State Route 92 (SR-92), also known in various portions as the Timpanogos Highway, and Alpine Loop Scenic Highway is a
scenic
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Aviation
*Airwave Scenic, an Austrian par ...
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Utah County, Utah that runs from
I-15
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"Soulja Girl" is the second single from American rapper Soulja Boy's studio album '' ...
/
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 ...
in
Lehi
Lehi (; he, לח"י – לוחמי חרות ישראל ''Lohamei Herut Israel – Lehi'', "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel – Lehi"), often known pejoratively as the Stern Gang,"This group was known to its friends as LEHI and to its enemie ...
to
US-189 in
Provo Canyon. The route is long and is the only road with access to
Sundance Ski Resort
Sundance Resort, also known as Sundance Mountain Resort, is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah. It includes more than on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Alpine skiing began on the site in 1944. Actor Robert ...
and the Aspen Grove Family Camp and Conference Center.
Route description
The route begins at Ashton Boulevard in northwest Lehi. From its western terminus it heads east through Highland, and up
American Fork Canyon
American Fork Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, United States. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, which resides on its south side. It is named after the American Fork River, which runs through the b ...
, where it enters the
Uinta National Forest. Shortly after entering the canyon, it passes the
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, a famous group of caves buried in the side of the canyon. The route continues up the canyon, but, just before leaving the canyon, it has it junction with the southern end of
Utah State Route 144, which heads further north up American Fork Canyon to
Tibble Fork Reservoir. SR-92 then bends to the south (with a short bend that extends briefly into
Wasatch County) to connect with the west end of the Cascade Scenic Byway (Forest Road 114). After passing the east side of
Mount Timpanogos and then the
Sundance Resort
Sundance Resort, also known as Sundance Mountain Resort, is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah. It includes more than on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Alpine skiing began on the site in 1944. Actor Robert Re ...
, the road links up with US-189 in
Provo Canyon at
Wildwood, just west of the Utah-Wasatch county line and east of the Provo Canyon Tunnels.
The portion of SR-92 west of the intersection with Canyon Road (former
SR-146) is included in the
National Highway System.
History
The state legislature created State Route 80 in 1935, connecting
SR-1 (
US-91, now
I-15
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* Interstate 15, a north–south Interstate Highway in the United States of America
* Polikarpov I-15, a Soviet fighter aircraft
* I15 (band)
"Soulja Girl" is the second single from American rapper Soulja Boy's studio album '' ...
/
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 ...
) near
Point of the Mountain
The Traverse Mountains, or sometimes Traverse Range, are an anomalous, geologically complex, east-trending range that separates Salt Lake Valley and Utah Valley in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. State of Utah.
Point of the Mountain ...
with
SR-74 south of
Alpine
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* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
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. An extension in 1941 took SR-80 east to the
Uinta National Forest boundary in
American Fork Canyon
American Fork Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, United States. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, which resides on its south side. It is named after the American Fork River, which runs through the b ...
, replacing a short piece of
SR-146 (created in 1933) from SR-74 to the mouth of the canyon. At the other end of the highway, State Route 168 was built in 1933 as a
forest road[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 and numbered in 1935, connecting
SR-7 (
US-189) with
Aspen Grove. SR-80 was extended through the forest to SR-7, absorbing SR-168, in 1953. Because the number 80 was needed for
I-80, SR-80 was renumbered SR-92 in the
1977 renumbering.
[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
Commuter lanes
The Timpanogos Highway Commuter Lanes, built from May 2009 to October 2011, are a grade-separated parallel road of Timpanogos Highway in Lehi with one lane in each direction to bypass signal-controlled intersections. The west ramp of the commuter lane is next to the Interstate 15 intersection near North Frontage Road, the east ramp is between Highland Boulevard and North Tamarack Drive. The estimated costs were $170 million.
Major intersections
References
External links
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