Utah State Route 157 (SR-157) is a state highway in Carbon County in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning just over 5 miles (8.0 km), it connects Helper and Spring Glen with Kenilworth to the northeast.
 State Route 157 | ||||
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 SR-157 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.189 mi[1] (8.351 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 6 / US 191 in Helper | |||
| East end | 1st Avenue in Kenilworth | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
editState Route 157 begins on US-6/US-191 at the Poplar Street/Hill Street interchange in the city of Helper.[1] From there the route travels east 0.2 miles (0.32 km) along Poplar Street before turning south onto South Main Street. The route then continues south 1.2 miles (1.9 km) along South Main Street (which becomes North Spring Glen Road) toward Spring Glen, parallel to US-6/US-191, before turning east onto Kenilworth Road (initially 4500 North). The route then travels east-northeast along Kenilworth Road about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to Kenilworth, turning north onto Main Street for about 0.2 miles (0.32 km), which then turns back to the west for the last 0.2 miles (0.32 km), ending at Main Street and 1st Avenue.[1][3]
History
editState Route 157 was established in 1933 as connecting what was then SR-8 (now US-6) between Helper and Spring Glen with Kenilworth.[2] In 1953, the state legislature designated State Route 244 in 1953 as a loop off US-6 (then also US-50) in Helper, running along Poplar Street and Main Street. The west end of SR-157 was extended north to SR-244 in Helper in 1961. In 2013, SR-244 was removed from the State Highway System, but the section of the former state route along Poplar Street (from US-6/US-191 to South Main Street) was added to SR-157. The result is the current alignment of SR-157 (south from Helper to Kenilworth road, thence northeast to Kenilworth).[2][4]
The entirety of the former SR-244 designation, which includes the Poplar Street segment of modern SR-157, remains signed as U.S. Route 6 Business.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Carbon County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Helper | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 6 / US 191 | Western terminus; west end of US-6 Business concurrency | |
| 0.183 | 0.295 |  US 6 Bus. (South Main Street) | Former SR-244; east end of US-6 Business concurrency | ||
| Spring Glen | 1.443 | 2.322 |  SR-139 (North Spring Glen Road) | ||
| Kenilworth | 5.189 | 8.351 | 1st Avenue | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Highway Reference (Route 157)". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 10 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Feb 2014.
- ^ a b c "Route 157". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. May 2013. Retrieved 19 Feb 2014.
- ^ "Utah State Route 157" (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Route 244". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. May 2013. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 19 Feb 2014.