Utah State Route 10

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State Route 10

Utah State Route 10
Map of Utah State Route 10
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length68.816 mi [1]  (110.749 km)
Existed1910 as a state highway; 1920s as SR-10–present
Major junctions
South endI-70.svgUS 50.svgUtah 72.svg I-70  / US 50  / SR-72 at Fremont Junction
Major intersectionsUtah 31.svg SR-31 in Huntington
US 6.svgUS 191.svg US 6  / US 191 in Price
North endBusiness plate.svg
US 6.svg
Utah 55.svg US 6 Bus.  / SR-55 in Price
Location
Country United States
State Utah
Counties Sevier, Emery, Carbon
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
Utah 9.svg SR-9 Utah 12.svg SR-12

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.

Contents

The highway serves the primary and most active coal producing region in Utah, accounting for about 2% of the coal supply of the United States [2] Several of the routes that spur from SR-10 to cross the Wasatch Plateau have been honored for their role in energy production. SR-31 has been named The Energy Loop as part of the National Scenic Byways program. Just off SR-10, along SR-29 is the location of the Wilberg Mine fire of 1984. According to a roadside memorial fire is the worst coal mine tragedy in Utah's history. [3] More recently the highway was mentioned in worldwide news as part of coverage of the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse of 2007.

Though the highway is not generally used for long haul traffic, the increase in coal extraction along the SR-10 corridor has caused the Utah Department of Transportation to push for funding for improvements calling it one of the most dangerous freight corridors in Utah [4] The northern portion of the highway is loosely paralleled by the Utah Railway that helps service the numerous coal mines along the highway corridor.

Route description

State Route 10 in Emery County, Emery county1 ut sr10.jpg
State Route 10 in Emery County,

The highway begins at a junction with I-70 as a continuation of SR-72. The highway follows Castle Valley, [5] a valley defined by the Wasatch Plateau and the San Rafael Swell. The road proceeds in a north east direction passing along several small coal mining communities. The highway also forms the boundary of Huntington State Park. The road terminates in Price at SR-55 which is an old routing of US-6 /50 in downtown Price. [1]

The entire route has been listed as part of the National Highway System. [6]

History

The road from Price to Salina was added to the state highway system in 1910 in Carbon and Emery Counties and 1912 in Sevier County. [7] The State Road Commission gave it the SR-10 designation in the 1920s. [8] In 1962, the portion from Salina to near Fremont Junction was transferred to the proposed route of I-70. [7]

Major intersections

CountyLocation [9] mi [1] kmExitDestinationsNotes
Sevier 0.0000.000I-70.svgUS 50.svgSouth plate.svg
Utah 72.svg
I-70  / US 50  / SR-72 south Salina, Green River, Loa
Southern terminus
Emery 34.70055.84434North plate.svg
Utah 57.svg
SR-57 north Orangeville
Diamond interchange
41.23366.358West plate.svg
Utah 29.svg
SR-29 west Orangeville, Joes Valley Reservoir
Huntington 47.58376.577West plate.svg
Utah 31.svg
SR-31 west Cleveland Reservoir, Huntington Reservoir
49.38379.474East plate.svg
Utah 155.svg
SR-155 east Elmo, Cleveland, Huntington State Park
56.60091.089South plate.svg
Utah 155.svg
SR-155 south Elmo, Cleveland
Carbon 60.93798.069West plate.svg
Utah 122.svg
SR-122 west Hiawatha
Price 67.913109.295US 6.svgUS 191.svg US 6  / US 191  Salt Lake City, Wellington Interchange
68.816110.749Utah 55.svgBusiness plate.svg
US 6.svg
SR-55  / US 6 Bus. (100 North)
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Highway Reference Online - SR-10". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. "What is your state's role in coal?". American Coal Foundation.
  3. "Wilberg Mine Memorial". Utah State Division of Archives and History. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  4. Daniel B. Kuhn (2006-01-19). "PAVED SHOULDERS & PASSING LANES ON UTAH'S TWO-LANE PRIMARY FREIGHT ROUTES" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation.
  5. Not the same as Castle Valley near Moab.
  6. "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "State Road Resolutions SR-10.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (6.86 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
  8. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926
  9. Utah Road and Recreation Atlas (Map). 1:250000. Benchmark Maps. 2002. p. 60,68. ISBN   0-929591-74-7.
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