Utah State Route 77

State Route 77
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-113
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 9.069 mi[1] (14.595 km)
Existed: 1962 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR-147 near Benjamin
East end: US-89 in Springville
Highway system

State highways in Utah
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State Route 77 (SR-77) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, running west and south from Springville across I-15 to SR-147 in rural Utah County.

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Route description

SR-77 begins at an intersection with SR-147 north of Benjamin. It heads north on 3200 West through Lake Shore, and after a few turns near the shore of Utah Lake, and a bridge over the Spanish Fork, ends up eastbound on 4000 South. The route enters Springville as it curves into 3900 South, crossing I-15 and becoming 400 South in that city's grid. After crossing over the Union Pacific Railroad's Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW), SR-77 ends at US-89 (Main Street) near downtown Springville. The entire route is within the flat Utah Valley, rich farmland that was once the bed of Lake Bonneville.[2]

History

The state legislature designated State Route 228 in 1941, beginning at SR-147 west of Spanish Fork and heading northwest on Palmyra Drive via Palmyra and south on 3200 West to SR-115 at Benjamin.[3] A new State Route 77 was created by the State Road Commission in 1962, connecting the planned I-15 to SR-1 (US-89) in Springville. The legislature deleted SR-228 in 1969, but the north–south piece became part of an extension of SR-77, along with a portion of 4000 South connecting the I-15/SR-77 interchange to former SR-228.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Utah County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
0.000 SR-147
2.917 Palmyra Drive Former SR-228
Springville 7.154 I-15 – Salt Lake, Las Vegas Interchange
9.069 US-89 (Main Street)

References

  1. ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: SR-77PDF (85.7 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 34, Session Laws of Utah, 1941: "Route 228. From route 147 about 1½ miles west of Spanish Fork, thence northwesterly via Palmyra to Barney Corner, thence south to route 115 at Benjamin."
  4. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Route 77PDF (676 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008