Utah State Route 279

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US-191 near Moab
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-276→ SR-280

State Route 279 is a

Potash – Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway by the Utah State Legislature,[2] however is known locally as Potash Road.[3]

This highway was intended to be part of a longer highway, State Route 278, that was to scale the canyon walls between Moab and

four wheel drive enthusiasts. The jeep trails beginning where SR-279 ends are used to access Canyonlands National Park
and Dead Horse Point.

Route description

State Route 279 following the Colorado River

The highway begins just north of Moab at a junction with

petroglyphs and jeep trails leading to Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park. The highway also passes by three named natural arches, Corona Arch, Bow Tie Arch, and Jug Handle Arch.[2][3]

History

The potash mine at southern terminus of SR-279 as seen from Dead Horse Point State Park

The

county road to Dead Horse Point through Sevenmile Canyon.[7]

"Wall Street" along SR 279 is a popular rockclimbing area for tourists.
Petroglyphs inscribed on the Wall Street Canyon.

In 1963,

I-84 near Southington, Connecticut and I-405 near Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles, California.[10][11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Grand County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000Potash PlantSouthern terminus
​1.6782.700Jug Handle Arch View area
​5.1238.245Gold Bar Recreation Area and Campgrounds
​5.2948.520Corona Arch/ Bow Tie Arch parking area
​9.39015.112Dinosaur Footprints View Area/Poison Spider Mesa Trailhead
​9.72615.652Williams Bottom Camping Area
​11.18417.999Jaycee Park Recreation Site
​15.17824.427 US 191 – Moab, To I-70Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway Reference Online - SR 279". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Potash/Colorado River Scenic Byway". Utah Office of Tourism. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Scenic Drives in the Moab Area". Moab Area Travel Council. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  4. ISBN 0-929591-74-7
    .
  5. ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-279.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
  6. ^ Utah State Legislature (1961). "Chapter 58: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 279. From junction with route 9 north of Moab, southwesterly down the right side of the Colorado River via Gold Bar and Day Canyon to Dead Horse Point.
  7. ^ a b "State Road Resolutions SR-278.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
  8. New York Times
    , Texas Gulf Sulphur Plans Big Utah Potash Project, September 27, 1960, p. 49
  9. ^ Utah State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 39: Highway Code". Session Laws of Utah. Route 278. From Dead Horse Point easterly to route 279 near Day Canyon. Route 279. From the Potash Plant north along the Colorado River to route 9 north of Moab.
  10. ^ "America's Prize Winning". Modesto Bee And News-Herald. October 20, 1963.
  11. ^ Mark D. O'Neil. "Scan of 1964 Utah Department of Highways official map". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
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