Utah State Route 202

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For the former highways, see
Utah State Route 202 (1961-1967)
.

State Route 202 marker

State Route 202

Map
SR-202 in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length1.683 mi[1] (2.709 km)
Existed1969–present
Major junctions
South end SR-201 near Magna, Utah
North end I-80 near Great Salt Lake
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-201→ SR-203

State Route 202 (SR-202) is a 1.683-mile (2.709 km) long

Interstate 80 (I-80) in rural Salt Lake County. The road has existed since at least 1937, when it connected U.S. Route 40 (US-40) and US-50
via the Garfield Cut-Off Road. It also serves as the eastbound on-ramp for I-80.

Route description

Located entirely in

right-of-way for the railroad, and the highway itself.[5]

SR-202 serves as the eastbound ramp from SR-201 onto Interstate I-80, because at its intersection with I-80, the SR-201 (which is the southern terminus of SR-202) traffic only has the option to continue on I-80 westbound, and does not have an offramp to eastbound I-80.[6] Traffic on SR-202 has increased 12% between 2002 and 2007, with a daily average of 735 cars per day using SR-202 in 2007,[7] compared to 475 cars per day in 2002.[8] Half of the traffic on SR-202 consists of buses and trucks.[9]

History

Two other roads have been designated Utah State Route 202 in the past. From 1939 to 1953, the name was used by the road that formed the eastern approach to Mercur, Utah, and later became part of SR-73.[10] From 1961 to 1967, the name was used by Main Street between SR-201 (2100 South) and SR-171 in downtown Salt Lake City, which is now part of Utah State Route 186.[11]

The road that currently carries the SR-202 designation has existed since 1937, when it connected US-40 and US-50 along the Garfield Cut-Off Road.[12] The Utah State Legislature designated the road SR-202 in 1969, thus taking responsibility of maintaining the road from the county.[13] No changes or alterations have been made to SR-202, except for the legal definition of the road, which has changed twice since it was formed.[13]

On September 26, 2008, a sulfuric acid spill occurred, reported by people in vehicles traveling on Interstate 80.[14]

In 2015, as part of a federal-aid project, a

traffic signal was installed at the junction with SR-201, which was moved slightly to the west; as a result, the south end of SR-202 was realigned, resulting in a net loss of approximately 0.21 miles (0.34 km) of state highway mileage.[13]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Salt Lake County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR-201 – Magna, KennecottSouthern terminus
1.303–
1.596		2.097–
2.569
Salt Lake City
1.6832.709Saltair Drive / Frontage RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

  • Looking north at the intersection of Utah State Route 201 and Utah State Route 202 (the southern terminus of SR-202), March 2016
    Looking north at the intersection of Utah State Route 201 and Utah State Route 202 (the southern terminus of SR-202), March 2016
  • Looking northwest at the Interstate 80 and Utah State Route 202 interchange (the northern terminus of SR-202) with Stansbury Island, the Great Salt Lake, and Saltair in the background, March 2016
    Looking northwest at the Interstate 80 and Utah State Route 202 interchange (the northern terminus of SR-202) with Stansbury Island, the Great Salt Lake, and Saltair in the background, March 2016
  • Looking south at the intersection of Utah State Route 201 and Utah State Route 202 (the southern terminus of SR-202) with the snow covered Oquirrh Mountains in the background, March 2016
    Looking south at the intersection of Utah State Route 201 and Utah State Route 202 (the southern terminus of SR-202) with the snow covered Oquirrh Mountains in the background, March 2016
  • Looking northwest from Utah State Route 202 across Interstate 80 at Saltair, Utah, March 2016
    Looking northwest from Utah State Route 202 across Interstate 80 at Saltair, Utah, March 2016

References

  1. ^ a b "Route 202" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. May 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ General highway map — Salt Lake County, Utah (Map). Utah Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Utah Multipurpose Map (Map). 1:250,000. 5 of 7. Cartography by AAA Engineering and Drafting. Utah Travel Council. pp. 103–105. § F-1.
  4. ^ Google (October 7, 2008). "SR-202 Overview" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  5. ^ Assessor Parcel Viewer / Public Version (Map). Cartography by ArdMS. Salt Lake County, Utah Assessors Office. 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  6. ^ Google (September 15, 2008). "SR-201/I-80 interchange" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  7. ^ "Traffic on Utah Highways 2007" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. July 2, 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  8. ^ "Traffic on Utah Highways 2004" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. December 13, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  9. ^ "Truck Traffic on Utah Highways 2007" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. August 18, 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  10. ^ Utah State Legislature (1939). "Chapter 47: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 202. From a point on route 73 near Fairfield westerly to Mercur.
  11. ^ "Route 176" (pdf). Highway Resolutions. Utah Department of Transportation. November 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  12. ^ Texaco Road Map Idaho, Montana, Wyoming (Map). 1:1,774,080. Cartography by Rand McNally. Texaco. 1937. § N-6. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  13. ^ a b c "Route 202" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah Department of Transportation. November 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  14. ^ Hollenhorst, John; Giauque, Marc (September 26, 2008). "Acid spill shuts down I-80 on-ramp". KSL-TV. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2008.

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