Utah State Route 59
 State Route 59 | ||||
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 State Route 59 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.206 mi[1] (35.737 km) | |||
| Existed | 1914 as a state highway; 1931 as SR-59–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 389 in Hildale/Colorado City, AZ | |||
| North end |  SR-9 in Hurricane | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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State Route 59 (SR-59) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway connects Hurricane to the twin cities of Hildale and Colorado City, Arizona. The highway connects to US-89A through Arizona State Route 389. The route was added to the state highway system in 1914, and has had several designations.
Route description
[edit]The route begins at the Arizona border in Hildale (whose Arizona counterpart is Colorado City). These two towns are largely known for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or the FLDS), a Mormon fundamentalist sect that broke away the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or the LDS).[citation needed] The highway proceeds northwest past Hildale (where the street is known as State Street) for nearly 15 miles before beginning a 5-mile (8 km) descent into Hurricane. A runaway truck ramp is located along this descent.[citation needed] The route enters Hurricane on 100 South and proceeds to turn north on Main Street. The route proceeds for a block before terminating at SR-9 (State Street).[2]
The northernmost 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of the route is included in the National Highway System.[3]
History
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The road from SR-15 (now SR-9 and SR-17) at La Verkin Junction south to Hurricane was added to the state highway system in 1912, and in 1914 it was extended southeast via Big Plain Junction to Arizona.[4][5] In the 1920s, the entire route was numbered State Route 16.[6] A connection from SR-15 (now SR-9) in Rockville south to SR-16 at Big Plain Junction became a state highway in 1925.[7] In 1927, SR-16 was moved to the Rockville-Arizona route, and the roadway between La Verkin and Big Plain Junctions became part of the new SR-17, which also went southwest from Hurricane to SR-1 (US-91, now I-15).[8] The Hurricane-Big Plain Junction branch was split from SR-17 in 1931, becoming a new State Route 59.[9] The entirety of SR-16 was deleted in 1935, permanently removing the Rockville-Big Plain Junction road from the state highway system;[10] the highway beyond Big Plain Junction to Arizona was also removed, but was re-added in 1941 as part of SR-59, forming the present extent of that route.[11] SR-59 was almost completed relocated in 1962, including a new crossing of the state line; it had ended at the west end of Uzona Avenue, which extends west along the border from Colorado City/Hildale, but now crosses within the city limits.[5] The connecting State Route 389 in Arizona was not added to that state's state highway system until 1959.[12]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Washington County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hildale | 0.000 | 0.000 |  SR 389 east – Colorado City, Fredonia | Southern terminus | |
| Hurricane | 22.206 | 35.737 | SR-9 (State Street) – La Verkin | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Route 59 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "SR-59 overview" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 17". (2.96 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 59". (647 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ State Road Commission, Utah State Trunk Lines, 1923
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1925). "Chapter 71: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(c) From the junction of the Anderson-Arizona road eastwardly via Virgin, Wheeler, Rockville and Springdale, to the Zion National Park, from Rockville southerly to the Utah-Arizona State line.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
16. From Rockville southerly via Big Plain Junction to the Utah-Arizona State line, near Short Creek, Arizona. 17. From Harrisburg Bench easterly to Hurricane and La Verkin, and from Hurricane easterly to Big Plain Junction.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(59) From Hurricane on route 17 southeasterly to Big Plain junction, on route 16.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 59. From Hurricane on route 17 southeasterly via Big Plain Junction to the Utah-Arizona state line.
- ^ Arizona Highway Data: Search Right-of-Way Resolutions, accessed June 2008
- ^ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
External links
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Media related to Utah State Route 59 at Wikimedia Commons