Utah State Route 39
State Route 39 | ||||
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| 12th Street Ogden River Scenic Byway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-109 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 67.744 mi[1] (109.023 km) | |||
| Existed | 1911 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-39–present | |||
| Restrictions | Closed in winter from mile 37 to 55.5[2] Oversize loads prohibited in Ogden Canyon, restricted over Monte Cristo Pass.[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-134 near Marriott-Slaterville | |||
  I-15 / I-84 in Marriott-Slaterville US 89 in Ogden | ||||
| East end |  SR-16 in Woodruff | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 39 (SR-39) is a state highway in northern Utah connecting Ogden to Woodruff via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville. The highway is on 12th Street in Ogden and the Ogden River Scenic Byway through Ogden Canyon. The portion across the Wasatch Range is sometimes called Monte Cristo, after the peak near where the highway crests the mountains.
Prior to 1964, SR-39 was routed along 24th Street and Harrison Boulevard in Ogden. A change in the route moved the route north to 12th Street.
Route description
The route begins heading east from the intersection at 4700 West (SR-134) as a two-lane highway in a relatively rural part of Weber County. By the junction of 1900 West (SR-126) in a more urban portion of the county, the route is widened to five lanes. The highway variates in direction after Monroe Boulevard, veering to the southeast. This portion of the route (specifically west of SR-203) is included in the National Highway System.[4]
Once exiting Ogden, the route becomes more curved as it traverses Ogden Canyon on a two-lane road, still maintaining a general east-northeasterly direction. The Ogden River runs parallel to the highway during its tenure in Ogden Canyon. This portion of the route is named Ogden River Scenic Byway. As it enters the Ogden Valley, SR-158 splits off to the north, crossing Pineview Dam, while SR-39 continues to the east, along the southern edge of Pineview Reservoir. Right before entering Huntsville, the route turns north and becomes 7800 East. The route turns east and maintains an initial north-northeasterly direction before eventually turning northeast. It traverses scenic, remote areas of the Wasatch Range cresting the mountains via a ridge along the Monte Cristo Range, near Monte Cristo Peak. The route terminates on Main Street (SR-16) in Woodruff.
The portion between Huntsville and Woodruff is closed during winter. In addition UDOT prohibits vehicles over 10 feet (3.0 m) wide or 75 feet (23 m) long in the portion through Ogden Canyon and requires pilot car escorts for such vehicles over the Monte Cristo Range.[3]
History
The road from Ogden to Huntsville was added to the state highway system in 1911,[5] and in 1919 the state legislature extended it east to Randolph.[6] The portion north from Woodruff to Randolph became part of a different highway (now SR-16) in 1921,[7] and in 1927 the legislature defined the Ogden-Woodruff road as SR-39.[8] The original alignment in Ogden followed 24th Street from US-91 (now US-89) east to Harrison Boulevard (SR-103, now SR-203), where it turned north and then east on Valley Drive to Ogden Canyon. State Route 205 was created in 1963, following 12th Street from SR-1 east to Harrison Boulevard, in exchange for giving SR-183A to the city.[9] One year later, SR-39 was realigned to replace SR-205, continuing east on a new roadway from 12th Street and Harrison Boulevard to the canyon. The portion of SR-39 on Harrison Boulevard was renumbered as SR-203, which had ended at Valley Drive, and the portion on 24th Street became part of SR-37. In 1965, SR-39 was extended west to SR-84 (now SR-126), in order to form a direct connection between proposed I-15 and Ogden Canyon, and in 1969 it was extended farther to its present terminus at SR-40 (now SR-134).[5]
Major intersections
| County | Location[10] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-134 (4700 West) | Western terminus |
| Marriott-Slaterville | 3.520 | 5.665 |  SR-126 (1900 West) | ||
| 3.896– 4.098 | 6.270– 6.595 | I-15 / I-84 – Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Tremonton | |||
| Ogden | 5.965 | 9.600 |  SR-204 (Wall Avenue) | ||
| 6.396 | 10.293 | US 89 (Washington Boulevard) | |||
| 7.713 | 12.413 |   SR-203 south (Harrison Boulevard) | |||
| | 13.792 | 22.196 |   SR-158 north – Eden, Liberty | ||
| | 17.492 | 28.151 |  SR-167 south – Snowbasin | ||
| Cache | No major intersections | ||||
| Rich | Woodruff | 67.744 | 109.023 | SR-16 (Main Street) – Evanston, Randolph | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Highway Reference Online - SR-39". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation. "Seasonal Road Closures". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Secondary Highways with Additional Restrictions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation - Motor Carrier Division. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ a b "State Road Resolutions SR-39.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (3.02 MB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1919). "Chapter 57: State Road Commission". Session Laws of Utah.
(f) From Ogden eastwardly via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville to South Fork Canyon, Beaver Canyon over the divide easterly to Randolph.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1921). "Chapter 62: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(q) From the Utah-Idaho state line near Swan Creek in Rich county following the west shore of Bear Lake by way of Garden City, Laketown, Randolph, Woodruff, to the Utah-Wyoming state line at a point about ten (10) miles in a southeasterly direction from Woodruff.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
39. From Ogden easterly via Huntsville to Woodruff.
- ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-205.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (1.86 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
External links
Media related to Utah State Route 39 at Wikimedia Commons