State Route 120 (SR-120) is a state highway in the US state of Utah forming a business loop around I-70 serving the town of Richfield. The route forms the main street for Richfield and spans 3.89 miles (6.26 km). The highway was established 1969, coinciding with the construction of I-70 through Sevier County.
  State Route 120 | ||||
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| I-70 Business Loop | ||||
 SR-120 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.8745 mi[1] (6.2354 km) | |||
| Existed | 1969–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-70 / US 89 in Richfield | |||
 SR-118 in Richfield | ||||
| North end | I-70 / US 89 in Richfield | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Sevier | |||
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Route description
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The highway begins at a diamond interchange on I-70/US-89 at exit 37. From there, the route heads east on 1200 South, a four-lane undivided highway, in the southwestern portion of Richfield. The road continues east for ten blocks before turning northeast on Main Street, a four-lane road, and beginning an overlap with SR-118 (the former routing of US 89). Past 900 South, the road straightens out to the north and reaches central Richfield. At 300 North, SR-118 branches off to the east and SR-120 continues north on Main Street. The road passes a cemetery and a hospital before turning northeast. The route and Main Street terminate at another diamond interchange with I-70, this time at exit 40.[2]
All of SR-120/I-70 Business is included in the National Highway System.[3]
History
editState Route 120 was established in 1969 as a road looping around I-70 in Richfield. The route was initially composed of three portions: a proposed road from the under-construction interchange at I-70 in southeast Richfield to Main Street, the existent portion of Main Street (then a part of US 89) north to 300 North, and another proposed road connecting this point to the north Richfield interchange. The proposed roads were completed in 1990, with the overlapping portion of US 89 along Main Street rerouted onto I-70 in 1992. No realignments have affected the route since then.[4]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Richfield, Sevier County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0000– 0.0778 | 0.0000– 0.1252 | S Redhills Dr west – Elsinore | Road continues west (then promptly south) from western terminus | ||
  I-70 east / US 89 north – I-70 Bus. / SR-120  I-70 west / US 89 south – I-15, St. George, Las Vegas (Nevada) I-70 BL west end (W 1300 South) | Southern terminus; diamond interchange; I-70 / US 89 exit 37; western end of SR-120 concurrency | ||||
| 1.0078 | 1.6219 | West 1300 South east SR-118 south (S Main Street) – Elsinore, Monroe | North end of southern segment of SR-118; SR-118 south is the former routing of US 89 | ||
| 2.5960 | 4.1779 | SR-118 north (E 300 North) – Salina, Salt Lake City West 300 South west | South end of northern segment of SR-118 | ||
| 3.7782– 3.8745 | 6.0804– 6.2354 | I-70 east / US 89 north – Salina, Green River I-70 west / US 89 south – I-70 Bus. / SR-120  I-70 BL east end (N Main Street) / SR-120 | Northern terminus; diamond interchange; I-70 / US 89 exit 37; eastern end of SR-120 concurrency | ||
| CR 1139 north | Continues north from eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "State Route 120 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Utah State Route 120" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 120". (1.62 MB), updated October 2007, accessed August 2008
External links
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- Route 120 on Dan Stober's Utah Highways (as archived on web.archive.org)