Utah State Route 259

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 259 (1957-1977).

State Route 259 marker

State Route 259
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-131
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 0.345 mi[1] (0.555 km)
Existed: 1992 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR-24 in Sigurd
  I-70 / US-89 in Sigurd
North end: Sign indicating start of Federal Route 2570 in Sigurd
Highway system
SR-258SR-260

State Route 259 is a short highway within Sigurd in Sevier County, Utah connecting Interstate 70/US-89 to SR-24.

Route description

From its southern terminus with SR-24, the highway heads northwest and veers more toward the north before meeting Interstate 70/US-89. Two-hundredths of a mile later, the route terminates at a sign indicating the beginning of Federal Route 2570. (Although the entire route in located within the city limits of the Town of Sigurd, the community located in the northern portion of the town was formerly known as Vermillion.)[2][3]

History

SR-259 was added to the state highway system in 1992 as a connection from the new I-70 to SR-24 (signed as US-89 until 1992).[4] Although the road that continues north from I-70 is the former US-89, SR-259 is not; the original alignment is North State Street, crossing the ca. 1950[5] bypass (now SR-118) into SR-24.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sigurd, Sevier County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR-24 Aurora, Salina, LoaSouthern terminus
0.269–
0.287
0.433–
0.462
I-70 / US-89 Salina, Green RiverExit 48 (I-70/US-89)
0.3450.555Beginning of Federal Route 2570 signNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Highway Reference". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 7 Jan 2016.
  2. Sigurd, UT, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 7 Jan 2016.
  3. Google (7 Jan 2016). "Sigurd, UT 84657" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 Jan 2016.
  4. "Highway Resolutions" (Route 259 PDF (11.8 MB)). udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 7 Jan 2016.
  5. Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory, 2006

External references

Route map: Bing / Google


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