Utah State Route 7
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| Southern Parkway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-106 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.123 mi[1] (11.463 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2009[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 I‑15 in St George | |||
| East end: |
CURRENT: Airport Parkway in St George FUTURE:  SR‑9 near Hurricane | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 7 (SR-7), also known as Southern Parkway, is a state highway in the extreme southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Utah, currently linking the southern periphery of St George to southeastern St George.[3] The first portion of the freeway opened 7 July 2009, a link between exit 2 at I-15 south of Bloomington (a suburb within the city of St. George) to River Road in south east St. George spanning 4 miles (6.4 km). It is the southern portion of a two-phase beltway around the St. George metro area.[4] The second portion was completed in November 2010, extending further east to the new St. George Municipal Airport. The highway is eventually planned to extend 26 miles (41.8 km) northeast—as a four-lane freeway—to Hurricane, although initially there will be some at-grade intersections. These will be converted to interchanges as traffic volumes warrant.[5]
Route description
State Route 7 starts at its intersection with I-15 in southwest St. George. From here it travels southeast for about 3 miles (4.8 km) to immediately north of the Utah-Arizona border, then turning east and paralleling the border. Past interchanges at Astragalus Drive and River Road, the road turns east-northeast and continues for 7 miles (11 km) until reaching its temporary terminus at Warner Valley Road, passing Airport Parkway, which accesses St. George Municipal Airport.[6] A short eastern segment connects Washington Dam Road to 4300 West near Sand Hollow State Park.
History
Since the 1977 Utah state route renumbering, no route in Utah had been designated as State Route 7, until 2009 when the Utah State Legislature added the Southern Parkway from Pioneer Road to River Road to the state highway system.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in St. George, Washington County.
| mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | I‑15 – Las Vegas, Salt Lake City | Western terminus; roadway continues west as Sun River Parkway, also exit 2 from I-15 | ||
| 0.444 | 0.715 | 1 | Astragalus Drive/Black Mountain Drive | ||
| 3.281 | 5.280 | 3 | River Road | Interchange is immediately north of Utah-Arizona border | |
| 5.951 | 9.577 | 6 | Desert Canyons Parkway – St. George Municipal Airport | Ramps are built, but not open to traffic | |
| 7.123 | 11.463 | 7 | Airport Parkway – St. George Municipal Airport | Full exit, road is 2 lanes from this point eastward as of 2014 | |
| 10 | Warner Valley Road | Eastern end of main segment | |||
| 12 | Washington Dam Road | Western end of east segment | |||
| 4300 West | Eastern end of east segment. No exit number. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State Route 7 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. 17 Nov 2010. Retrieved 16 Nov 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "State Route 7 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Sep 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "UDOT to Open First Segment of State’s Newest Highway". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 7 Jul 2009.
- ↑ "Public Works Capital projects". City of St George, department of public works. Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
- ↑ "Traffic and transportation information exchange - Southern Parkway". City of St George. Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
- ↑ "Southern Parkway Project map". Retrieved 3 Jan 2010.
External links
- "Southern Corridor Environmental Impact Statement". Utah Department of Transportation.
- Campbell, Julia (6 Jul 2005). "Southern Corridor Will Be Closer to Hurricane". Hurricane Valley Journal. Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
- St. George project page