State Route 198 is a highway completely within
Utah County in northern
Utah that connects
Santaquin to
Spanish Fork via
Payson and
Salem
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. The route runs . The entire length of the route is an old routing of
US-6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
and
US-50; a portion of the route was also
US-91. These routes were re-aligned or truncated after the
Interstate Highway System was constructed through this part of Utah.
Route description
From its western terminus at
Interstate 15 in Santaquin, the route heads north-northeast until reaching Payson, where it straightens out to the north. This portion of the route is 100 West in Payson. Soon after, the highway turns east on State Road. The highway veers northeast and eventually to the north-northeast until Spanish Fork, where it runs north again. The route turns east on Canyon Road, eventually turning to the southeast until reaching US-6, where it terminates.
The brief portion of SR-198 between the
SR-164 and
SR-156 junctions is listed on the
National Highway System.
History
The roads from
Santaquin northeast to
Spanish Fork and Spanish Fork southeast to
Moark Junction were added to the state highway system in the early 1910s.
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated September 2007, accessed May 2008[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated September 2007, accessed May 2008 In the 1920s, the former back part of
SR-1 and
US-91, and the latter part of
SR-8 and
US-89
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.
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1926American Association of State Highway Officials
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, United States Numbered Highways, ''American Highways
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'', April 1927 The state route designation of the latter portion, which had since become signed as
US-6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
, was changed from SR-8 to State Route 105 in 1945.
With the construction of
I-15
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in the area, SR-1 was moved to the new Interstate in 1964, and the old route from Santaquin to Spanish Fork became an extension of
SR-26, which was continued east to Moark Junction, replacing SR-105. The state legislature redesignated this as part of
SR-27 in 1969,
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated September 2007, accessed May 2008 and in the
1977 renumbering the official state route designation was changed to SR-6, matching signage for
US-6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
. The
Utah Transportation Commission The Utah Transportation Commission serves as an independent advisory committee within the State of Utah, United States with the responsibility of deciding how available transportation funds are spent and prioritizing transportation projects within t ...
submitted a request for a realignment to the
American Association of State Highway Officials
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols, and guidelines that are used in highway design and construction throughout the United St ...
(AASHTO) in 1994, moving US-6 onto I-15 and
SR-214 in order to follow AASHTO policies for following the "shortest routes and the best roads". AASHTO approved this change in November,
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated September 2007, accessed May 2008 and in April 1995 the state officially moved US-6, with the old alignment becoming State Route 198.
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
Major intersections
References
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Utah State Route 198
State Route 198 is a highway completely within Utah County in northern Utah that connects Santaquin to Spanish Fork via Payson and Salem. The route runs . The entire length of the route is an old routing of US-6 and US-50; a portion of the r ...
Utah State Route 198
State Route 198 is a highway completely within Utah County in northern Utah that connects Santaquin to Spanish Fork via Payson and Salem. The route runs . The entire length of the route is an old routing of US-6 and US-50; a portion of the r ...
Utah State Route 198
State Route 198 is a highway completely within Utah County in northern Utah that connects Santaquin to Spanish Fork via Payson and Salem. The route runs . The entire length of the route is an old routing of US-6 and US-50; a portion of the r ...
198
Spanish Fork, Utah