List of U.S. Highways in Utah

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The U.S. Highways in Utah are maintained by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide system with only a small portion of its routes entering Utah. Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created on March 23, 1909, was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new UDOT in 1975. [1] There are 2,061.979 miles (3,318.434 km) of U.S. Highways in the state. The longest is U.S. Route 89 at 502.577 miles (808.819 km) and the shortest is U.S. Route 89A at 2.94 miles (4.73 km). Six former U.S. Highways exist in the state of Utah; of these, five have been replaced by current interstate and U.S. Highways, while the other was replaced by a state route. The most recent change was the redesignation of U.S. Route 666 as U.S. Route 491 in 2003. [2]

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Mainline routes

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
US 6.svg US 6 373.963601.835 US 6  / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards Ely I-70  / US 6  / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction 01936-01-011936currentUS 6 enters Utah through Delta, joined with US 50 until just after Delta and crosses across the middle of the state before joining I-70 and US 50 again to enter into Colorado, east of Cisco. [3] [4]
US 30S (1961).svg US 30S Idaho state line near Snowville Wyoming state line towards Evanston 01926-01-01192601970-01-01c.1970Replaced by I-80  / I-84  / US 189 [5]
US 40.svg US 40 174.624281.030 I-80 at Silver Creek Junction near Park City US 40 at the Colorado state line towards Dinosaur 01926-01-011926currentUS 40 starts at I-80 outside of Park City and heads through Heber City and Duchense before passing into Colorado near the Dinosaur National Monument. [6] [7]
US 50.svg US 50 334.920539.001 US 6  / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards Ely I-70  / US 6  / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction 01926-01-011926currentUS 50 enters Utah joined with US 6 until just outside Delta, crossing the midsection of Utah, before joining with I-70 for its final 174 miles (280 km) to Colorado. [8] [9]
US 89.svg US 89 502.577808.819 US 89 at the Arizona state line towards Page US 89 at the Idaho state line at Bear Lake 01926-01-011926currentUS 89 is the longest U.S. Highway in Utah, going from the Arizona border to Idaho, paralleling I-15 for a good majority of the route, but it does split off at the north and south end of the route. [10] [11]
US 91.svg US 91 45.27172.857 I-15 south of Brigham City US 91 at the Idaho state line towards Preston 01926-01-011926currentThe highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the Salt Lake and Pocatello population centers. [12] [13]
US 160 (1961).svg US 160 US 6  / US 50 at Crescent Junction Colorado state line near Monticello 01970-01-011970Replaced by US 163/US 666 (modern US 191 and US 491) [14]
US 163.svg US 163 41.40566.635 US 163 at the Arizona state line in Monument Valley US 191 at Bluff 01970-01-011970currentUS 163 enters Utah in Monument Valley in the southeastern part of the state, across the San Juan River towards Bluff. [15] [16]
US 189.svg US 189 29.21647.019 I-15 south of Provo I-80  / US 189 at the Wyoming state line towards Evanston 01938-01-011938currentFrom I-15 in Provo northeast through Provo Canyon to Heber City. From this point it overlaps US 40 until it intersects I-80, at which point it overlaps I-80 until the Wyoming border near Evanston. [17] [18]
US 189 (1926).svg US 189 US 91 in Nephi US 89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction 01938-01-011938Replaced by SR-132 [19]
US 191.svg US 191 404.168650.445 US 191 at the Arizona state line towards Ganado US 191 at the Wyoming state line towards Rock Springs 01981-01-011981currentUS 191 enters Utah in the southeastern part of the state and travels northward through Moab, veers to the northwest to Price, and back to the northeast through Vernal, before exiting into Wyoming near Flaming Gorge Reservoir. [20] [21]
US 450 (1926).svg US 450 US 6  / US 50 at Crescent Junction Colorado state line near Monticello 01926-01-011926Replaced by US 160 (modern US 191 and US 491) [22]
US 491.svg US 491 17.02027.391 US 191 in Monticello US 491 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek 02003-01-012003currentFrom US 191 in Monticello eastward until it exits the state into Colorado. [23] [24]
US 530 (1926).svg US 530 US 40 near Park City US 30S near Echo 01926-01-011926Replaced by US 189 (modern I-80) [22]
US 666.svg US 666 US 191 in Monticello US 666 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek 01970-01-01197002003-01-012003Replaced by US 491 [2]
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Special routes

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes


Business plate.svg
US 6.svg US 6 Bus.
3.435.52 US 6/US 191 in Helper US 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper)01953-01-011953currentServes Helper, former US 6 through downtown. Currently co-signed US 191 Business. Was previously cosigned US 50 Business
Business plate.svg
US 6.svg US 6 Bus.
2.9424.735 US 6/US 191 in Price US 6/US 191 in Price01975-01-011975currentCosigned SR-55; former routing of US 6/50
Alternate plate.svg
US 40.svg US 40 Alt.
State Street mouth of Parley's Canyon 01964-01-01196401974-01-011974Served Salt Lake City along modern SR 186/Foothill Blvd. Was signed US 40 ALt in 1964, signed mainline US 40 in 1965, reverted back to Alternate in the 1970s.
Alternate plate.svg
US 40.svg US 40 Alt.
Kimball Junction east of Park City01953-01-01195301969-01-011969Served Park City
Alternate plate.svg
US 50.svg US 50 Alt.
Ely, Nevada Provo 01954-01-01195401976-01-011976Former mainline US 50. Utah portion was entirely concurrent with other US Routes except for the portion that is modern SR 201. Most of the Nevada portion is today US 93 ALT/US 93.
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US 50.svg Temp. US 50
Colton, Utah Castle Gate 01912-01-011912 [25] [26] 01927-01-011927Exited the Price River Canyon along modern US 191 near Castle Gate and returned via Emma Park Road to bypass a narrow, meandering portion of the canyon.
US 89A.svg US 89A 2.944.73 US 89A at the Arizona state line towards Fredonia US 89 in Kanab 01960-01-011960currentOriginal routing of US 89 prior to the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam; demoted to an auxiliary route listed as SR-11 until 2008; provides access to Grand Canyon National Park from Utah [10] [27]
US 89A.svg US 89A Corner of 300 West and North Temple st in Salt Lake City South Salt Lake Routed along 300 West in Salt Lake City. Co-signed US 91 ALT
US 89A.svg US 89A North Salt Lake Farmington 01930-01-01c.1930Former US 89/91, Modern SR 106
Alternate plate.svg
US 91.svg US 91 Alt.
Corner of 300 West and North Temple St in Salt Lake City South Salt Lake Cosigned US 89 ALT, along 300 West in Salt Lake City
Alternate plate.svg
US 91.svg US 91 Alt.
North Salt Lake Farmington 01930-01-01c.1930Cosigned with US 89 ALT, modern SR 106
Alternate plate.svg
US 91.svg US 91 Alt.
Layton Ogden Former US 91, modern SR 26, SR 126 and briefly SR 273
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US 189.svg US 189 Alt.
Hailstone Wanship Modern SR 32. Modern SR 32 has alternated designations between US 189 and US 189ALT.
No image.svgBusiness plate.svgNo image.svg
US 191.svg US 191 Bus.
3.435.52 US 6/US 191 in Helper US 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper)01981-01-011981currentServes Helper Cosigned US 6 Business, former mainline US 6/50
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