Utah State Route 126

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State Route 126
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-118, maintained by UDOT
Length: 21.609 mi[1] (34.776 km)
Formed: 1977[2]
South end: I-15 in Layton
Major
junctions:		 SR-108 in Layton
SR-39 in Marriott-Slaterville
I-15 / I-84 in South Willard
North end: US-89 in South Willard
Counties: Davis
Weber
Box Elder
State Routes in Utah
< SR-125 SR-127 >

State Route 126 (SR-126) is a highway completely within the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area in northern Utah that makes a loop around Interstate 15 in its more than twenty-one mile path. The street is given the names Main Street, 1900 West and 2000 West respectively from south to north. Previous to 1977, SR-126 was a road in southern Utah.[2] A portion of the highway is an old routing of US-91.

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[edit] Route description

After its southern terminus, the route heads northwest in Layton. After entering Clearfield, the route turns straight to the north. It continues this direction through Sunset, Roy, and West Haven before veering to the northwest when the highway reaches Marriott-Slaterville. The route again reverts to a northerly direction before reaching Farr West. Just before terminating in South Willard, the route turns northwest one final time.

The entirety of the route, with the exception of a small portion from the Interstate 15/Interstate 84 junction to the northern terminus, lies west of the aforementioned interstates.

[edit] History

The first iteration of SR-126 was originally created in 1931. This route went from Greenville to SR-21 just west of Beaver. It was deleted from the state route system in 1969.[2]

The portion of what is now numbered SR-126 from the southern terminus to the junction with SR-26 was previously part of US-91.[3] The northern portion of what is now SR-126 was numbered State Route 84 starting in 1953.[4] In 1974, US-91 was eliminated throughout most of Utah,[5] and SR-84 absorbed the portion of former US-91 from Layton to Roy.[4]

The 1977 Utah state route renumbering was implemented, in part, to eliminate instances where a state route used the same number as a U.S. Route or Interstate route in the state. As the 84 designation was also in use for Interstate 84 most of SR-84 was renumbered to SR-126.[4] The only change from then to now was a portion of the old highway that was relinquished to be used by the city of Layton for parking lots in 1991.[2]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location[6] Mile[1] Junction Notes
Davis Layton 0.000-0.164 I-15 – Salt Lake City Southern terminus
Northbound exit, southbound entrance
0.494 SR-109 east (Gentile Street)  
1.591 SR-232 east (Hill Field Road)  
3.218 SR-108 (Antelope Drive) – Antelope Island  
Clearfield 4.468 SR-193 east (700 South)  
5.661 SR-107 west (300 North)  
6.007 SR-103 east (650 North) to I-15  
Sunset 7.169 SR-37 west (1800 North)  
Weber Roy 8.678 SR-97 (5600 South)  
9.073 SR-26 east (Riverdale Road) to I-15 to I-84  
11.174 SR-79 east (Hinckley Drive)  
11.697 SR-108 west (Midland Drive)  
West Haven 13.307 SR-104 east (Wilson Lane)  
Marriott-Slaterville 14.431 SR-39 (12th Street)  
Farr West 18.718 SR-134 (2700 North)  
Box Elder South Willard 21.021-21.278 I-15 / I-84 – Tremonton  
21.609 US-89 – Brigham City, Logan Northern terminus

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b State Route 126 Highway reference. Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ a b c d State Route 126 History. Utah Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ Rand McNally, (hosted by Broer Map Library). Rand McNally Road Atlas [map]. (1946) Page 22.
  4. ^ a b c Highway Resolution SR-84. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  5. ^ Highway Resolution route 91. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  6. ^ State Highway Map. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 18 May 2008.