Utah State Route 94 Explained

State:UT
Type:SR
Route:94
Section:115
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR-94 highlighted in red
Length Mi:0.958
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1969
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Thompson Springs
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Thompson Springs
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:93
Next Type:SR
Next Route:95

State Route 94 (SR-94), located entirely within Grand County, is a 0.958adj=midNaNadj=mid minor collector state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway serves as a spur route into Thompson Springs. The highway was formed in 1969, at the same time Interstate 70 (I-70) was constructed through the area.

Route description

Located entirely in Grand County's Thompson Springs,[2] SR-94 begins at a diamond interchange with exit 187 of I-70 and heads north as a two - lane undivided highway. The road turns to the northeast after passing a Shell gas station, intersecting a local road, and then the highway forms the western border of a Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) maintenance facility.[1] After the maintenance facility the route turns north again and passes a mobile home court and comes to an end at an intersection with Old Cisco Highway. Across Old Cisco Highway is the former Thompson railroad depot of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.

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 740 vehicles traveled along the highway,[3] with 51 percent of the traffic consisted of trucks.[4] UDOT has classified the roadway as a minor collector route.[5]

History

State Route 94 was formed in 1969 as a connector from I-70 to Thompson Springs. When I-70 was constructed through the area, it bypassed the town, creating a need for a connector road. The northern terminus of the route is old US-6/US-50.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Route 94. Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. 30 Sep 2008. May 2008. PDF.
  2. Utah Department of Transportation. General Highway Map - Grand County. udot.utah.gov. 2005. 3. 21 Dec 2013. 1:29,040.
  3. Traffic on Utah Highways. Program Development Division. udot.utah.gov. 20. 2012. 21 Dec 2013. Utah Department of Transportation. PDF.
  4. Truck Traffic on Utah Highways. Program Development Division. udot.utah.gov. 19. 2012. 21 Dec 2013. Utah Department of Transportation. PDF.
  5. Utah Department of Transportation. Grand County. udot.utah.gov. 21 Dec 2013. 10 Nov 2009. 1:337,920. Rural Functional Class Maps.