U.S. Route 40 in Utah

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 40 in Utah. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 40.
East end US 40 at the Colorado state line (west of Dinosaur, CO)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountiesSummit, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-39→ SR-42

The west end of U.S. Route 40 (US-40) is in the

Mid-Atlantic
.

Route description

U.S. Route 40 begins at I-80 at

Uintah Basin to the Colorado border near Dinosaur National Monument.[2]

History

See also:
Lincoln Highway in Utah and Wendover Cut-off

The

American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) assigned the US 40 designation to this cross-state route,[3] as part of one of the original U.S. Highway system
.

As with most states, this new US 40 followed the route of the

Vernal then south-east to Colorado.[4][5]

Between 1931 and 1938 the entire length of Highway 40 was improved from gravel to oiled or asphalt.[6]

The old Lincoln Highway east of Kimball Junction was initially

State Route 248.[8] In 1974, with its replacement - Interstate 80 - almost complete across California, Nevada, and Utah, the three states applied to AASHO to truncate US-40 to Silver Creek Junction. (US 40 had been removed west of Truckee, California in 1964.) AASHO approved the truncation on June 17, 1975.[9]

In 1972 with the completion of Starvation Reservoir in Duchesne County a new route was built from mile marker 88 west of the new reservoir to the newly completed Freedom bridge, bypassing Starvation Flats and into Duchesne City. The old route is now mostly under Starvation Reservoir and the rest is designated as

Utah State Route 311
. East of Duchesne the new road was moved south of the river along the southern bench, bypassing Bridgeland and into Myton.

In 1953 a new bridge was built over the Duchesne river just west of

Myton. The old route along Main and Sixth Street across the old bridge became State Route 252 in 1953.[10] It was given to the city in 1969.[11]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Salt Lake City
Western terminus of US 40
1
US-189 north) / Silver Creek Road – Cheyenne
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of unsigned US-189 overlap
​1.3092.1072Silver Summit
​3.9986.4344
SR-248
)
SR-319
)
​13.03320.975East end of freeway
​13.24821.321 SR-32 – Francis, Kamas, Midway
Heber City17.00627.369 SR-113 (100 South) – Midway
17.94528.880
US 189 south – Orem, Provo
East end of US-189 overlap
Duchesne​68.247109.833 SR-208 – Tabiona
SR-311 – Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation
86.434139.102
 US 191 south (100 West) – Price, Green River		West end of US-191 overlap
86.524139.247 SR-87 (Center Street) – Altamont
​109.538176.284 SR-87 – Ioka, Altamont
Roosevelt114.576184.392 SR-121 (200 North) – Neola
Uintah​130.450209.939 SR-88 – Ouray
Vernal143.787231.403 SR-121 (500 West) – Maeser
144.285232.204
Rock Springs
East end of US-191 overlap
Naples148.242238.572 SR-45 – Bonanza
​157.109252.842 SR-149 – Dinosaur National Monument
​174.624281.030
Denver
Continuation into Colorado
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: "US-40". (128 KB), updated May 2008, accessed June 2008
  2. ^ Google (May 22, 2019). "Overview of US-40 in Utah" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  4. ^ Froiseth, B.A.M., Map of the Territory of Utah, 1870
  5. ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library
  6. ^ Newspaper="Roosevelt Standard"|date= July 23, 1936| Title= Governor Blood Assures Completion of Highway 40 |url= https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=9618746&q=%22Myton%22+%2B+%22construction%22&rows=200&year_start=1928&year_end=1941&facet_paper=%22Roosevelt+Standard%22
  7. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Route 6 history, updated September 2005
  8. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Route 248 history, updated December 2005
  9. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Route 40 history, updated October 2005
  10. ^ Utah State Legislature (1953). "Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 252. From route 6 west of Myton via Myton Main Street to route 6.
  11. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 252". (2.54 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008

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