Utah State Route 257
State Route 257 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-131 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 69.246 mi[1] (111.441 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955–present | |||
| Restrictions | Vehicles 14 feet (4.3 m) wide require front and rear pilot car and police escorts.[2] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR-21 in Milford | |||
| North end |   US 6 / US 50 in Hinckley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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State Route 257 is a highway in central Utah that runs from the junction of SR-21 in Milford to US-6/US-50 sixty-nine miles (111 kilometers) to the north in Hinckley.
Route description
From its southern terminus in Beaver County, SR-257 generally north until Black Rock, where it makes a turn to the northwest. It stays north-northwest until the northern terminus of the route, located in Millard County. Most of the route is paralleled by the Lynndyl Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad.
History
The northernmost piece of SR-257 became a state highway in 1933 as part of State Route 140, a short connection from SR-27 (now US-6) near Hinckley south to Deseret and east via Oasis to SR-26 (now US-50) at Harding.[3] The remainder was not created until 1955, when the state legislature added the road between SR-21 in Milford and SR-140 at Deseret to the state highway system as SR-257.[4] A short loop through downtown Hinckley, heading west from SR-140 on 2500 South and north on Main Street to SR-27, was added as State Route 240 in 1966 but dropped from the state highway system in 1969.[5] With the deletion of SR-140 in 1969, SR-257 assumed its current extent, replacing the north–south piece of SR-140.[6]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations[7] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | Milford | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-21 (Center Street) | Southern terminus |
| Millard | Hinckley | 69.246 | 111.441 | US 6 / US 50 – Ely, Salina, Provo | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Highway Reference Online - SR=257". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "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 October 6, 2024.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah.
(140) From Road 26 westerly via Oasis to Deseret thence to Road 27 at Hinckley.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1955). "Chapter 44: State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 257. From Deseret on Route 140 southwesterly via Black Rock to Route 21 at Milford.
- ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-240.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (1.28 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-140.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (1.27 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 1 April 2008.