Utah State Route 46

State Route 46
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-110
Maintained by UDOT
Length:	21.595 mi[1] (34.754 km)
Existed:	1915 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-45 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US‑191 at La Sal Junction
East end:	SH 90 towards Naturita, CO
Highway system
State highways in Utah Interstate • US State (Minor • Parks) Scenic ← SR‑45 SR‑48 →

State Route 46 (SR-46) is a state highway at the eastern edge of Utah running for 21.6 mi (34.8 km) in San Juan County.

Route description

The route begins in the west at its junction with US-191 at La Sal Junction about twenty miles (32 km) south of Moab and proceeds eastward to the south of the La Sal Mountains through the town of La Sal before ending at the Colorado state line where the road becomes SH 90 (CO), which then leads to a junction with SH 141 (CO) at Vancorum.

History

The road from SR-9 (US-450, now US-191) at La Sal Junction east to Colorado was added to the state highway system in 1915,^[2] and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-46.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
San Juan	La Sal Junction	0.000	0.000	US‑191	Western terminus
		21.595	34.754	SH 90	Eastern terminus (Colorado state line)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References