Utah State Route 90 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:90
Alternate Name:200 South[1]
Section:114
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:1.178
Length Round:3
Established:1975
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Brigham City
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Brigham City
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:89A
Next Type:US
Next Route:91

State Route 90 (SR-90) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that sits completely within Brigham City in Box Elder County. The route travels from its western terminus at SR-13 to its eastern terminus at the junction of US-89/US-91.[1]

SR-90 was the old routing of US-89/US-91 through the city before it was re-routed to a path bypassing the town.

Route description

SR-90 begins in the center of Brigham City and heads east through the east-central portion of the town. After continuing east for six blocks, the highway veers to the southeast to meet with US-89/US-91 at the mouth of Brigham Canyon, where SR-90 traffic is diverted to US-89/US-91 northbound through a flyover ramp.[2]

History

200 South in Brigham City was added to the state highway system in 1910,[3] and in the 1920s it became part of SR-1 (US-91).[4] A proposed connection from proposed I-15 southwest of Brigham City east and northeast to SR-1 east of Brigham City was numbered State Route 85 in 1960, and in 1962, when SR-1 was moved to I-15, SR-85 was extended along former SR-1 to Idaho. 200 South, which was bypassed by the construction of SR-85 in about 1971,[5] remained as a spur of SR-85 until 1975, when it was renumbered SR-90.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Route 90 Highway reference . .
  2. Web site: Google Maps . .
  3. [Utah Department of Transportation]
  4. [Rand McNally]
  5. [Federal Highway Administration]
  6. [Utah Department of Transportation]