Utah State Route 65

State Route 65
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-112
Maintained by UDOT
Length:	28.315 mi[1] (45.569 km)
Existed:	1931 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I‑80 near Summit Park
	SR‑66 in East Canyon State Park SR‑86 in Henefer I‑84 in Henefer
North end:	End State Maintenance sign in Henefer
Highway system
State highways in Utah Interstate • US State (Minor • Parks) Scenic ← SR‑64 SR‑66 →

State Route 65 is a highway in northern Utah connecting I-80 near the Mountain Dell Dam to I-84 in Henefer.

Route description

From its southern terminus east of Salt Lake City and west of Park City, the highway goes north, crossing the Mountain Dell Golf Course. It partially circumnavigates the Little Dell Reservoir before it makes another turn for the north. Right before the Morgan County line the route turns northwest. When it reaches East Canyon State Park, SR-65 heads north-northwest, continuing this general direction until its northern terminus in Henefer.

History

SR-65

State Route 65 was added to the state highway system in 1931, following the historic Mormon Trail as closely as practicable from SR-5 (US-30S, now I-84) in Henefer over Big Mountain Pass and through Emigration Canyon to Salt Lake City (later meeting SR-186 there).^[2] A branch to Pinecrest, State Route 172, was created in 1935^[3] and existed until 1969.^[4] The portion of SR-65 east of Mountain Dell was removed from the route in 1945 in favor of a connection with SR-4 (US-40, now I-80) in Parley's Canyon. (The connecting SR-66 was truncated at the same time, and has since been reconnected.)^[5] Two years later, this law was essentially repealed, as SR-65 was moved back to the full Henefer-Salt Lake City route; the connection to SR-4 became a new State Route 239. Roads within This Is The Place Monument near the west end were also added to the route for the state to maintain.^[6] The state legislature removed the western portion in 1969, rerouting SR-65 to its current alignment between I-80 in Parley's Canyon and I-84 in Henefer and replacing SR-239. However, at the same time, SR-3 (which had replaced SR-5) was moved to I-84, and the old route through Henefer became an extension of SR-65 - in both directions. The western connection to I-84 was renumbered State Route 86 in 1975.^[7]

Major intersections

County	Location[8]	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Salt Lake	Summit Park	0.000	0.000	I‑80 – Salt Lake City, Park City	Southern terminus
Morgan	East Canyon State Park	19.427	31.265	SR‑66 north – Morgan
Summit	Henefer	27.417	44.123	SR‑86 north (Main Street)
		28.240	45.448	I‑84 to I‑80 – Ogden, Evanston
		28.315	45.569	End State Maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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