Utah State Route 195 (1947–2007)

State Route 195
2300 East
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-125
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 2.566 mi[1] (4.130 km)
Existed: 1947 – 2007
Major junctions
South end: SR-266 in Holladay
North end: I-80 in Salt Lake City
Highway system

State highways in Utah
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← SR-193 SR-196 →

State Route 195 (SR-195) was a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, following 2300 East in Salt Lake County. Formed in 1947, the route initially created a link from south of the University of Utah to future I-80. By the late-1960s, the route was extended south to Holladay, including an unbuilt portion of 2300 East between 2100 South and I-80. Following relinquishments of the route to Salt Lake City and Holladay, the road was deleted from the state highway system in 2007.

Contents

Route description

Between Foothill Drive (US-40A) and south of 2100 South (US-40), former SR-195 contained two lanes in each direction as it headed south of the University of Utah. For many years, 2300 East ended abruptly just before I-80 in preparation for a future bridge over the Interstate. However, this connection of SR-195 over the freeway never came to fruition, leaving two unused sections of road on both sides. Between I-80 and 4500 South (SR-266), SR-195 had two lanes in each direction with a center turning lane. The route entered Holladay (unincorporated Salt Lake County prior to 2005) south of 3900 South. The whole highway also ran on the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley at about 4,600 feet (1,400 m).[2]

History

The state legislature created SR-195 in 1947, following 2300 East from 2100 South (then US-40 through Salt Lake City) north to Foothill Drive (SR-186).[3] The State Road Commission extended the route south from SR-186 to proposed I-80 in 1961. In 1968, the route was extended south to Holladay Boulevard near Murray-Holladay Road (former SR-174) in Holladay, at the same time as it removed SR-152 from that area. However, when the legislature approved the latter change, it instead placed the south terminus at a newly-created extension of SR-266 (4500 South). By 1971, an interchange at I-80 giving eastbound travelers on that route an exit to southbound SR-195 and vice-versa was completed.[4] The portion north of I-80, including jurisdiction of a never-built portion between I-80 and 2100 South, was given back to Salt Lake City in 1981. The portion within Holladay (south of 3900 South) was relinquished in 2006, and the legislature deleted the remainder the next year.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Salt Lake County. Junctions shaded in gray reflect the routing of SR-195 from 1947 to 1981.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Holladay 0.000 SR-266 (4500 South) Southern terminus 1969–2006
0.880 3900 South Southern terminus 2006–2007
1.763 SR-171 (3300 South)
Salt Lake City 2.566 I-80 west Northbound entrance, southbound exit
Northern terminus 1981–2007
3.6 US-40 (2100 South) Briefly US-40A, now solely Parleys Way
Southern terminus 1947–1969
4.3
Alternate US-40 (Foothill Drive)		 Briefly US-40, now SR-186
Northern terminus 1947–1981

References

  1. ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: SR-195PDF (14.3 KB), updated 2006-01-11, accessed via the Internet Archive
  2. ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
  3. ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 49, Session Laws of Utah, 1947: "Route 195. From route 4 in Salt Lake City north via Twenty-third East Street to route 186."
  4. ^ United States Department of Agriculture. Historic Aerials website (Map) (1971 ed.). http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=9627. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 195PDF (7.63 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008