Utah State Route 24

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State Route 24

Capitol Reef Scenic Byway
Utah State Route 24
Map of State Route 24
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length160.294 mi [1]  (257.968 km)
Existed1910 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-24–present
Major junctions
West endUS 50.svg US 50 in Salina
Major intersectionsUtah 118.svg SR-118 in Sigurd
Utah 62.svg SR-62 at Plateau Junction
Utah 25.svg SR-25 near Fish Lake
Utah 72.svg SR-72 near Loa
Utah 12.svg SR-12 in Torrey
Utah 95.svg SR-95 in Hanksville
East endI-70.svgUS 50.svg I-70  / US 50 near Green River
Location
Country United States
State Utah
Counties Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Emery
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
Utah 23.svg SR-23 Utah 25.svg SR-25

State Route 24 (SR-24) is a state highway in south central Utah which runs south from Salina through Sevier County then east through Wayne County and north east through Emery County. At a total of 163.294 miles (262.796 km), it is the longest contiguous state route in Utah. A portion of the highway has been designated the Capitol Reef Scenic Byway as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. [2]

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Route description

SR-24 between Loa and Lyman Utah State Route 24 Between Loa and Lyman, Utah.jpg
SR-24 between Loa and Lyman

The highway starts at US-50 near Salina and ends at I-70 near Green River, taking a 163-mile (262 km) scenic route between the Fishlake and Dixie National Forests then through Capitol Reef National Park, along the eastern side of the San Rafael Reef passing Goblin Valley State Park and meeting I-70 again near Green River. Along the way, it passes through the towns of Loa, Lyman, Bicknell, Torrey and Hanksville.

Portion of Capitol Reef along SR-24 Capitol Reef Along SR24.JPG
Portion of Capitol Reef along SR-24

The Mars Society established the Mars Desert Research Station just outside Hanksville, due to its Mars-like terrain .[ citation needed ]

The north easterly section past the San Rafael Reef is open desert with distant views of the Henry and La Sal Mountains. [1]

Traffic volume

SR-24 between Torrey and Hanksville Utah State Route 24, Near Mile 92 view in Direction North-West 110814 2.jpg
SR-24 between Torrey and Hanksville

The Average Daily Traffic (AADT) for SR-24 is at its greatest between Salina and Sigurd, where it varies between 3,085 down to 1,500 at the Junction with SR-118. Past that point, the volume of traffic varies greatly, reaching peaks where the highway coincides with the main streets in the several towns through which it passes. In Loa, the AADT reaches 2,080, in Torrey, it peaks at 1,230. Then the traffic dies down to 295 by the time SR-24 arrives back at I-70. [3]

History

SR-24 sign between Loa and Lyman Utah State Route 24 Between Loa, Utah and Lyman, Utah.jpg
SR-24 sign between Loa and Lyman

The road from SR-11 (by 1926 US-89) at Sigurd southeast and east to Hanksville became a state highway in 1910 (Wayne County) and 1912 (Piute and Sevier Counties). [4] The number was assigned in 1927 by the state legislature, [5] and in 1935 it was extended northeast from Hanksville to US-6 near Green River. [6]

SR-24 between Capitol Reef National Park and Torrey Utah State Route 24 Between Capitol Reef National Park and Torrey, Utah.jpg
SR-24 between Capitol Reef National Park and Torrey

A realignment in 1961 bypassed Capitol Reef Road between Fruita and Caineville; as part of the construction of I-70, the east end was moved west to that highway's exit 149 in 1964. SR-24 was extended north from its west end over former US-89 to present-day US-89 in 1969, and cut back slightly to its current end at US-50 in the 1977 renumbering. [4] (The 1969 extension was signed as part of US-89 until 1992, soon after I-70 was completed. [7] )

For a time in the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a State Route 24A, which was a short spur of SR-24 from Sigurd southwest along Main Street to SR-11/US-89. [8] [9]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Sevier Salina 0.0000.000US 50.svg US 50 (Main Street) Scipio Western terminus
Aurora 5.3018.531North plate.svg
Utah 260.svg
SR-260 north
Sigurd 7.70512.400North plate.svg
Utah 259.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-70.svg
To plate.svg
US 89.svg
SR-259 north to I-70  / US 89
8.16513.140South plate.svg
Utah 118.svg
SR-118 south Richfield
Glenwood 16.00625.759West plate.svg
Utah 119.svg
SR-119 west Richfield
Plateau Junction 32.31051.998South plate.svg
Utah 62.svg
SR-62 south Junction
Piute Fish Lake 39.09462.916North plate.svg
Utah 25.svg
SR-25 north
Wayne Loa 51.57583.002North plate.svg
Utah 72.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-70.svg
SR-72 north to I-70
Torrey 69.526111.891South plate.svg
Utah 12.svg
SR-12 south Escalante
Hanksville 116.484187.463South plate.svg
Utah 95.svg
SR-95 south Blanding
Emery Green River 159.811–
160.234
257.191–
257.872
I-70.svgUS 50.svg I-70  / US 50  Richfield, Green River I-70 exit 149.
160.294257.968Four Corners Mine RoadEastern 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-24". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. "Capitol Reef Scenic Byway". Utah.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  3. "Traffic Statistics". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 2005.
  4. 1 2 "State Road Resolutions SR-24.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (17.9 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
  5. Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 24. From Sigurd southeasterly via Plateau Junction, Loa and Fruita to Hanksville.
  6. Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 24. From Sigurd southeasterly via Plateau Junction, Loa and Fruita to Hanksville, thence northeasterly to Green River on route 8.
  7. "State Road Resolutions SR-70.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (17.4 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  8. Utah State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 39: Highway Code". Session Laws of Utah. p. 163. Route 24-A. From route 24 in Sigurd southwesterly to route 11.
  9. "USGS Topographic Map". Historic Aerials. USGS. 1969. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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