U.S. Route 189 is a spur of
U.S. Route 89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
. It currently runs for 322 miles (518 km) from
Provo, Utah
Provo ( ) is the List of cities and towns in Utah, fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County, Utah, Utah County and is home to Bri ...
at
Interstate 15
Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...
to
Jackson, Wyoming
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. The highway was not part of the original 1926
U.S. Highway system. The highway was created in the 1930s, absorbing former U.S. Route 530 and a portion of
U.S. Route 30S U.S. Route 30S may refer to:
* U.S. Route 30S (Oregon), now OR 201 and US 20/US 26 from Ontario to Caldwell
* U.S. Route 30S (Idaho–Utah–Wyoming), now I-84 and I-80 from Burley to Granger
* U.S. Route 30S (Nebraska–Iowa), now US 275, US 6, and ...
. The portion through
Provo Canyon (between Provo and
Heber City, Utah
Heber City is a city and county seat of Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 11,362 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
History
Heber City was first settled in 1859 by Rober ...
) has been designated the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway by the state of Utah.
Route description
Utah
US-189 begins in Provo where it is known as University Avenue, referring to
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
. The highway then winds up Provo Canyon passing by
Deer Creek Reservoir
The Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir hydroelectric facilities are on the Provo River in western Wasatch County, Utah, United States, about northeast of Provo. The dam is a zoned earthfill structure high with a crest length of . The dam contains 2, ...
and paralleling the route of the Heber Creeper (now known as the
Heber Valley Railroad
The Heber Valley Railroad (HVRX) is a heritage railroad based in Heber City, Utah. It operates passenger excursion trains along a line between Heber City and Vivian Park, which is located in Provo Canyon. The HVRX carries over 110,000 pass ...
). The portion in
Provo Canyon is designated the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway by the state legislature.
The highway exits Provo Canyon near
Heber City, Utah
Heber City is a city and county seat of Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 11,362 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
History
Heber City was first settled in 1859 by Rober ...
.
At Heber City US-189 meets
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
and is co-signed with Route 40 all the way to its junction with I-80.
Prior to the construction of the
Jordanelle Reservoir
Jordanelle Reservoir is a reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah, United States, just north of Heber City.
Jordanelle Reservoir is fed and drained primarily by the Provo River, and is impounded by the Jordanelle Dam, an earthen dam. The construction ...
, the highway continued north concurrent with the former alignment of US-40 that is now under water. US-40 and 189 separated at
Hailstone
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, also now under the lake. US-189 emerged from the lake shore along the route now signed
State Route 32. SR-32 and former US-189 join I-80 in
Wanship. Prior to the completion of Interstate 80 in eastern Utah US-189 formed the main streets of
Coalville
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and other communities now bypassed by I-80.
The Utah section of US-189 is defined in Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-124(2).
The Utah Code does not contain the concurrent alignment along US-40 and I-80, but the concurrent portion is included in Utah Department of Transportation maps of the area.
Wyoming
US 189 enters
Wyoming
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from the west co-routed with
Interstate 80
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. The routes separate east of
Evanston, at exit 18, where US 189 proceeds north through the town of
Kemmerer
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Places in the United States
* Kemmerer, Wyoming, a city
* Kemmerer High School, a high school in Kemmerer, Wyoming
* Kemmerer House, a historic home in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
* Kemmerer Hotel, a former historic hotel in Ke ...
, home of the
JC Penney
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Mother Store which is located along the route. US 189 continues north, eventually following the western shore of
Fontenelle Reservoir
Fontenelle Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located in southwest Wyoming. It lies almost entirely within Lincoln County, although the east end of the Fontenelle Dam and a tiny portion of the reservoir are actually in northwestern Sweetwat ...
and passing
Names Hill
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before entering
La Barge, passing what is left of the
Moondance Diner, which was moved to the town from
New York City
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in 2007, and is famous from many movies and television shows. The route then continues north along the
Green River towards the neighboring towns of
Big Piney and
Marbleton. This area is heavily developed by the
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industries. The route then cuts across the northern part of the
Green River Basin
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through the town of
Daniel
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and intersects with
US 191
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at Daniel Junction and runs concurrently to the north. Continuing north, the road traverses increasingly mountainous terrain, entering the
Bridger-Teton National Forest and passing through the small community of
Bondurant before descending through the narrow
Hoback River Canyon to an intersection with
US 26 and rejoining its parents route,
US 89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
at Hoback Junction.
History
There was a US-189 in the initial 1926 plan for
U.S. Highways, which ran from
Nephi to
Pigeon Hollow Junction. This route is currently the eastern half of
State Route 132.
In 1938, a second iteration of US 189 was created using several state routes. The portion from Provo to Heber City in Utah was numbered State Route 7. Although signed US-189 starting in 1938 this road retained the SR-7 designation until 1977.
US-189 replaced US-530, designated in 1926, between the modern junctions of I-80 with US-40 at Silver Creek Junction and
I-84
Interstate 84 may refer to:
* Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeaster ...
at
Echo
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. Between Echo and
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston is a city in and the county seat of Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is located near the border with Utah.
History
Evanston was named after James A. Evans, a civil engineer for t ...
US-189 was originally concurrent with US-30S. As portions of
I-80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
were complete, US-189 was moved from the old US-30S alignment to the freeway alignment.
Prior to the construction of the
Jordanelle Reservoir
Jordanelle Reservoir is a reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah, United States, just north of Heber City.
Jordanelle Reservoir is fed and drained primarily by the Provo River, and is impounded by the Jordanelle Dam, an earthen dam. The construction ...
, the US-189 designation alternated between two routes between
Hailstone
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and
Wanship. For most of this era, US-189 was routed along what is now
State Route 32 via
Kamas Kamas may mean
* Kamas, Utah
* Kamas (raga), a ragam in Carnatic music
* KAMAS (program), an acronym for ''Knowledge and Mind Amplification System'', an outline processor
* Kamasins, a Samoyedic people
* Kamassian language, an extinct Samoyedic l ...
. However, there are some years the official Utah Highway Map shows the road through Kamas designated as US-189 Alternate, with the main route of US-189 concurrent with the routes of US-40 and what is now I-80.
In 1985 the
Utah Department of Transportation
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(UDOT) began plans to relocate US-40 and US-189 to prepare for the construction of the Jordanelle Reservoir. As late as 1989, UDOT still intended move US-189 to an alignment on the northern shore of the proposed reservoir. On January 18, 1990 the
Federal Highway Administration
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sent a letter to UDOT recommending that US-189 not be moved to this new alignment. The stated reason was this new routing would result in traveling "out-of-direction".
AASHTO agreed, and authorized a change of plan for the route of US-189 to run
concurrent with US-40. UDOT agreed, and this new road was instead signed as extension of
State Route 248. The portion of the former route of US-189 not submerged by the new lake was designated
State Route 32 after months of negotiations with county officials.
However, although US-189 was now officially concurrent with US-40 between
Heber City
Heber City is a city and county seat of Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 11,362 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
History
Heber City was first settled in 1859 by Rober ...
and Silver Creek Junction, this segment was signed only as US-40, and an "END US-189" sign was posted in Heber City. This lasted until late 2017, when the end signs were removed and US-189 signs were added to the US-40 concurrency. US-189 remains unsigned on the I-80 concurrency between Silver Creek Junction and the Wyoming state line.
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Major intersections
References
External links
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