State Route 78 (SR-78) is a
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Utah
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that serves as a connector from the town of
Levan and
SR-28 to
Interstate 15 (I-15) and the
Chicken Creek Reservoir. The route was formed in 1977 and has preserved its initial state since then.
Route description
The road begins at a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with
I-15
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* Polikarpov I-15, a Soviet fighter aircraft
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at exit 207. From that point, the route heads northwest as a two-lane undivided highway, running almost parallel to I-15 in the west and Chicken Creek Reservoir in the east. Once the route passes the reservoir, it eventually turns north-northwesterly until reaching the intersection of a local road, where it turns east. The route enters Levan as 100 North and soon terminates at
SR-28, the main street of Levan.
The east–west portion of SR-78 between Levan and Elevator Road is a part of the
National Highway System.
Photo Gallery
Sr78 wend i1472.jpg, The western end of Utah 78, approximately 1/4 mile west of Interstate 15 at exit 202 (May 2020)
Sr78 wbegin i1472.jpg, The western beginning of Utah route 78, at the Union Pacific tracks, approximately 1/4 mile west of I-15 (May 2020)
Sr78 ebegin i1464.jpg, The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)
Sr28 78 jct i1462.jpg, The eastern end of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)
Sr28 78 split i1463.jpg, The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)
History
In 1975, as
Interstate 15 was being constructed in the area, State Route 163 was designated along the old alignment of
US-91 from I-15 at
Mills Junction to
SR-28 in
Levan.
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
Since this route shared a number with
U.S. Route 163 in southern Utah, it was renumbered to SR-78 in the
1977 Utah state route renumbering
In 1977, the Utah State Legislature changed its system of how state route numbers were used and assigned. Prior to 1977 Utah used a system where every U.S. Highway and Interstate Highway traversing the state was assigned a different Utah state rout ...
. The only change that has occurred to the route since then was a change to the legal definition in 1987, making it more detailed.
[Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: , updated November 2007, accessed July 2008]
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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