State Route 174 is a state highway

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...

 in the U.S. state of Utah

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...

. Spanning 8.1 miles (13 km) in rural Millard County

Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat is Fillmore and the largest city is Delta.-Geography:...

, it connects the Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at Delta, Utah, USA. It consists of two units each with a generation capacity of . Construction on the plant began in September 1981. Commercial operation...

 with U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 in Utah

U.S. Route 6 is a major east–west state highway through the central part of the U.S. state of Utah. Although it is about longer than US-50, it serves more populated areas, and in fact follows what had been US-50's routing until it was moved to follow I-70 in 1976...

 south of Lynndyl

Lynndyl, Utah

Lynndyl is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lynndyl is located at ....

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Route description

Starting at the main gate of the Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at Delta, Utah, USA. It consists of two units each with a generation capacity of . Construction on the plant began in September 1981. Commercial operation...

 in rural Millard County

Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat is Fillmore and the largest city is Delta.-Geography:...

, State Route 174 travels straight in a west-southwest direction for about 8 miles (12.9 km) along Brush Wellman Road through the Sevier Desert before ending at its intersection with U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 in Utah

U.S. Route 6 is a major east–west state highway through the central part of the U.S. state of Utah. Although it is about longer than US-50, it serves more populated areas, and in fact follows what had been US-50's routing until it was moved to follow I-70 in 1976...

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History

The Utah State Legislature

Utah State Legislature

The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 Representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 State Senators...

 established State Route 174 in 1985, along its current alignment. This coincided with the construction of the Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant

Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at Delta, Utah, USA. It consists of two units each with a generation capacity of . Construction on the plant began in September 1981. Commercial operation...

, which commenced in 1981, and began commercial operation in 1986.

Major intersections

The entire route is in rural Millard County, Utah

Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat is Fillmore and the largest city is Delta.-Geography:...

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