Utah State Route 77 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:77
Section:113
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:9.069
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1962
Direction A:West
Terminus A: near Benjamin
Junction: in Springville
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Springville
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:76
Next Type:SR
Next Route:78

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.

Route description

SR-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

The 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]

Notes and References

  1. [Utah Department of Transportation]
  2. [Google Maps]
  3. Web site: Utah National Highway System. UDOT Data Portal. January 23, 2019.
  4. 1941. 34. 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..
  5. [Utah Department of Transportation]