| State: | UT |
| Type: | SR |
| Route: | 96 |
| Alternate Name: | Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Section: | 115 |
| Length Mi: | 22.759 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | 1935[2] |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | Clear Creek |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | near Soldier Summit |
| Junction: | near Clear Creek |
| Previous Type: | SR |
| Previous Route: | 95 |
| Next Type: | SR |
| Next Route: | 97 |
State Route 96 (SR-96) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting SR-264 and the town of Scofield to US-6 in a span of 22.76miles. The route is known as the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway, part of The Energy Loop, a National Scenic Byway.
The highway begins in the town of Clear Creek, Utah and heads north as a two-lane undivided highway. The route then reaches SR-264 and turns east on the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway as a continuation of SR-264. Past this intersection, the road turns north-northwest and soon enters Scofield. Past Scofield, the route continues northwesterly to pass the west shore of the Scofield Reservoir. On the northwestern side of the Reservoir, SR-96 passes on the Scofield Dam and then heads north, north-northwest, and due east to terminate at US-6, south of Soldier Summit and northeast of Helper.[3]
The highway was relocated during the construction of the Scofield Dam in 1943 by the W.W. Clyde Company of Springville, Utah. During 1945, SR-96 was completed crossing the old spillway and connecting it with the dam. From the south end of the dam, it connected to the old route, continuing into Scofield.[4]