Utah State Route 256

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State Route 256
Utah State Route 256
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length5.595 mi [1]  (9.004 km)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
South endUS 89.svg US 89 near Salina
North endUS 89.svg US 89 near Axtell
Location
Country United States
State Utah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
Utah 252.svg SR-252 Utah 257.svg SR-257

State Route 256 is a short highway in central Utah that serves Redmond. There are no junctions with any state highways along SR-256 besides the termini.

Contents

Route description

From its southern terminus north of Salina, SR-257 heads north from US-89, heading toward Redmond. Afterwards, it returns to US-89 south of Axtell, forming a 180-degree loop around US-89.

History

The road from Salina to Axtell via Redmond was added to the state highway system in 1910, [2] and became part of SR-11 and US-89 in the 1920s. [3] In 1970, after a bypass of Redmond was completed, the State Road Commission redesignated the old road as SR-256. The number was chosen so the state could use existing signs that had been removed in 1969, when the former SR-256 through Aurora (since re-added as SR-260) was deleted by the legislature. [4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinations [5] Notes
Sevier Salina 0.0000.000US 89.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-70.svg
US 89 to I-70
Southern terminus
Sanpete Axtell 5.5959.004US 89.svg US 89  Provo Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. 1 2 "State Route 256 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine : "Route 11". Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008. (5.62 MB), updated January 2008, accessed May 2008
  3. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , 1926
  4. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine : "Route 256". (2.37 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  5. "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2008.