Utah State Route 228 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:228
Alternate Name:Main Street
Section:128
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR-228 highlighted in red; SR-228 spur highlighted in blue
Length Mi:1.821
Length Notes:Mainline: 1.635miles
Spur: 0.196miles
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1981
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Leeds
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Leeds
Counties:Washington
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:227
Next Type:SR
Next Route:231

State Route 228 (SR-228) is a primarily north–south highway located completely within Leeds, Utah, that begins at the northbound off-ramp at an interchange with Interstate 15 (I-15) and runs northeast to another interchange on I-15. There is also a spur that connects with the southbound on-ramp of the southern interchange.

Route description

From its southern terminus at the northbound off-ramp of the interchange on I-15 at exit 22 in Leeds, SR-228 heads northeast, roughly paralleling I-15 along Main Street, until it turns northwest onto Silver Reef Road. After passing under I-15 it reaches it northern terminus at the southbound off-ramp of the interchange with I-15 at exit 23. The spur begins at the southbound on-ramp at exit 22 and heads southeast along Cemetery Road until it reaches its terminus at South Main Street (SR-228).

History

SR-228 received its designation in 1981 when the existing local roads were granted state highway status by the Utah State Legislature. Originally, the route began with the current spur (Cemetery Road) and then headed northeast along Main Street for the remainder of the current route (including the portion on Silver Reef Road), but did not include any portion of South Main Street south of Cemetery Road.[2] However, sometime prior to 1998, the official designation had been amended to reflect the current route.[3] It was formerly part of U.S. Route 91.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Route 228 Highway Reference . . January 2, 2013 . February 18, 2013.
  2. Web site: Laws of the State of Utah . Utah Government Digital Library . 832 . 1981 . February 18, 2014 . SR-228 From the southbound on ramp east to Main Street in Leeds then north to the northbound on ramp then west to the southbound off ramp..
  3. Web site: Laws of the State of Utah passed at the 1998 general session . Utah Government Digital Library . 877 . 1998 . February 18, 2014 . SR-228. From the northbound off-ramp of Route 15 at the South Leeds Interchange; then northerly [via] on Main Street in Leeds to the northbound on-ramp of Route 15; then westerly to the southbound off-ramp of Route 15; and from the southbound on-ramp of Route 15 easterly to Main Street in Leeds..