Utah State Route 24
Route map:
| East end |   I-70 / US 50 near Green River | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Emery | |||
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State Route 24 (SR-24) is a
Utah Scenic Byways program.[2]
Route description
The highway starts at
I-70 near Green River, taking a 163-mile (262 km) scenic route between the Fishlake and Dixie National Forests then through Capitol Reef National Park, along the eastern side of the San Rafael Reef passing Goblin Valley State Park and meeting I-70 again near Green River. Along the way, it passes through the towns of Loa, Lyman, Bicknell, Torrey and Hanksville
.
The Mars Society established the Mars Desert Research Station just outside Hanksville, due to its Mars-like terrain .[citation needed]
The north easterly section past the San Rafael Reef is open desert with distant views of the Henry and La Sal Mountains.[1]
Traffic volume
The Average Daily Traffic (AADT) for SR-24 is at its greatest between
I-70.[3]
History
The road from
Green River.[6]
A realignment in 1961 bypassed Capitol Reef Road between
1977 renumbering.[4] (The 1969 extension was signed as part of US-89 until 1992, soon after I-70 was completed.[7]
)
For a time in the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a State Route 24A, which was a short spur of SR-24 from Sigurd southwest along Main Street to SR-11/US-89.[8][9]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevier | Salina | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 50 (Main Street) – Scipio | Western terminus |
| Aurora | 5.301 | 8.531 |   SR-260 north | ||
| Sigurd | 7.705 | 12.400 |     SR-259 north to I-70 / US 89 | ||
| 8.165 | 13.140 |   SR-118 south – Richfield | |||
| Glenwood | 16.006 | 25.759 |   SR-119 west – Richfield | ||
Plateau Junction | 32.310 | 51.998 |  SR-62 south – Junction | ||
Fish Lake | 39.094 | 62.916 |  SR-25 north | ||
| Wayne | Loa | 51.575 | 83.002 |  SR-72 north to I-70 | |
| Torrey | 69.526 | 111.891 |  SR-12 south – Escalante | ||
| Hanksville | 116.484 | 187.463 |  SR-95 south – Blanding | ||
| Emery | Green River | 159.811– 160.234 | 257.191– 257.872 | I-70 / US 50 – Richfield, Green River | I-70 exit 149. |
| 160.294 | 257.968 | Four Corners Mine Road | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Highway Reference Online - SR-24". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Capitol Reef Scenic Byway". Utah.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 2005.
- ^ a b "State Road Resolutions SR-24.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (17.9 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
24. From Sigurd southeasterly via Plateau Junction, Loa and Fruita to Hanksville.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 24. From Sigurd southeasterly via Plateau Junction, Loa and Fruita to Hanksville, thence northeasterly to Green River on route 8.
- ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-70.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (17.4 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 39: Highway Code". Session Laws of Utah. p. 163.
Route 24-A. From route 24 in Sigurd southwesterly to route 11.
- ^ "USGS Topographic Map". Historic Aerials. USGS. 1969. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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