State Route 280 (SR-280) is a 0.39-mile-long (0.63 km) state highway completely within Summit County in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Utah. SR-280 connects Interstate 80 (I-80) in Coalville to Main Street in the same town. The entirety of the highway is named 100 South.
State Route 280 | ||||
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| 100 South | ||||
 SR-280 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.399 mi[1] (642 m) | |||
| Existed | 1961–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-80 / US 189 in Coalville | |||
| East end | Main Street in Coalville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description edit
The highway begins at a diamond interchange on I-80 at exit 162 west of the center of Coalville and heads northwest on a two-lane undivided highway. SR-280 enters downtown Coalville and terminates on Main Street.[2]
History edit
Prior to the construction of I-80, SR-4 (US-189) passed through Coalville on Main Street. To retain access to the town once I-80 replaced the surface road, the State Road Commission designated State Route 280 in 1961 as a short connection between I-80 and Main Street on Icy Springs Road (100 South).[3] Before serving its intended purpose, the road briefly formed part of SR-2 (which had replaced SR-4 in 1962) and US-189, since I-80 was completed west of SR-280 before the portion east to Echo opened. A temporary ramp left the right side of SR-280 where the ramp to I-80 east now begins, and curved left into the westbound lanes of I-80 just before the Interstate crosses under SR-280.[4]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Coalville, Summit County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | I-80 / US 189 – Salt Lake City, Cheyenne | Western terminus | ||
| 0.399 | 0.642 | Main Street | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b "State Route 280 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 280". (550 KB), updated December 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed May 2008 via ACME Mapper