State Route 127 is a state highway in the state of Utah that spans 2.507 miles (4.035 km) within Syracuse in Davis County.
 State Route 127 | ||||
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| 1700 South | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.507 mi[1] (4.035 km) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-110 in Syracuse | |||
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| East end |  SR-108 in Syracuse | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
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The western terminus of the route is at the intersection of SR-110 (4500 West) and 1700 South (west of SR-127, 1700 South becomes the Davis County Causeway, a causeway over the Great Salt Lake that provides access to Antelope Island). The route continues east, having a single-point urban interchange with the West Davis Corridor (SR-177) until it ends at SR-108 (2000 West), while 1700 South continues east along SR-108.
History
editThe part of 1700 South east of 2000 West in Syracuse was added to the state highway system in 1931 as SR-108, a designation it still carries.[2] From 2000 West to 4500 West, the road became a state highway in 1935, but with a different number - SR-195 (which turned north on 4500 West to Hooper).[3] The entire length of SR-195 was removed from the state highway system in 1947,[4] but was re-added in the 1960s. A new State Route 127 was designated in 1965, following the 1700 South portion of former SR-195 and continuing west to the north end of Antelope Island via the Antelope Island Causeway;[5] 4500 West was restored in 1969 as a new SR-110.[6] The causeway was closed in June 1983 due to high water in the Great Salt Lake,[7] and in 1991 the state legislature passed a law to fund a reconstruction through the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. The Utah Transportation Commission gave the causeway to Davis County that year to make it possible for a toll to be charged, leaving SR-127 running only from SR-110 east to SR-108.[5] The new causeway opened in July 1993, ten years after the old one had been closed.[7]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Syracuse, Davis County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-110 (4500 West) | Western terminus | ||
| 1.680 | 2.704 |  SR-177 (West Davis Corridor) | Single-point urban interchange | ||
| 2.507 | 4.035 | SR-108 (2000 West) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "State Route 127 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(108) From route 1 south of Clearfield westerly to Syracuse.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 195. From Hooper on route 37 southerly to Syracuse.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1947). "Chapter 49". Session Laws of Utah.
- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 127". (774 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 2007
- ^ a b Craig Hansell, Salt Lake Tribune, 2,000 Acres of Antelope Island Will Open, June 30, 1993, p. D1