Utah State Route 59

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State Route 59

Utah State Route 59
State Route 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length22.206 mi [1]  (35.737 km)
Existed1914 as a state highway; 1931 as SR-59–present
Major junctions
South endArizona 389.svg SR 389 in Hildale/Colorado City, AZ
North endUtah 9.svg SR-9 in Hurricane
Location
Country United States
State Utah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
Utah 58.svg SR-58 Utah 60.svg SR-60

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.

Contents

Route description

The route begins at the Arizona border in Hildale (whose Arizona counterpart is Colorado City). These two towns are largely known for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or the FLDS), a Mormon fundamentalist sect that broke away the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or the LDS).[ citation needed ] The highway proceeds northwest past Hildale (where the street is known as State Street) for nearly 15 miles before beginning a 5-mile (8 km) descent into Hurricane. A runaway truck ramp is located along this descent.[ citation needed ] The route enters Hurricane on 100 South and proceeds to turn north on Main Street. The route proceeds for a block before terminating at SR-9 (State Street). [2]

The northernmost 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of the route is included in the National Highway System. [3]

History

Looking southbound on SR-59 towards Hildale Hildale, Utah.jpg
Looking southbound on SR-59 towards Hildale

The road from SR-15 (now SR-9 and SR-17) at La Verkin Junction south to Hurricane was added to the state highway system in 1912, and in 1914 it was extended southeast via Big Plain Junction to Arizona. [4] [5] In the 1920s, the entire route was numbered State Route 16. [6] A connection from SR-15 (now SR-9) in Rockville south to SR-16 at Big Plain Junction became a state highway in 1925. [7] In 1927, SR-16 was moved to the Rockville-Arizona route, and the roadway between La Verkin and Big Plain Junctions became part of the new SR-17, which also went southwest from Hurricane to SR-1 (US-91, now I-15). [8] The Hurricane-Big Plain Junction branch was split from SR-17 in 1931, becoming a new State Route 59. [9] The entirety of SR-16 was deleted in 1935, permanently removing the Rockville-Big Plain Junction road from the state highway system; [10] the highway beyond Big Plain Junction to Arizona was also removed, but was re-added in 1941 as part of SR-59, forming the present extent of that route. [11] SR-59 was almost completed relocated in 1962, including a new crossing of the state line; it had ended at the west end of Uzona Avenue, which extends west along the border from Colorado City/Hildale, but now crosses within the city limits. [5] The connecting State Route 389 in Arizona was not added to that state's state highway system until 1959. [12]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Hildale 0.0000.000East plate.svg
Arizona 389.svg
SR 389 east Colorado City, Fredonia
Southern terminus
Hurricane 22.20635.737Utah 9.svg SR-9 (State Street) La Verkin Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 "State Route 59 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. Google (February 21, 2019). "SR-59 overview" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 17". (2.96 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
  5. 1 2 Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 59". (647 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. State Road Commission, Utah State Trunk Lines, 1923
  7. Utah State Legislature (1925). "Chapter 71: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. (c) From the junction of the Anderson-Arizona road eastwardly via Virgin, Wheeler, Rockville and Springdale, to the Zion National Park, from Rockville southerly to the Utah-Arizona State line.
  8. Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 16. From Rockville southerly via Big Plain Junction to the Utah-Arizona State line, near Short Creek, Arizona. 17. From Harrisburg Bench easterly to Hurricane and La Verkin, and from Hurricane easterly to Big Plain Junction.
  9. Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. (59) From Hurricane on route 17 southeasterly to Big Plain junction, on route 16.
  10. Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
  11. Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah. Route 59. From Hurricane on route 17 southeasterly via Big Plain Junction to the Utah-Arizona state line.
  12. Arizona Highway Data: Search Right-of-Way Resolutions, accessed June 2008

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