State Route 319 (SR-319) is a

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in the

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. Located entirely within

Wasatch County Wasatch County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,530. Its county seat and largest city is Heber City. The county was named for a Ute Native American word meaning ''mountain pa ...

, it connects US-40/ US-189 to

Jordanelle State Park 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 ...

Route description

SR-319 begins at US-40/ US-189 at the Mayflower interchange (exit 8 on that highway) and proceeds to the east as a two-lane roadway with a

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. The route passes a large hotel complex before veering to the southeast, towards 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 ...

. After entering the boundaries of

, it turns to the south and terminates at the state park fee booth.

History

In conjunction with the construction of the

in the late 1980s, a new

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was proposed on its western shore, with an access road connecting it to the new alignment of US-40/189. UDOT recommended this connection be added to the state highway system. Since the purpose of the new route would be to serve a state park, it was given a number greater than 280. On November 3, 1989, the

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approved the designation, which initially extended from US-40/189 east to the proposed boat ramp, a distance of ; however, the eastern had not been constructed at the time. The route was slightly modified in 2001, when the

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moved the east end to the state park fee station.

Major intersections

References

{{reflist 319 Utah State Routes in Wasatch County, Utah