Utah State Route 116

State Route 116
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-117
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 7.061 mi[1] (11.364 km)
Existed: 1931 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR-132 in Moroni
East end: US-89 in Mount Pleasant
Highway system

State highways in Utah
Interstate • US • State (Parks) • Scenic

← SR-115 SR-117 →

State Route 116 (SR-116) is a 7.061-mile (11.364 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Located entirely within Sanpete County, the route runs from SR-132 in Moroni to U.S. Route 89 in Mount Pleasant.

Contents

Route description

SR-116 begins at an intersection with SR-132 in eastern Moroni. It serves as a continuation of Main Street as it exits Moroni. The route then turns northeast with farmland to the south and desert to the north. Turning back east, SR-116 crosses the San Pitch River, fields begin to appear north of the route. The highway then enters Mount Pleasant, taking on the name of Main Street and ending at US-89 in the center of the city.[2]

History

State Route 116 was first added to the state highway system in 1931, consisting of the current alignment but extending farther to the west through Moroni to the forest boundary at Maple Canyon.[3] In 1933, the route was extended further west to the forks of Maple Canyon.[4] The route was subsequently truncated at its western end, relinquishing the roadway west of Moroni back to local jurisdiction, resulting in the present-day alignment.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sanpete County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Moroni 0.000 SR-132 (Main Street) Western terminus
Mt. Pleasant 7.061 US-89 (Center Street) Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "State Route 116 highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. May 1, 2008. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=15500515679660023. Retrieved April 7, 2011. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR 116 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=E+Main+St&daddr=W+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FSMaWwIdn3tZ-Q%3BFX5vWwIdgFNb-Q&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&sll=39.551905,-111.459475&sspn=0.023361,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=39.551541,-111.458659&spn=0.023362,0.038581&z=15. Retrieved April 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 55, Session Laws of Utah, 1931: "(116) From Mt. Pleasant westerly via Moroni to forest boundary at Maple canyon."
  4. ^ "Designation of Secondary State Roads", Chapter 30, Session Laws of Utah, 1933: "Route 118. From route 11 between Central and Elsinore south to Monroe, thence westerly to Joseph on route 11."