State Route 231 (SR-231) is the shortest state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It serves as a connection between U.S. Route 89 (US-89) and SR-31 in Fairview.
 State Route 231 | ||||
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| State Street | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.085 mi[1] (137 m) | |||
| Existed | 2018–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 89 in Fairview | |||
| North end |  SR-31 in Fairview | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Sanpete | |||
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Route description
editSR-231 begins at the intersection of State Street (US-89) and Milburn Road, proceeding north on the latter. After slightly less than a city block, the route comes to its northern terminus at Canyon Road (SR-31).[2] The road continues to the north towards Milburn, but it is not state-maintained beyond the SR-31 junction. The entire length of SR-231 is 0.085 miles (450 ft; 137 m).[1]
History
editThe road from Fairview north to Milburn was added to the state route system in 1912 as part of SR-32,[3] and in 1926 it became part of the original alignment of US-89.[4] US-89 was moved to bypass Milburn in 1937, and the old route between Fairview and Milburn was transferred to SR-91. The routes remained in this configuration until 1969, when SR-91 was removed from the state highway system in a mass deletion of minor state highways and transferred to local jurisdiction.
However, the short segment of former SR-91 between US-89 and SR-31 in Fairview continued to be used as the primary connection from northbound US-89 to eastbound SR-31, and vice versa. As a result, in the meeting of the Utah Transportation Commission on October 12, 2018, this one-block segment was re-added to the state highway system as SR-231.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Fairview, Sanpete County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 89 (State Street) | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.085 | 0.137 | SR-31 (Canyon Road) | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Highway Reference Online". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Overview of SR-231" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Highway Resolutions, SR-32". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Utah". David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. 1927. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Resolution: Addition of State Route 231 in Fairview, Utah" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 8, 2019.