State Route 119 (SR-119) is a 8.753-mile-long (14.087 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting SR-119 in Richfield to SR-24 near Glenwood.
 State Route 119 | ||||
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 SR-119 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.753 mi[1] (14.087 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-118 in Richfield | |||
| East end |  SR-24 near Glenwood | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Sevier | |||
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Route description
editSR-119 begins on the eastern outskirts of Richfield at SR-118 (former US-89), which follows 300 North east from downtown Richfield and curves northeast towards Sigurd. The western half of SR-119 is a straight flat road through the Sevier Valley. After it reaches Main Street, which heads south into the town of Glenwood, the highway begins to curve and climb, crossing the Rainbow Hills before ending at SR-24 near the mouth of Kings Meadow Canyon.[2]
History
editThe state legislature created SR-119 in 1931, connecting SR-11 (US-89, now SR-118) in Richfield to SR-24 through Glenwood.[3] The route was modified to bypass Glenwood in 1959, and a portion of the old route became State Route 263, which began at SR-119 and headed south on Main Street and east on Center Street to 200 East.[4] SR-263 was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[5] and simultaneously, as part of the truncation of SR-11 due to the proposed SR-4 (I-70), SR-119 was extended west over old SR-11 (still signed as US-89) to SR-120. This extension was undone in 1992, when US-89 was moved to follow I-70, and old US-89 through Richfield became SR-118 (also replacing SR-135 and most of SR-258).[6]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Sevier County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Richfield | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-118 | ||
| | 4.212 | 6.779 | Main Street – Glenwood | Former SR-263 | |
| | 8.753 | 14.087 | SR-24 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: "SR-119". (18.8 KB), updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(119) From Richfield easterly via Glenwood to junction with route 24 at Kings Meadow canyon.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1959). "Chapter 46: Federal Aid Projects — Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 119. From Richfield on route 11 easterly to route 24 at Kings Meadow Canyon." "Route 263. From two blocks east of Glenwood City center west and north to route 119.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 263". (2.40 MB), updated December 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 119". (5.66 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008