Utah State Route 118

State Route 118
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-117
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 24.137 mi[1] (38.845 km)
Existed: 1931 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-70 / US-89 in Joseph
North end: SR-24 in Sigurd
Highway system

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

← SR-117 SR-119 →

State Route 118 (SR-118) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah linking I-70/US-89 and Joseph to Richfield. The route is the main street for Joseph, Monroe and Richfield and spans 24.14 miles (38.85 km). The highway was established 1931, initially connecting Joseph to Monroe and Central. Eventually, maintenance of the road was extended north to near Salina.

Contents

Route description

The highway begins at a diamond interchange on I-70/US-89 at exit 25 on the west side of Joseph and heads east as a two-lane undivided highway. The road enters Joseph as Main Street and turns northeast after exiting the town. The route intersects a few local roads before briefly curving southeast. The road now heads east-northeast before turning southeast and eventually east. More streets intersect the route before it enters Monroe as 100 South. In central Monroe, the highway turns north onto Main Street. Exiting Monroe and entering rural surroundings, it veers slightly eastward. East of Elsinore, the route turns northeast onto another highway. North of Central, the route passes Richfield Municipal Airport. North of the airport, the road enters Richfield as Main Street, widens to four lanes, and straightens to the north before a short overlap with SR-120 commences. As the concurrency ends, SR-120 continues north on Main Street while SR-118 turns east onto 300 North, a two-lane highway. The highway exits Richfield while SR-119 splits off toward Glenwood and SR-118 turns northeast. The route continues in this direction in a rural environment before terminating at SR-24 north of Sigurd and southwest of Salina.[2]

History

State Route 118 was formed in 1931 as a connector between Joseph and SR-11 to Central via Monroe. In 1957, the northern terminus was set to SR-258. In 1969, a proposed connection between Joseph and unfinished–I-70 was added to the system.

Also in 1969, SR-135 was designated as the road from SR-119 near Richfield northeast to SR-24 near Sigurd - a length of about 8.68 miles (13.97 km).[3]

In 1992, US-89 in the area was realigned to coincide with I-70 with the old alignment of US-89 from Elsinore to Sigurd transferred to SR-118. This included most of SR-258, all of SR-135, and a small part of SR-119. As a result of this transfer, SR-135 was deleted from the state highway system.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Sevier County.[5]

Location[5] Mile[1] Junction Notes
Joseph 0.000-0.105 I-70 / US-89 – Salina Southern terminus
  10.042 SR-258 west – Elsinore  
Richfield 14.679 SR-120 south (1300 South) South end of SR-120 overlap
14.680 SR-120 north (Main Street) North end of SR-120 overlap
15.544 SR-119 east (Glenwood Road) – Glenwood  
  24.137 SR-24 – Loa, Salina Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "State Route 118 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=15501929531664037. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Utah State Route 118 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=UT-118&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.885543,83.320312&ie=UTF8&ll=38.691941,-112.115479&spn=0.252963,0.65094&z=11. Retrieved June 8, 2009. 
  3. ^ "State Route 135 Resolutions". Utah Department of Transportation. 2008-11. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609181640391. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
  4. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 118PDF (5.66 MB), updated October 2007, accessed August 2008
  5. ^ a b "Utah State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=89563328019277451. Retrieved 17 August 2008.