Utah State Route 78

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State Route 78

SR-78 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-113
Maintained by UDOT
Length9.418 mi[1] (15.157 km)
Existed1977–present
Major junctions
South end I-15 at Mills Junction
North end SR-28 in Levan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
SR-77 SR-79

State Route 78 (SR-78) is a 9.418-mile-long (15.157 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that serves as a connector from the town of Levan and SR-28 to Interstate 15 (I-15) and the Chicken Creek Reservoir. The route was formed in 1977 and has preserved its initial state since then.

Route description

The road begins at a diamond interchange with I-15 at exit 207. From that point, the route heads northwest as a two-lane undivided highway, running almost parallel to I-15 in the west and Chicken Creek Reservoir in the east. Once the route passes the reservoir, it eventually turns north-northwesterly until reaching the intersection of a local road, where it turns east. The route enters Levan as 100 North and soon terminates at SR-28, the main street of Levan.[2]

The east–west portion of SR-78 between Levan and Elevator Road is a part of the National Highway System.[3]

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History

In 1975, as Interstate 15 was being constructed in the area, State Route 163 was designated along the old alignment of US-91 from I-15 at Mills Junction to SR-28 in Levan.[4] Since this route shared a number with U.S. Route 163 in southern Utah, it was renumbered to SR-78 in the 1977 Utah state route renumbering. The only change that has occurred to the route since then was a change to the legal definition in 1987, making it more detailed.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Juab County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Railroad crossingWestern terminus
Mills Junction0.193–
0.304
0.311–
0.489
I-15 – Fillmore, Salt Lake CityExit 207 on I-15; diamond interchange
Levan9.41815.157 SR-28 (Main Street)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway Reference Online - SR-78". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google.
  3. ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-163.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "State Road Resolutions SR-78.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (3.67 MB), updated November 2007, accessed July 2008

External links

Media related to Utah State Route 78 at Wikimedia Commons