Utah State Route 121
Encyclopedia
State Route 121 is a state highway
that is an alternative to US-40 and US-191. It serves the communities of Vernal
, Lapoint
, Neola
, Cedarview, and Roosevelt
. From Vernal to Neola, it is signed as an east–west route. Then, from Neola to State Street in Roosevelt, it is signed as a north–south route. The route is once-more signed east–west from Roosevelt to US-40/US-191.
. In Neola, the route makes a right turn onto 9000 North and begins travelling east. It generally follows this easterly direction across the Duchesne County
/Uintah County
county line, through Lapoint
, before entering Vernal
. In Vernal, the route makes a right turn, and travels south for less than one mile (1.6 km) before terminating at the intersection with Main Street US-40/US-191 (Main Street).
, but the more rugged section between the bridges was removed from the state highway system. This split was undone in 1969, when SR-121 again became a continuous route from Roosevelt to Vernal.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
that is an alternative to US-40 and US-191. It serves the communities of Vernal
Vernal, Utah
Vernal, Uintah County's largest city, is located in eastern Utah near the Colorado State Line, and 175 miles east of Salt Lake City. It is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, one of the few mountains ranges in the world which lie in an east-west rather than the usual north to south...
, Lapoint
Lapoint, Utah
Lapoint is an unincorporated community in western Uintah County, Utah, United States, on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. It lies along State Route 121 west of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County. Its elevation is 5,568 feet . Although Lapoint is unincorporated, it...
, Neola
Neola, Utah
Neola is a census-designated place in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census, a slight increase from the 1990 population of 511...
, Cedarview, and Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Utah
Roosevelt is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,299 at the 2000 census.The proper pronunciation of the city's name is based on how President Theodore Roosevelt pronounced his name: according to the man himself, "pronounced as if it was spelled...
. From Vernal to Neola, it is signed as an east–west route. Then, from Neola to State Street in Roosevelt, it is signed as a north–south route. The route is once-more signed east–west from Roosevelt to US-40/US-191.
Route description
Starting in Roosevelt at the intersection with US-40/US-191 (200 East), the route travels west for approximately one half mile, before turning northwest, then turning north through Cedarview to NeolaNeola, Utah
Neola is a census-designated place in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census, a slight increase from the 1990 population of 511...
. In Neola, the route makes a right turn onto 9000 North and begins travelling east. It generally follows this easterly direction across the Duchesne County
Duchesne County, Utah
Duchesne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 18,607, a 29.5% increase over the 2000 figure of 14,371. Its county seat is Duchesne and the largest city is Roosevelt.-Geography:...
/Uintah County
Uintah County, Utah
This page deals with the Utah County. For the Wyoming County, see Uinta County, Wyoming.Uintah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 25,224 and by 2009 was estimated at 31,536. It was named for the Ute Indians, the tribe that lives in the basin. Its...
county line, through Lapoint
Lapoint, Utah
Lapoint is an unincorporated community in western Uintah County, Utah, United States, on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. It lies along State Route 121 west of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County. Its elevation is 5,568 feet . Although Lapoint is unincorporated, it...
, before entering Vernal
Vernal, Utah
Vernal, Uintah County's largest city, is located in eastern Utah near the Colorado State Line, and 175 miles east of Salt Lake City. It is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, one of the few mountains ranges in the world which lie in an east-west rather than the usual north to south...
. In Vernal, the route makes a right turn, and travels south for less than one mile (1.6 km) before terminating at the intersection with Main Street US-40/US-191 (Main Street).
History
The state legislature added the entire length of SR-121 to the state highway system in 1931 (though it was known as SR-122 until 1933). The route was truncated in 1953 to run only from Roosevelt to the bridge over the Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal east of Lapoint. A short piece at the east end was redesignated State Route 245, from Vernal west to the bridge over the Highline Canal west of MaeserMaeser, Utah
Maeser is a census-designated place in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,855 at the 2000 census, a small increase over the 1990 figure of 2,598. The village is named after Karl Maeser, an educator.- History :...
, but the more rugged section between the bridges was removed from the state highway system. This split was undone in 1969, when SR-121 again became a continuous route from Roosevelt to Vernal.