State Route 114 (SR-114) is a
state highway
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in the US state of
Utah
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that spans in
Utah County. The route forms a loop around
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 ...
and roughly parallels the coast of
Utah Lake as it passes through the west side of
Provo,
Lindon and
Orem, eventually terminating in
Pleasant Grove. The highway consists of a portion of Center Street and all of Geneva Road. The highway was formed in 1931, the southern terminus initially extending into the east side of
Provo. In 1965, the route was truncated to its present state.
Route description
The route begins at the intersection of 500 West (
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 ...
) and Center Street in
Provo, with SR-114 heading west on the latter, a four-lane highway. The route reaches an interchange at
I-15
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, where it narrows down to one lane in each direction. The highway continues west on Center Street before reaching Geneva Road—a two-lane highway—where the route turns north onto. Geneva Road turns northwest before intersecting with 820 North. Now the first road east of
Utah Lake, the road curves in a more north-northwesterly direction while entering
Orem. The road also begins to parallel I-15 at this point, also intersecting University Parkway (
SR-265) where it becomes a five lane highway. Past 800 South, SR-114 turns north and intersects Orem's Center Street. Turning north-northwest again, the highway crosses 800 North (
SR-52
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) and passes under I-15 before turning north one final time, and entering
Pleasant Grove. The road terminates at State Street (
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 ...
).
The entire route has been listed as part of the
National Highway System.
History
State Route 114 was established in 1931, forming the current loop around
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 ...
—which at that time was cosigned with
US-91—and serving the east shore of
Utah Lake in the Provo area. In 1963, the route was extended east to end at the State Mental Hospital. This change was reverted in 1965, but the portion of Center Street between Seven Peaks Boulevard and the state mental hospital was restored in 1969 as
SR-294.
Major intersections
References
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Provo, Utah
Orem, Utah
Streets in Utah