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Moab (/ ˈ m oʊ. æ b / ⓘ) is the largest city and county seat of Grand County [5] in eastern Utah in the western United States, known for its dramatic scenery. The population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. [6] Moab attracts many tourists annually, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
The entire length of SR-279 has been designated the Potash – Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway by the Utah State Legislature, [2] however is known locally as Potash Road. [3] This highway was intended to be part of a longer highway, State Route 278, that was to scale the canyon walls between Moab and Dead Horse Point State Park. Only the ...
The road from Bluff north via Monticello, Moab, and Valley City to Thompson (a station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad) became a state highway in 1910. [7] To connect this road with the rest of the state highway system, a road from Valley City northwest via Floy to Green River was added in 1912, as was a connection from Thompson to via Cisco to Colorado. [8]
Though SR-279 was completed in 1962, SR-278 was never constructed. In 1975, the proposal for SR-278 was cancelled. In its place, the Utah Department of Transportation assigned SR-313, assuming maintenance for what was local roads. [6] The original roadbed featured blind switchbacks and an 11% grade on the descent into Seven Mile canyon.
U.S. Route 6 (US-6) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway through the central part of the U.S. state of Utah.Although it is only about 40 miles (64 km) longer than US-50, it serves more populated areas and, in fact, follows what had been US-50's routing until it was moved to follow Interstate 70 (I-70) in 1976.
Legislative designation for US-40 in eastern Utah SR-7: I-15 in St. George: Sand Hollow Road near Hurricane: 18.299 29.449 2009 current Southern Parkway SR-7: US-89 in Provo: US-40 in Heber City: 1920s 1977 Legislative designation for US-189: SR-8: Dixie Downs Road/Dixie Drive in St. George SR-18 (Bluff Street) in St. George: 1.303 2.097 1991 ...
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) in the U.S. state of Utah is a north-south United States Highway spanning more than 502 miles (807.891 km) through the central part of the state, making it the longest road in Utah.
State Route 211 is a state route in Utah that is an access road for Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument and the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. The entire length of the highway has been designated the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway. [2] Route 211 runs west to Photograph Gap US 191 & Utah Route 211 Markers