Utah State Route 200 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:200
Section:125
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR-200 highlighted in red
Length Mi:1.565
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1930s
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Lewiston
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Idaho state line toward Preston
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:199
Next Type:SR
Next Route:201

State Route 200 (SR-200) is a 1.565adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It serves to connect Lewiston's Center Street (SR-61) to the Idaho border. The roadway continues north past the state line into the city of Preston, Idaho.

Route description

SR-200 begins eight blocks west of the city center of Lewiston along a roadway designated 800 West. Heading due north from Center Street (SR-61), SR-200 travels through rural farmland, only intersecting one street, 800 North, before reaching the Idaho state line. The shoulder of the highway is less than NaNfeet wide, thus is not considered a bicycle friendly route.[2] The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) classifies the route as a collector route.[3] Every year, UDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of average annual daily traffic (AADT), a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2012, UDOT calculated that 1,145 vehicles used the highway on an average day, representing a decrease in traffic over the last two years (1,170 in 2011, 1,175 in 2010).[4] Eighteen percent of this was truck traffic.[5]

History

The roadway linking Lewiston to Preston has existed since at least 1937.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Route 200. May 1, 2008. Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. December 20, 2013. PDF.
  2. Utah Department of Transportation. Utah Bicycle Suitability Map. December 20, 2013. Scale not given. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022165912/http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200404201454221. October 22, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Utah Department of Transportation. Cache County. December 20, 2013. January 2010. 1:85,800. Rural Functional Class Maps.
  4. Traffic on Utah Highways. 31. 2012. December 20, 2013. Utah Department of Transportation. PDF. Staff.
  5. Truck Traffic on Utah Highways. 30. 2012. December 20, 2013. Utah Department of Transportation. PDF. Staff.
  6. Texaco. Texaco Road Map Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. 1937. Rand McNally. 1:1,774,080. K-6. December 20, 2013.