Utah State Route 123

State Route 123 marker

State Route 123
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-118
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 11.421 mi[1] (18.380 km)
Existed: 1931[2] (as SR-124, renumbered in 1933) – present
Major junctions
West end: US‑6 / US‑191 at Sunnyside Junction
East end: "End State Maintenance" sign in Sunnyside
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR‑122SR‑124 →

Utah State Route 123 (SR-123) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 11.4 miles (18.3 km), it connects the cities of Sunnyside and East Carbon with US-6 / US-191 in Carbon County.

Route description

State Route 123 begins at Sunnyside Junction on US-6/US-191, about 15 miles southeast of Price.[3] It heads east, passing through East Carbon just before reaching Sunnyside at the base of the Book Cliffs. The route continues through Sunnyside, turning to the northeast and terminating shortly after it enters Whitmore Canyon.[3]

History

The road from Sunnyside Junction through Sunnyside to Columbia was added to the state highway system in 1931, initially numbered SR-124[4] but changed to SR-123 in 1933.[5] The route was shortened in 1935 by moving the eastern terminus back into Sunnyside,[6] and splitting off the portion from Sunnyside to Columbia as SR-124.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sunnyside Junction0.0000.000 US‑6 / US‑191 – PriceWestern terminus
East Carbon8.69413.992 SR‑124
Sunnyside11.42118.380"End State Maintenance" signEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Utah State Route 123 Reference" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Utah State Route 123 Resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Google (12 April 2011). "Utah State Route 123" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Utah State Legislature (1931). Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah. (124) From Sunnyside junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
  5. ↑ Utah State Legislature (1933). Chapter 30. Session Laws of Utah. (123) From Sunnyside Junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
  6. ↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah. Route 123. From Sunnyside Junction on route 8 easterly to Sunnyside.
  7. ↑ Utah State Legislature (1935). Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah. Route 124. From junction with route 123 southerly to Columbia.