Bluff to SR-162 in Montezuma Creek.
State Route 56 (SR-56) is a 61.502-mile-long (98.978 km) state highway completely within Iron County in southwestern Utah. SR-56 runs from the Utah/Nevada border to SR-130 in Cedar City.
State Route 39 (SR-39) is a state highway in northern Utah connecting Ogden to Woodruff via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville. The highway is locally designated as 12th Street in Ogden and the Ogden River Scenic Byway through Ogden Canyon. The route is 67.7 miles long.
State Route 37 (SR-37) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, forming a 270° loop through the western part of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area. The route is 12.35 miles (19.88 km).
State Route 59 (SR-59) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway connects Hurricane to the twin cities of Hildale and Colorado City, Arizona. The highway connects to US-89A through Arizona State Route 389. The route was added to the state highway system in 1914, and has had several designations.
State Route 73 (SR-73) is a 36.147-mile-long (58.173 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting the Rush, Cedar, and Utah Valleys. It is a discontinuous route in two segments; one long segment connecting SR-36 to Saratoga Springs, and one short segment within the city of Lehi.
State Route 101 (SR-101) is a 21.811-mile (35.101 km) long state highway located in the U.S. state of Utah. The route serves as a spur route into the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest through the cities of Wellsville and Hyrum, with an intermediate intersection with U.S. Route 89 (US-89) and US-91. SR-101 starts at an intersection of Main Street and SR-23 in Wellsville. Heading generally eastward, the highway terminates at the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area. SR-101 was first designated in 1931 as a loop off SR-1 from Logan, south to Hyrum, and west to Wellsville.
State Route 82 (SR-82) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a short connector road, only 3.178 miles (5.114 km) long, that connects the towns of Tremonton and Garland in Box Elder County.
State Route 117 (SR-117) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting Wales and Mount Pleasant in Sanpete County. Running for 12.19 miles (19.62 km) as a two-lane highway, the road was originally placed under state jurisdiction in 1935, but renumbered to its current designation in 1966.
State route 147 (SR-147) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 18.175 miles (29.250 km), it connects West Mountain and Benjamin in western Utah Valley with Interstate 15 (I-15), Spanish Fork, and Mapleton on the east side of the valley.
Utah State Route 158 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 11.6 miles (18.7 km), it connects Powder Mountain Ski Resort and the towns of Liberty and Eden with Utah State Route 39 in Ogden Canyon in Weber County. A portion of the road is designated as part of the Ogden River Scenic Byway.
State Route 184 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It was a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) loop that connected U.S. Route 89 (US-89) in Salt Lake City with the Utah State Capitol. The route was originally added to the state highway system in 1935 as part of SR-181, and SR-184 was created in 1963 as a split from that route. It would remain until 2007, when it was deleted in a series of highway realignments in the Salt Lake City area. However, its route remains on the state highway system as SR-186.
References
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 191. From route 1 in St. George south to Dixie Junior College.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1945). "Chapter 61: State Roads and Routes". Session Laws of Utah. Route 181-A. From route 1 in St. George south to Dixie Junior College.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 186. From route 1 in Salt Lake City east via Fourth South Street to Tenth East Street, thence via Fifth South Street to the State University, and from the State University west on Second South Street to Thirteenth East Street, thence south to route 4.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1945). "Chapter 61: State Roads and Routes". Session Laws of Utah. Route 182-A. From route 8 in Price north to Carbon Junior College.
1 2 Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 182. From route 1 in Ogden east via Twentieth Street to Institute for Deaf and Blind.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 183. The State Industrial School on route 1 in Ogden.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 187. The State Prison on route 4 in Salt Lake City.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah. Route 187. The State Prison near route 1 in Salt Lake County.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 188. The State Agricultural College on route 2 in Logan.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 190. From route 1 in Cedar City westerly to branch of the State Agricultural College.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 189. From route 11 in Ephraim easterly to Snow College.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1945). "Chapter 61: State Roads and Routes". Session Laws of Utah. Route 183-A. From route 1 in Ogden east via Seventh Street to the Utah state tuberculosis sanatorium.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 181. From a point on route 1 in Salt Lake City near the Municipal Hot Springs, thence on a route to be selected by the state road commission, to the State Capitol, thence via State Street to South Temple Street; thence east to Thirteenth East Street, thence south to junction with route 186.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 39: Highway Code". Session Laws of Utah. Route 184. From route 1 at North Temple and State Streets in Salt Lake City northerly via State Street to the State Capitol, thence westerly via Second North and northerly via Columbus Street and Victory Road to route 1 at Beck Street.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 184. From route 1 in Provo east via Center Street to the State Hospital.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 185. From route 74 near American Fork to the State Training School.
↑ Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah. Route 185. From route 74 near American Fork via the State Training School to route 146.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
