Utah State Route 16

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State Route 16
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-107
Length:	29.359 mi[1] (47.249 km)
Formed:	1962[2]
South end:	WYO 89 near Woodruff
Major junctions:	SR-39 in Woodruff
North end:	SR-30 at Sage Creek Junction
State Routes in Utah < I-15 SR-17 >

State Route 16 (SR-16) is a state highway in northeastern Utah, running for 29.359 miles in Rich County from the Wyoming state line near Woodruff to Sage Creek Junction. It serves as part of a road from Evanston, Wyoming to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.^[3]

[edit] Route description

[edit] Wyoming State Line to Woodruff

SR-16 begins at the Wyoming state line south of Woodruff, as an extension of WY 89, and heads northwest ten miles to Woodruff, where it turns north through the town center.^[1]

[edit] Woodruff to Sage Creek Junction

SR-16 then continues north ten miles to Randolph, running through the town center. North of Randolph, it runs generally north-northeast nine miles to end at an intersection with SR-30 at Sage Creek Junction.

[edit] History

SR-16 was commissioned in 1962, running from the current southern terminus to the Idaho state line on the west shore of Bear Lake near Garden City. In 1977, the section from the current northern terminus to US-89 was transferred to SR-30 and the section from US-89 to the Idaho state line was transferred to US-89.^[2]

[edit] Major Intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Rich	Woodruff	0.000[1]	WYO 89 to I-80 – Evanston	Southern terminus Wyoming state line
		10.505	SR-39 west (Center Street) – Huntsville, Ogden
	Sage Creek Junction	29.359	SR-30 to WYO 89 and US 30	Northern terminus

[edit] See also

List of Utah State Routes

[edit] References