State Route 260 is a highway within Sevier County in central Utah that connects SR-24 to US-50 while passing through the town of Aurora in a span of four miles (6 km).
State Route 260 | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.179 mi[1] (6.725 km) | |||
| Existed | 1992 as SR-170; renumbered 1993–present | |||
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| South end |  SR-24 south of Aurora | |||
| North end |  US 50 north of Aurora | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description edit
From its southern terminus at SR-24, the route goes northeast until entering Aurora, where it turns north. It continues this general direction until reaching the northern terminus of US-50.
History edit
The state legislature designated State Route 256 in 1955, running south from SR-63 (now US-50) west of Salina through Aurora to SR-11 (US-89, now SR-24).[2] The route was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[3] but the Utah Transportation Commission restored it in 1992, soon after I-70 was completed in the area. At one of the meetings relating to disposition of the former alignment of US-89, Sevier County proposed that the state take over the road, used locally as a shortcut to reach I-15 via US-50. Early plans had it becoming part of SR-24, with the present SR-24 to Salina (old US-89) being given to the county, but this did not happen, and a new designation - State Route 170 - was used for the connection.[4] About 1.5 years later, in October 1993, the commission realized that placing SR-170 and I-70 in close proximity might cause confusion, and changed the number to SR-260.[5][6]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Sevier County.
| Location | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-24 – Sigurd, Salina, Loa | Southern terminus | |
| | 4.179 | 6.725 | US 50 – Salina, Scipio | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
- ^ "State Route 260 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1955). "Chapter 44: State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 256. From route 63 approximately 3.5 miles west of Salina southerly via Aurora to route 11.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 256". (2.37 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 118". (5.66 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 170". (833 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 260". (3.12 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 23 Apr 2008.