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State Route 262 (SR-262) is a
After its western terminus at US-191, SR-262 generally heads east until Indian Route 5099, where it turns south-southwest. Afterwards, the route turns east and then south for one last time before reaching the eastern terminus at SR-162 in Montezuma Creek.
The State Road Commission created SR-262 in 1958, running from SR-47 (now US-191) north of Bluff east and south for 20.0 miles (32.2 km) to a point in the
Highway Resolutions
, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008 A road from Montezuma Creek west to US-191 at Bluff was added to the state highway system in 1986 as SR-163. Utah Department of Transportation
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 At the time, Utah was considering making the road part of an extension of US-163 into Colorado, Utah Department of Transportation
Highway Resolutions
, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008, pp. 23-24 but plans fell through, leaving an overlap with US-191 and Route 163 near Bluff that became US-163 to the west and SR-163 to the east. To fix this issue, SR-163 was renumbered SR-162 in 2004, and the part of SR-262 east of Montezuma Creek also became SR-162.
state highway
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completely within San Juan County in southeastern Utah. SR-262 connects U.S. Route 191 (US-191) north of Bluff to SR-162 in Montezuma Creek.
Route description
After its western terminus at US-191, SR-262 generally heads east until Indian Route 5099, where it turns south-southwest. Afterwards, the route turns east and then south for one last time before reaching the eastern terminus at SR-162 in Montezuma Creek.
History
The State Road Commission created SR-262 in 1958, running from SR-47 (now US-191) north of Bluff east and south for 20.0 miles (32.2 km) to a point in the Aneth Oil Field
Aneth ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census. The origin of the name Aneth is obscure.
Geography
Aneth is located at (37.205595, -109.164379).
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about a mile (1.5 km) beyond the bridge over Montezuma Creek, near the curve to the south-southwest. In 1961, the route was extended to just beyond its present end in the settlement of Montezuma Creek, where the road to Aneth (now SR-162) turns east, and in 1965 it was extended further to the Colorado state line, connecting to SH 41 across the border. Utah Department of TransportationHighway Resolutions
, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008 A road from Montezuma Creek west to US-191 at Bluff was added to the state highway system in 1986 as SR-163. Utah Department of Transportation
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 At the time, Utah was considering making the road part of an extension of US-163 into Colorado, Utah Department of Transportation
Highway Resolutions
, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008, pp. 23-24 but plans fell through, leaving an overlap with US-191 and Route 163 near Bluff that became US-163 to the west and SR-163 to the east. To fix this issue, SR-163 was renumbered SR-162 in 2004, and the part of SR-262 east of Montezuma Creek also became SR-162.
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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