Utah State Route 16
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State Route 16 is a state highway in northeastern Utah
, running for 29.359 miles (47.2 km) in Rich County
from the Wyoming
state line near Woodruff
to Sage Creek Junction. It serves as part of a road from Evanston, Wyoming
to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
, and heads northwest ten miles (16 km) to Woodruff, where it turns north through the town center.
SR-16 then continues north ten miles (16 km) to Randolph
, running through the town center. North of Randolph, it runs generally north-northeast nine miles (14 km) to end at an intersection with SR-30
at Sage Creek Junction.
to Montpelier, Idaho
in Utah to the state highway system, as well as the branch towards Kemmerer, Wyoming
. The State Road Commission assigned the State Route 3 designation to the highway that decade, and in 1927 the legislature officially adopted the number for the main route and the spur. The spur was split off as SR-51 in 1931, but the remainder stayed as SR-3 until 1962, when it was renumbered SR-16. In the 1977 renumbering, only the section south of Sage Creek Junction remained, as the rest became SR-30 (signed since 1966) and US-89 (signed since the 1930s).
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, running for 29.359 miles (47.2 km) in Rich County
Rich County, Utah
Rich County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The southern half of Bear Lake and the Bear Lake Valley lie on the northern edge of the county. The Bear River Valley lies in most of the eastern portion of the county. The elevation of these valleys is close to , and the rest of the county...
from the Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
state line near Woodruff
Woodruff, Utah
Woodruff is a town in Rich County, Utah, United States. The population was 180 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodruff is located at ....
to Sage Creek Junction. It serves as part of a road from Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at...
to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Route description
SR-16 begins at the Wyoming state line south of Woodruff, as an extension of WYO 89Wyoming Highway 89
Wyoming Highway 89 is a north-south state road that jumps in and out of Wyoming three times, and runs through the western edges of and Uinta County, Wyoming and Lincoln County, Wyoming.-Southern Segment:...
, and heads northwest ten miles (16 km) to Woodruff, where it turns north through the town center.
SR-16 then continues north ten miles (16 km) to Randolph
Randolph, Utah
Randolph is a city in Rich County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 464. It is the county seat of Rich County. Randolph had the highest percentage of people of any city in the country vote for George W...
, running through the town center. North of Randolph, it runs generally north-northeast nine miles (14 km) to end at an intersection with SR-30
Utah State Route 30
State Route 30 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 3 separate segments. The three sections are easily connectable via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89...
at Sage Creek Junction.
History
A 1921 law added the portion of the road from Evanston, WyomingEvanston, Wyoming
Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at...
to Montpelier, Idaho
Montpelier, Idaho
Montpelier is a city in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,785 at the 2000 census. The city is the largest community in the Bear Lake Valley, a farming region north of Bear Lake in southeastern Idaho along the Utah border...
in Utah to the state highway system, as well as the branch towards Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of...
. The State Road Commission assigned the State Route 3 designation to the highway that decade, and in 1927 the legislature officially adopted the number for the main route and the spur. The spur was split off as SR-51 in 1931, but the remainder stayed as SR-3 until 1962, when it was renumbered SR-16. In the 1977 renumbering, only the section south of Sage Creek Junction remained, as the rest became SR-30 (signed since 1966) and US-89 (signed since the 1930s).