Utah State Route 100 (SR-100) is a
state highway in the U.S. state of
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
. Located entirely in
Millard County
Millard County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,503. Its county seat is Fillmore, and the largest city is Delta.
History
The Utah Territory legislature created the county o ...
, it connects the city of
Fillmore with
Flowell and the
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
of
McCornick over a distance of .
Route description
The route begins as 400 North at
SR-99 (Main Street) in
Fillmore. From here, it travels west out of town, crosses over
I-15. After , the route turns north and continues through rural Millard County for about until it ends at
US-50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
.
The course of this route trends generally from southeast to northwest. Although there is not an abundance of directional banner signage on the route, what few banners that exist indicate that SR-100 is an east-west route. Despite this, the route description and mileposts begin in Fillmore as they would if this were a north-south route.
Photo Gallery
Sr100 eend 99 i1499.jpg, One of Utah's intersections of consecutively-numbered routes (May 2020)
Sr100 ebegin i1498.jpg, The eastern beginning of SR-100 at SR-99 in Fillmore (May 2020)
Sr100 wend i1535.jpg, The western end of SR-100 (May 2020)
Sr100 wbegin i1533.jpg, The western beginning of SR-100 (May 2020)
Sr100 turn i1531.jpg, SR-100 right-angle turn near Flowell. The road turns from south to head east into Fillmore (May 2020)
Sr100 mid reassurance i1530.jpg, SR-100 midroute reassurance without directional banner, just beyond the 90° turn near Flowell. This one is facing northbound (westbound) traffic (May 2020)
History
SR-100 was originally established in 1935 as connecting
Fillmore at
SR-1 (Main Street) and
Flowell. The construction of
I-15 through the area resulted in the old alignment of the route along 100 North to be severed in two by the interstate, so in 1965, the route was moved north three blocks to its current alignment along 400 North because of the proposed underpass on that street.
In 1969, the from near Flowell northward to
US-50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
was transferred to the route, resulting in its current length and alignment.
Major intersections
References
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100
100 or one hundred ( Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
100