List of U.S. Highways in Utah

The U.S. Highways in Utah are maintained by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide system with only a small portion of its routes entering Utah. Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created on March 23, 1909, was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new UDOT in 1975.[1] There are 2,061.979 miles (3,318.434 km) of U.S. Highways in the state. The longest is U.S. Route 89 at 502.577 miles (808.819 km) and the shortest is U.S. Route 89A at 2.94 miles (4.73 km). Six former U.S. Highways exist in the state of Utah; of these, five have been replaced by current interstate and U.S. Highways, while the other was replaced by a state route. The most recent change was the redesignation of U.S. Route 666 as U.S. Route 491 in 2003.[2]

U.S. Route 6 marker

U.S. Route 89 marker

U.S. Route 191 marker

Highway markers for U.S. Highways in Utah
Highway names
US HighwaysUS Highway nn (US nn)
System links
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Mainline routes

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
US 6373.963601.835US 6 / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards ElyI-70 / US 6 / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction01936-01-011936currentUS 6 enters Utah through Delta, joined with US 50 until just after Delta and crosses across the middle of the state before joining I-70 and US 50 again to enter into Colorado, east of Cisco.[3][4]
US 30SIdaho state line near SnowvilleWyoming state line towards Evanston01926-01-01192601970-01-01c. 1970Replaced by I-80 / I-84 / US 189[5]
US 40174.624281.030I-80 at Silver Creek Junction near Park CityUS 40 at the Colorado state line towards Dinosaur01926-01-011926currentUS 40 starts at I-80 outside of Park City and heads through Heber City and Duchense before passing into Colorado near the Dinosaur National Monument.[6][7]
US 50334.920539.001US 6 / US 50 at the Nevada state line towards ElyI-70 / US 6 / US 50 at the Colorado state line towards Grand Junction01926-01-011926currentUS 50 enters Utah joined with US 6 until just outside Delta, crossing the midsection of Utah, before joining with I-70 for its final 174 miles (280 km) to Colorado.[8][9]
US 89502.577808.819US 89 at the Arizona state line towards PageUS 89 at the Idaho state line at Bear Lake01926-01-011926currentUS 89 is the longest U.S. Highway in Utah, going from the Arizona border to Idaho, paralleling I-15 for a good majority of the route, but it does split off at the north and south end of the route.[10][11]
US 9145.27172.857I-15 south of Brigham CityUS 91 at the Idaho state line towards Preston01926-01-011926currentThe highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the Salt Lake and Pocatello population centers.[12][13]
US 160US 6 / US 50 at Crescent JunctionColorado state line near Monticello01970-01-011970Replaced by US 163/US 666 (modern US 191 and US 491)[14]
US 16341.40566.635US 163 at the Arizona state line in Monument ValleyUS 191 at Bluff01970-01-011970currentUS 163 enters Utah in Monument Valley in the southeastern part of the state, across the San Juan River towards Bluff.[15][16]
US 18929.21647.019I-15 south of ProvoI-80 / US 189 at the Wyoming state line towards Evanston01938-01-011938currentFrom I-15 in Provo northeast through Provo Canyon to Heber City. From this point it overlaps US 40 until it intersects I-80, at which point it overlaps I-80 until the Wyoming border near Evanston.[17][18]
US 189US 91 in NephiUS 89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction01938-01-011938Replaced by SR-132[19]
US 191404.168650.445US 191 at the Arizona state line towards GanadoUS 191 at the Wyoming state line towards Rock Springs01981-01-011981currentUS 191 enters Utah in the southeastern part of the state and travels northward through Moab, veers to the northwest to Price, and back to the northeast through Vernal, before exiting into Wyoming near Flaming Gorge Reservoir.[20][21]
US 450US 6 / US 50 at Crescent JunctionColorado state line near Monticello01926-01-011926Replaced by US 160 (modern US 191 and US 491)[22]
US 49117.02027.391US 191 in MonticelloUS 491 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek02003-01-012003currentFrom US 191 in Monticello eastward until it exits the state into Colorado.[23][24]
US 530US 40 near Park CityUS 30S near Echo01926-01-011926Replaced by US 189 (modern I-80)[22]
US 666US 191 in MonticelloUS 666 at the Colorado state line towards Dove Creek01970-01-01197002003-01-012003Replaced by US 491[2]
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Special routes

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes



US 6 Bus.
3.435.52US 6/US 191 in HelperUS 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper)01953-01-011953currentServes Helper, former US 6 through downtown. Currently co-signed US 191 Business. Was previously cosigned US 50 Business

US 6 Bus.
2.9424.735US 6/US 191 in PriceUS 6/US 191 in Price01975-01-011975currentCosigned SR-55; former routing of US 6/50

US 40 Alt.
State Streetmouth of Parley's Canyon01964-01-01196401974-01-011974Served Salt Lake City along modern SR 186/Foothill Blvd. Was signed US 40 ALt in 1964, signed mainline US 40 in 1965, reverted back to Alternate in the 1970s.

US 40 Alt.
Kimball Junctioneast of Park City01953-01-01195301969-01-011969Served Park City

US 50 Alt.
Ely, NevadaProvo01954-01-01195401976-01-011976Former mainline US 50. Utah portion was entirely concurrent with other US Routes except for the portion that is modern SR 201. Most of the Nevada portion is today US 93 ALT/US 93.

Temp. US 50
Colton, UtahCastle Gate01912-01-011912[25][26]01927-01-011927Exited the Price River Canyon along modern US 191 near Castle Gate and returned via Emma Park Road to bypass a narrow, meandering portion of the canyon.
US 89A2.944.73US 89A at the Arizona state line towards FredoniaUS 89 in Kanab01960-01-011960currentOriginal routing of US 89 prior to the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam; demoted to an auxiliary route listed as SR-11 until 2008; provides access to Grand Canyon National Park from Utah[10][27]
US 89ACorner of 300 West and North Temple st in Salt Lake CitySouth Salt LakeRouted along 300 West in Salt Lake City. Co-signed US 91 ALT
US 89ANorth Salt LakeFarmington01930-01-01c. 1930Former US 89/91, Modern SR 106

US 91 Alt.
Corner of 300 West and North Temple St in Salt Lake CitySouth Salt LakeCosigned US 89 ALT, along 300 West in Salt Lake City

US 91 Alt.
North Salt LakeFarmington01930-01-01c. 1930Cosigned with US 89 ALT, modern SR 106

US 91 Alt.
LaytonOgdenFormer US 91, modern SR 26, SR 126 and briefly SR 273

US 189 Alt.
HailstoneWanshipModern SR 32. Modern SR 32 has alternated designations between US 189 and US 189ALT.

US 191 Bus.
3.435.52US 6/US 191 in HelperUS 6/US 191 in Spring Glenn (south of Helper)01981-01-011981currentServes Helper Cosigned US 6 Business, former mainline US 6/50
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