Utah State Route 260

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 260 (1957-1981).

State Route 260
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-131
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 4.179 mi[1] (6.725 km)
Existed: 1992 as SR-170; renumbered 1993 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR-24 near Aurora
North end: US-50 near Aurora
Highway system

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

← SR-259 SR-261 →

State Route 260 is a highway within Sevier County in central Utah that connects SR-24 to US-50 while passing through the town of Aurora in a span of four miles (6 km).

Contents

Route description

From its southern terminus at SR-24, the route goes northeast until entering Aurora, where it turns north. It continues this general direction until reaching the northern terminus of US-50.

History

The state legislature designated State Route 256 in 1955, running south from SR-63 (now US-50) west of Salina through Aurora to SR-11 (US-89, now SR-24).[2] The route was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[3] but the Utah Transportation Commission restored it in 1992, soon after I-70 was completed in the area. At one of the meetings relating to disposition of the former alignment of US-89, Sevier County proposed that the state take over the road, used locally as a shortcut to reach I-15 via US-50. Early plans had it becoming part of SR-24, with the present SR-24 to Salina (old US-89) being given to the county, but this did not happen, and a new designation - State Route 170 - was used for the connection.[4] About 1.5 years later, in October 1993, the commission realized that placing SR-170 and I-70 in close proximity might cause confusion, and changed the number to SR-260.[5][6]

Major intersections

County Location[7] Mile[1] Junction Notes
Iron
 Aurora 0.000 SR-24 – Loa, Salina Southern terminus
4.179 US-50 – Scipio Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "State Route 260 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7157220619811391. 
  2. ^ "State Roads", Chapter 44, Session Laws of Utah, 1955: "Route 256. From route 63 approximately 3.5 miles west of Salina southerly via Aurora to route 11."
  3. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 256PDF (2.37 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  4. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 118PDF (5.66 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  5. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 170PDF (833 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 260PDF (3.12 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  7. ^ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:2117854713443240831::::V,T:,346. Retrieved 23 April 2008.