Utah State Route 132 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:132
Section:119
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR-132 highlighted in red
Length Mi:63.132
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1933
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Lynndyl
Junction: in Nephi
in Nephi
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Pigeon Hollow Junction
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:131
Next Type:SR
Next Route:133

State Route 132 (SR-132) is a 63.132-longNaN-long state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It connects U.S. Route 6 (US-6) in Lynndyl to US-89 at Pigeon Hollow Junction, crossing Interstate 15 (I-15) in Nephi.

Route description

The route starts in Millard County at US-6 in Lynndyl, north of Delta and south of Little Sahara Recreation Area, and travels east through Leamington before turning northeast and entering Juab County. The route continues northeast, crossing the Sevier River, gradually turning east before entering Nephi and crossing I-15. Leaving Nephi, the route enters Salt Creek Canyon, where it intersects the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, before turning southeast, entering Sanpete County. From here, the route turns south-southeast, passing through Fountain Green and Moroni, after which the route turns south through Chester before ending at the intersection with US-89. The stretch of the route from Nephi to the US-89 junction is also used as the primary route connecting Snow College in Ephraim as well as Manti to the Wasatch Front.

History

The route was formally established in 1933 with the purpose of connecting Nephi to US-50, which is now US-6. In 1945, the route was swapped with SR-148, forming the present route west of Nephi. In 1969, the route was extended east to Pigeon Hollow Junction along a roadway that had been signed as U.S. Route 189 in the 1930s.

The road from US-91 (now SR-28) in Nephi to and beyond Pigeon Hollow Junction was added to the state highway system in 1910,[2] and became part of State Route 11 in the 1920s.[3] As the part south of Pigeon Hollow Junction was (and still is) marked as US-89, the Nephi-Pigeon Hollow Junction connection was marked as a branch, US-189, from about 1930[4] until 1938 (when a new US-189 was created).[5]

West of Nephi, State Route 132 was formed in 1933 to connect Nephi to US-50 (now US-6) near Jericho.[6] State Route 148 was also formed at that time, connecting US-50 in Lynndyl to Leamington,[7] and two years later it was extended to meet SR-132 west of Nephi.[8] SR-132 and SR-148 were swapped in 1945, giving SR-132 its current route west of Nephi.[9] SR-148 was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[10] and at the same time, SR-132 was extended east to Pigeon Hollow Junction, replacing part of SR-11.[11] (The next piece to the south became part of SR-32.)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utah Department of Transportation . Utah Department of Transportation . Highway Reference Information . SR-132 . PDF . January 2017 . Utah Department of Transportation . August 2, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Utah Department of Transportation . Highway Resolutions . Route 11 . PDF . January 2008 . Utah Department of Transportation . June 25, 2008 .
  3. Rand McNally . Rand McNally . http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/Utah/ . Utah . Auto Road Atlas . 1926 . Chicago . Rand McNally . Broer Maps Online .
  4. Rand McNally . http://members.aol.com/utahhwyz/histmaps/31us189.jpg . Utah . Auto Road Atlas . Chicago . Rand McNally . 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040514011829/http://members.aol.com/utahhwyz/histmaps/31us189.jpg . May 14, 2004 .
  5. News: . Road Routing of U.S. 89 Settled . December 15, 1938 .
  6. 1933. 30. (132) From Nephi westerly to connect with route 26 near Jericho..
  7. 1933. 30. (148) From Leamington westerly to junction with route 126[sic]..
  8. 1935. Route 148. From Lynndyl northeasterly via Leamington to junction with route 132 west of Nephi..
  9. 1945. Route 132. From Nephi on route 1 southwesterly to Lynndyl on route 26." "Route 148. From route 132 northwesterly to route 26 near Jericho..
  10. Web site: Utah Department of Transportation . Highway Resolutions . Route 148 . PDF . November 2007 . Utah Department of Transportation . June 25, 2008 .
  11. Web site: Utah Department of Transportation . Highway Resolutions . Route 132 . PDF . November 2007 . June 25, 2008 .