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State Route 96 (SR-96) is a
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
The highway was relocated during the construction of the Scofield Project – History
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state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting SR-264 and the town of Scofield to US-6 in a span of . The route is known as the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway, part of The Energy Loop
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the state of Utah. It spans approximately as it travels from Fairview, Utah, Fairview through the Manti-La Sal National Forest southeast to Huntington, Utah, Hu ...
, a National Scenic Byway
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.
Route description
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
Scofield Reservoir is a reservoir impounded by Scofield Dam, in Carbon County, Utah. Located on the Price River, a tributary of the Green River, Scofield Reservoir is adjacent to the northernmost boundary of the Manti–La Sal National For ...
. On the northwestern side of the Reservoir, SR-96 passes on the Scofield Dam
Scofield may refer to:
People
* Barbara Scofield (born 1926), American tennis player
* Bryant T. Scofield (1823–1881), American lawyer and politician
* C. I. Scofield (1843–1921), American theologian and author of the Scofield Reference Bible ...
and then heads north, north-northwest, and due east to terminate at US-6, south of Soldier Summit
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Etymology
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and northeast of Helper.
History
The highway was relocated during the construction of the Scofield Dam
Scofield may refer to:
People
* Barbara Scofield (born 1926), American tennis player
* Bryant T. Scofield (1823–1881), American lawyer and politician
* C. I. Scofield (1843–1921), American theologian and author of the Scofield Reference Bible ...
in 1943 by the W.W. Clyde Company
WW Clyde is a heavy civil construction firm based in Orem, Utah, United States (but formerly in nearby Springville).
WW Clyde is a subsidiary of Clyde Companies, Inc, which also owns Geneva Rock, Sunroc, Sunpro, GWC Capital, Bridgesource, and B ...
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./ref>
Major intersections
See also
*List of state highways in Utah
The U.S. state of Utah, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) operates a system of state routes that serve all portions of the state. In official documents the state of Utah uses the term "state routes" for numbered, state maintained ...
References
External links
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