State Route 132 (SR-132) is a 63.132-mile-long (101.601 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It connects U.S. Route 6 (US-6) in Lynndyl to US-89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction, crossing Interstate 15 (I-15) in Nephi.
 State Route 132 | ||||
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 SR-132 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 63.132 mi[1] (101.601 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 6 in Lynndyl | |||
 SR-28 in Nephi I-15 in Nephi | ||||
| East end |  US 89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
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The route starts in Millard County at US-6 in Lynndyl, north of Delta and south of Little Sahara Recreation Area, and travels east through Leamington before turning northeast and entering Juab County. The route continues northeast, crossing the Sevier River, gradually turning east before entering Nephi and crossing I-15. Leaving Nephi, the route enters Salt Creek Canyon, where it intersects the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, before turning southeast, entering Sanpete County. From here, the route turns south-southeast, passing through Fountain Green and Moroni, after which the route turns south through Chester before ending at the intersection with US-89. The stretch of the route from Nephi to the US-89 junction is also used as the primary route connecting Snow College in Ephraim as well as Manti to the Wasatch Front.
History
editThe route was formally established in 1933 with the purpose of connecting Nephi to US-50, which is now US-6. In 1945, the route was swapped with SR-148, forming the present route west of Nephi. In 1969, the route was extended east to Pigeon Hollow Junction along a roadway that had been signed as U.S. Route 189 in the 1930s.
The road from US-91 (now SR-28) in Nephi to and beyond Pigeon Hollow Junction was added to the state highway system in 1910,[2] and became part of State Route 11 in the 1920s.[3] As the part south of Pigeon Hollow Junction was (and still is) marked as US-89, the Nephi-Pigeon Hollow Junction connection was marked as a branch, US-189, from about 1930[4] until 1938 (when a new US-189 was created).[5]
West of Nephi, State Route 132 was formed in 1933 to connect Nephi to US-50 (now US-6) near Jericho.[6] State Route 148 was also formed at that time, connecting US-50 in Lynndyl to Leamington,[7] and two years later it was extended to meet SR-132 west of Nephi.[8] SR-132 and SR-148 were swapped in 1945, giving SR-132 its current route west of Nephi.[9] SR-148 was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[10] and at the same time, SR-132 was extended east to Pigeon Hollow Junction, replacing part of SR-11.[11] (The next piece to the south became part of SR-32.)
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Millard | Lynndyl | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 6 – Delta | Western terminus |
| Leamington | 5.358 | 8.623 |   SR-125 south (300 West) – Oak City | ||
| Juab | Nephi | 33.223 | 53.467 | SR-28 (Main Street) – Mona | |
| 34.207– 34.318 | 55.051– 55.229 | I-15 – St. George, Provo | |||
| Sanpete | Moroni | 55.843 | 89.871 |   SR-116 west | |
| Chester | 59.309 | 95.449 |  SR-117 west (14000 North) – Wales | ||
| Pigeon Hollow Junction | 63.132 | 101.601 | US 89 – Manti, Mount Pleasant | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Utah Department of Transportation (January 2017). "SR-132" (PDF). Highway Reference Information. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Route 11" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally (1926). "Utah" (Map). Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally – via Broer Maps Online.[full citation needed]
- ^ Rand McNally (1931). "Utah" (Map). Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally. Archived from the original on May 14, 2004.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Road Routing of U.S. 89 Settled". Soda Springs Sun. December 15, 1938.[full citation needed]
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah.
(132) From Nephi westerly to connect with route 26 near Jericho.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah.
(148) From Leamington westerly to junction with route 126[sic].
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 148. From Lynndyl northeasterly via Leamington to junction with route 132 west of Nephi.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1945). "Chapter 61: State Roads and Routes". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 132. From Nephi on route 1 southwesterly to Lynndyl on route 26." "Route 148. From route 132 northwesterly to route 26 near Jericho.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation (November 2007). "Route 148" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation (November 2007). "Route 132" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
External links
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Media related to Utah State Route 132 at Wikimedia Commons
