Utah State Route 186
Route map:
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 US 89 in Salt Lake City SR-71 in Salt Lake City | ||
| East end |   I-80 / I-215 in Salt Lake City | |
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Utah | |
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State Route 186 (SR-186) is a
Capitol Hill north of downtown is much narrower and has sharp turns around the Capitol grounds. The roadway runs 9.34 miles (15.03 km) along Victory Road, Columbus Street, 300 North, State Street
, 400 South, 500 South, and Foothill Drive.
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The highway, as SR-186, was formed in 1935, initially going from what is now US-89 in
SR-184
, which was decommissioned that same year.
The entire route is included as part of the National Highway System.[2]
Route description
Capitol Hill
The highway begins at the intersection of Beck Street (
foothill of Ensign Peak, where residential developments begin to appear on the north side. The route turns south onto Columbus Street and runs along the west side of the Utah State Capitol grounds. At the grounds' southwest corner, SR-186 connects to Main Street and turns east on 300 North. A short distance east, at the foot of the front steps of the Capitol building, the route again turns south onto State Street
and descends to downtown.
Downtown Salt Lake City
Widening to three lanes in each direction at
Stadium station
at about 1350 East.
400 South and 500 South
400 South, which is also known as University Boulevard, passes through the eastern edge of downtown and meets the northern end of
Fort Douglas
) before turning southeast and becoming Foothill Drive (also known as Foothill Boulevard).
Foothill Drive
Foothill Drive crosses
I-215, and westbound Parleys Way.[3]
Light rail
The
900 East & 400 South
. Though the median forms a dedicated right-of-way for the trains almost everywhere, there are some places where left-turn lanes overlap the trains' right-of-way.
Bus rapid transit is planned for Foothill Drive south of the university.
Bicycling
None of the high-capacity segment of SR-186 east of downtown has
sidepath
).
At the south end of Foothill Drive, several dedicated bridges for the
Parley's Canyon
, so bicyclists have multiple options there.
Legal definition
The legal definition of State Route 186 is as follows:
72-4-124. State highways -- SR-186, SR-189, SR-190
(1) SR-186. From Route 89 at Beck Street in Salt Lake City southerly on Victory Road and Columbus Street; then easterly on Third North; then southerly on State Street to Fourth South Street; then easterly on Fourth South, Tenth East, and Fifth South Streets; then southerly on Foothill Boulevard to Route 80.[4]
History
The state legislature created State Route 186 in 1935. Its original route began at
federal aid because placing an interchange at that location on I-215 was infeasible, and it was cut back to SR-68 in 1967.[10]
North Temple Street west of 300 West (then US-89/91, now solely US-89) was added to the state highway system in 1931 as part of
SR-201 (2100 South) and SR-171 from 1961 to 1967.[14][15] Both of these routes - SR-176 and SR-267 - became part of SR-186 in 1969. The parts of SR-186 (400 South) west of SR-176 (300 West) and SR-176 south of SR-186 were dropped from the state highway system, and SR-186 was extended north on 300 West to North Temple and west on North Temple to I-80, replacing the remainder of SR-176 and all of SR-267.[10]
State Route 184 was created in 1963, running north from US-89A/91A at North Temple and State Streets around the west side of the
overlap. SR-184 remained a separate route until 2007, when North Temple west of State Street was given to Salt Lake City for the Airport extension of the TRAX Green Line. Since North Temple had carried US-89 east of 300 West, that route was realigned to use what had been SR-186 on 300 West and 400 South, cutting SR-186's west end back to 400 South and State Street. But that intersection was also the south end of SR-184, and SR-186 was extended to absorb SR-184.[10]
Major intersections
The entire route is in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 89 (Beck Street) | Western terminus | ||
| 1.912 | 3.077 | North Temple Street | Former US-89 north | ||
| 2.656 | 4.274 | US 89 (State Street) | |||
| 3.557 | 5.724 | SR-71 (700 East) | |||
| 4.555 | 7.331 | 1300 East | Former SR-181 | ||
| 5.007 | 8.058 |  SR-282 (Campus Center Drive) | |||
| 5.512 | 8.871 | SR-282 (Wasatch Drive) | |||
| 6.036 | 9.714 | Sunnyside Avenue | Former SR-65 | ||
| 6.937 | 11.164 | 2300 East | Former SR-195 | ||
| 8.643 | 13.910 | Parleys Way west | Interchange; no westbound entrance | ||
| 8.856 | 14.252 | I-80 – Reno, Park City, Evanston | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-80 exit 129 | ||
| 9.336 | 15.025 |  I-215 south (Belt Route) | Eastern terminus; interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-215 exit 1 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
Utah portal
References
- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: SR-186, updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google.
- ^ "72-4-124 State highways -- SR-186, SR-189, SR-190". le.utah.gov. Utah State Legislature. 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 186. From route 1 in Salt Lake City east via Fourth South Street to Tenth East Street, thence via Fifth South Street to the State University, and from the State University west on Second South Street to Thirteenth East Street, thence south to route 4.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 186. From route 68 in Salt Lake City easterly via Fourth South, Tenth East and Fifth South Streets and the State University to route 4 near the mouth of Parleys Canyon.
- ^ Salt Lake City Street and Vicinity Maps (Map) (1948 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Goshua Company. Standard Oil. § F-10.
- ^ Salt Lake City Street and Vicinity Maps (Map) (1954 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Goshua Company. Standard Oil. § F-10.
- ^ Salt Lake City (Map) (1965 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Goshua Company. Standard Oil. § F-7.
- ^ a b c Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 186". (4.31 MB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(67) From Salt Lake City westerly via North Temple street and Airport to junction with route 4 near Salt Lake-Tooele county line.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 267". (1.66 MB), updated December 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 176. From route 1 in Salt Lake City south via Second West and Ninth South to route 1.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 176". (2.24 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 202". (639 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 39: Highway Code". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 184. From route 1 at North Temple and State Streets in Salt Lake City northerly via State Street to the State Capitol, thence westerly via Second North and northerly via Columbus Street and Victory Road to route 1 at Beck Street.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 181. From a point on route 1 in Salt Lake City near the Municipal Hot Springs, thence on a route to be selected by the state road commission, to the State Capitol, thence via State Street to South Temple Street; thence east to Thirteenth East Street, thence south to junction with route 186.
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