Utah State Route 139 (SR-139) is a 1.408-mile-long (2.266 km) state highway in the state of Utah that connects U.S. Route 6 (US-6) to SR-157 in Carbon County.
 State Route 139 | ||||
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 SR-139 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.408 mi[1] (2.266 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 6 in Spring Glen | |||
| North end |  SR-157 in Spring Glen | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
editThe route begins at US-6 south of Helper in Spring Glen as Spring Glen Road. Classified as a rural major collector, it crosses Spring Glen Creek as it heads north toward its northern terminus at SR-157, spanning a distance of 1.4 miles (2.3 km).[1]
History
editState Route 139 was originally established in 1933 as the road from former Route 8 (now US-6) west to Consumers, a distance of about 13.3 miles (21.4 km).[2] In 1969, SR-139 was extended east past US-6 and north through Spring Glen to meet State Route 157, eight years after SR-157 had been extended north from Spring Glen to Helper.[2][3] The route was significantly shortened in 1975, with the 13.3 miles (21.4 km) west of US-6 being deleted from the state highway system, leaving SR-139 as a short connector between US-6 and SR-157.[2] In 1978, SR-139 was lengthened by 0.1 miles (0.16 km) when reconstruction of US-6 in the area necessitated moving its intersection with SR-139 southward, resulting in the current alignment.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Spring Glen, Carbon County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 6 | Southern terminus | ||
| 1.408 | 2.266 | SR-157 | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "State Route 139 highway reference" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "State Route 139 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "State Route 157 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.