State Route 92 (SR-92), also known in various portions as the Timpanogos Highway, and Alpine Loop Scenic Highway is a

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that runs from I-15/ US-89 in Lehi to US-189 in

Provo Canyon Provo Canyon is located in unincorporated Utah County and Wasatch County, Utah. Provo Canyon runs between Mount Timpanogos on the north and Mount Cascade on the south. The canyon extends from Orem on the west end to Heber City on the east. Provo ...

. 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

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. Shortly after entering the canyon, it passes the

Timpanogos Cave National Monument Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos in American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Range, near Highland, Utah, in the United States. ...

, 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

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) to connect with the west end of the Cascade Scenic Byway (Forest Road 114). After passing the east side of

Mount Timpanogos Mount Timpanogos, often referred to as Timp, is the second-highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. With of topographic prominence, Timpanogos is ...

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

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/ US-89) near

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with SR-74 south of

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. An extension in 1941 took SR-80 east to the

boundary in

, 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

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Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 and numbered in 1935, connecting SR-7 ( US-189) with

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. SR-80 was extended through the forest to SR-7, absorbing SR-168, in 1953. Because the number 80 was needed for

I-80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...

, SR-80 was renumbered SR-92 in the 1977 renumbering.

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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