Utah State Route 92

State Route 92
Alpine Loop Scenic Byway
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-115
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 27.272 mi[1] (43.890 km)
Existed: 1935 as SR-80; renumbered in 1977 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-15 / US-89 in Lehi
  SR-74 in Highland
SR-146 in Cedar Hills
SR-144 in the Uinta National Forest
East end: US-189 in Provo Canyon
Highway system

State highways in Utah
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← US-91 SR-93 →

State Route 92, or the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, is a scenic state highway in Utah County, Utah that runs from I-15/US-89 near Highland to US-189 in Provo Canyon. The route is approximately 27 miles (43 km) long and is the only road with access to Sundance Ski Resort and the Aspen Grove Family Camp and Conference Center sponsored by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association.

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Route description

The route runs east from Highland and up American Fork Canyon, where it enters the Uinta National Forest. Shortly after, it passes Timpanogos Cave National Monument, a famous group of caves buried in the side of the canyon. The route continues up the canyon and bends to the south where it passes the east side of Mount Timpanogos. After passing Sundance Ski Resort, the road links up with US-189 in Provo Canyon.[2]

History

The state legislature created State Route 80 in 1935, connecting SR-1 (US-91, now I-15/US-89) near Point of the Mountain with SR-74 south of Alpine.[3] An extension in 1941 took SR-92 east to the Uinta National Forest boundary in American Fork Canyon, replacing a short piece of SR-146 (created in 1933[4]) from SR-74 to the mouth of the canyon.[5] At the other end of the highway, State Route 168 was built in 1933 as a forest road[6] and numbered in 1935, connecting SR-7 (US-189) with Aspen Grove.[7] SR-80 was extended through the forest to SR-7, absorbing SR-168, in 1953. Because the number 80 was needed for I-80, SR-80 was renumbered SR-92 in the 1977 renumbering.[8]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Utah
 Lehi 0.000 Thanksgiving Way Western terminus
0.069-0.207 I-15 / US-89 – Provo, Salt Lake City
Highland 5.728 SR-74 (Alpine Highway)
Cedar Hills 7.495 SR-146 (Canyon Road)
  12.596 SR-144
27.272 US-189 – Provo, Heber City Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway Descriptions - State Route 92" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=6683627173185789. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  2. ^ Alpine Loop Scenic Byway
  3. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 37, Session Laws of Utah, 1935: "Route 80. From a point on route 1 near Point of the Mountain east to junction with route 74 near Alpine."
  4. ^ "Designation of Secondary State Roads", Chapter 30, Session Laws of Utah, 1933: "(146) From route 1 at Pleasant Grove via mouth of American Fork canyon connect No. 71 below Alpine."
  5. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 34, Session Laws of Utah, 1941: "Route 80. From a point on route 1 near Point of the Mountain east to the forest boundary in American Fork Canyon."
  6. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 168PDF (714 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  7. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 37, Session Laws of Utah, 1935: "Route 168. From a point on route 7 in Provo Canyon northerly via Alpine scenic highway to Aspen."
  8. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 80PDF (20.1 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008