State Route 78 (SR-78) is a

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in the U.S. state of

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

that serves as a connector from the town of Levan and SR-28 to

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexico–United States border, Mexican border i ...

(I-15) and the Chicken Creek Reservoir. The route was formed in 1977 and has preserved its initial state since then.

Route description

The road begins at a

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with I-15 at exit 207. From that point, the route heads northwest as a two-lane undivided highway, running almost parallel to I-15 in the west and Chicken Creek Reservoir in the east. Once the route passes the reservoir, it eventually turns north-northwesterly until reaching the intersection of a local road, where it turns east. The route enters Levan as 100 North and soon terminates at SR-28, the main street of Levan. The east–west portion of SR-78 between Levan and Elevator Road is a part of the National Highway System.

Photo Gallery

Sr78 wend i1472.jpg, The western end of Utah 78, approximately 1/4 mile west of Interstate 15 at exit 202 (May 2020) Sr78 wbegin i1472.jpg, The western beginning of Utah route 78, at the Union Pacific tracks, approximately 1/4 mile west of I-15 (May 2020) Sr78 ebegin i1464.jpg, The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020) Sr28 78 jct i1462.jpg, The eastern end of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020) Sr28 78 split i1463.jpg, The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)

History

In 1975, as

was being constructed in the area, State Route 163 was designated along the old alignment of US-91 from I-15 at Mills Junction to SR-28 in Levan.

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Highway Resolutions
Since this route shared a number with

U.S. Route 163 U.S. Route 163 (also U.S. Highway 163, US 163) is a U.S. Highway that runs from US 160 northward to US 191 in the U.S. states of Arizona and Utah. The southernmost of its length are within the Navajo Nation. The highway forms part of the Tr ...

in southern Utah, it was renumbered to SR-78 in the 1977 Utah state route renumbering. The only change that has occurred to the route since then was a change to the legal definition in 1987, making it more detailed.Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: , updated November 2007, accessed July 2008

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