Utah State Route 119

State Route 119
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-117
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 8.753 mi[1] (14.087 km)
Existed: 1931 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR-118 in Richfield
East end: SR-24 near Glenwood
Highway system

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

SR-118 SR-120

State Route 119 (SR-119) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting Richfield to Glenwood and SR-24.

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Route description

SR-119 begins on the eastern outskirts of Richfield at SR-118 (former US-89), which follows 300 North east from downtown Richfield and curves northeast towards Sigurd. The western half of SR-119 is a straight flat road through the Sevier Valley. After it reaches Main Street, which heads south into the town of Glenwood, the highway begins to curve and climb, crossing the Rainbow Hills before ending at SR-24 near the mouth of Kings Meadow Canyon.[2]

History

The state legislature created SR-119 in 1931, connecting SR-11 (US-89, now SR-118) in Richfield to SR-24 through Glenwood.[3] The route was modified to bypass Glenwood in 1959, and a portion of the old route became State Route 263, which began at SR-119 and headed south on Main Street and east on Center Street to 200 East.[4] SR-263 was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[5] and simultaneously, as part of the truncation of SR-11 due to the proposed SR-4 (I-70), SR-119 was extended west over old SR-11 (still signed as US-89) to SR-120. This extension was undone in 1992, when US-89 was moved to follow I-70, and old US-89 through Richfield became SR-118 (also replacing SR-135 and most of SR-258).[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sevier County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Richfield 0.000 SR-118
4.212 Main Street – Glenwood Former SR-263
8.753 SR-24

References

  1. ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: SR-119PDF (18.8 KB), updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
  2. ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
  3. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 55, Session Laws of Utah, 1931: "(119) From Richfield easterly via Glenwood to junction with route 24 at Kings Meadow canyon."
  4. ^ "Federal Aid Projects — Designation of State Roads", Chapter 46, Session Laws of Utah, 1959: "Route 119. From Richfield on route 11 easterly to route 24 at Kings Meadow Canyon." "Route 263. From two blocks east of Glenwood City center west and north to route 119."
  5. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 263PDF (2.40 MB), updated December 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 119PDF (5.66 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008