State Route 77 (SR-77) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, running west and south from Springville across I-15 to SR-147 in rural Utah County.
 State Route 77 | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.069 mi[1] (14.595 km) | |||
| Existed | 1962–present | |||
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| West end |  SR-147 near Benjamin | |||
 I-15 in Springville | ||||
| East end |  US 89 in Springville | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
editSR-77 begins at an intersection with SR-147 north of Benjamin. It heads north on 3200 West through Lake Shore, and after a few turns near the shore of Utah Lake, and a bridge over the Spanish Fork, ends up eastbound on 4000 South. The route enters Springville as it curves into 3900 South, crossing I-15 and becoming 400 South in that city's grid. After crossing over the Union Pacific Railroad's Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW), SR-77 ends at US-89 (Main Street) near downtown Springville. The entire route is within the flat Utah Valley, rich farmland that was once the bed of Lake Bonneville.[2] In addition, the portion between I-15 and US-89 is part of the National Highway System.[3]
History
editThe state legislature designated State Route 228 in 1941, beginning at SR-147 west of Spanish Fork and heading northwest on Palmyra Drive via Palmyra and south on 3200 West to SR-115 at Benjamin.[4] A new State Route 77 was created by the State Road Commission in 1962, connecting the planned I-15 to SR-1 (US-89) in Springville. The legislature deleted SR-228 in 1969, but the north–south piece became part of an extension of SR-77, along with a portion of 4000 South connecting the I-15/SR-77 interchange to former SR-228.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Utah County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-147 (W 6400 S) | ||
| | 2.917 | 4.694 | Palmyra Drive | Former SR-228 | |
| Springville | 7.154 | 11.513 | I-15 – Salt Lake City, Las Vegas | Exit 260 on I-15 | |
| 9.069 | 14.595 | US 89 (Main Street) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: "SR-77". (85.7 KB), updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1941). "Chapter 34". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 228. From route 147 about 1½ miles west of Spanish Fork, thence northwesterly via Palmyra to Barney Corner, thence south to route 115 at Benjamin.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 77". (676 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008