Utah State Route 10
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Sevier, Emery, Carbon | |||
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State Route 10 (SR-10) is a
State Highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway follows a long valley in Eastern Utah between the Wasatch Plateau on the west and the San Rafael Swell
on the east.
The highway serves the primary and most active
The Energy Loop as part of the National Scenic Byways program. Just off SR-10, along SR-29 is the location of the Wilberg Mine fire of 1984. According to a roadside memorial fire is the worst coal mine tragedy in Utah's history.[3] More recently the highway was mentioned in worldwide news as part of coverage of the Crandall Canyon Mine
collapse of 2007.
Though the highway is not generally used for long haul traffic, the increase in coal extraction along the SR-10 corridor has caused the Utah Department of Transportation to push for funding for improvements calling it one of the most dangerous freight corridors in Utah[4] The northern portion of the highway is loosely paralleled by the Utah Railway that helps service the numerous coal mines along the highway corridor.
Route description
The highway begins at a junction with
/50 in downtown Price.[1]
The entire route has been listed as part of the National Highway System.[6]
History
The road from
Major intersections
| County | Location[9] | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevier | | 0.000 | 0.000 |     I-70 / US 50 / SR-72 south – Salina, Green River, Loa | Southern terminus | |
| Emery | | 34.700 | 55.844 | 34 |   SR-57 north – Orangeville | Diamond interchange |
| | 41.233 | 66.358 |   Joes Valley Reservoir | |||
Huntington Reservoir | ||||||
| | 49.383 | 79.474 |   SR-155 east – Elmo, Cleveland, Huntington State Park | |||
| | 56.600 | 91.089 | SR-155 south – Elmo, Cleveland | |||
| Carbon | | 60.937 | 98.069 |  SR-122 west – Hiawatha | ||
Salt Lake City, Wellington | Interchange | |||||
| 68.816 | 110.749 |    US 6 Bus. (100 North) | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
Utah portal
References
- ^ a b c "Highway Reference Online - SR-10". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ "What is your state's role in coal?". American Coal Foundation.
- ^ "Wilberg Mine Memorial". Utah State Division of Archives and History. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ Daniel B. Kuhn (2006-01-19). "PAVED SHOULDERS & PASSING LANES ON UTAH'S TWO-LANE PRIMARY FREIGHT ROUTES" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ Not the same as Castle Valley near Moab.
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "State Road Resolutions SR-10.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (6.86 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926
- ISBN 0-929591-74-7.
External links
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