Utah State Route 29
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State Route 29 is a state highway
in Emery County
in the U.S. state
of Utah
. It runs for 21.732 miles (35 km) from the Sanpete
-Emery County line near Joe's Valley Reservoir to SR-10
three miles (5 km) north of Castle Dale
.
line, in the Manti-La Sal National Forest
, paralleling the San Rafael River
. Near the county line is also Joe's Valley State Park and Joe's Valley Reservoir, where the road diverts around the reservoir to the north, then resumes an east south-easterly course about 18 miles (29 km) into Orangeville
. Just off SR-29, about 10 miles (16.1 km) west north-west of Orangeville, is the Wilberg Mine
, location of a fire that took 27 lives in 1984. Just west of Orangeville SR-29 intersects with SR-57
. After Orangeville it continues about four miles (6 km) to where it terminates at the junction with State Route 10, four miles (6 km) east of Orangeville, and three miles (5 km) north of Castle Dale.
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 Emery County
Emery County, Utah
Emery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 10,860, and by 2009 had been estimated to decrease to 10,629. It was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. It runs for 21.732 miles (35 km) from the Sanpete
Sanpete County, Utah
Sanpete County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population according to the 2010 U.S. Census was 27,822. It was possibly named for a Ute Indian chief named Sanpitch, which was corrupted to Sanpete. Its county seat is Manti and its largest city is Ephraim.-Geography:According to...
-Emery County line near Joe's Valley Reservoir to SR-10
Utah State Route 10
State Route 10 is a State Highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway follows a long valley in Eastern Utah between the Wasatch Plateau on the west and the San Rafael Swell on the east....
three miles (5 km) north of Castle Dale
Castle Dale, Utah
Castle Dale is a city in Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,657 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Emery County.-History:...
.
Route description
SR-29 begins at the Emery CountyEmery County, Utah
Emery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 10,860, and by 2009 had been estimated to decrease to 10,629. It was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875...
line, in the Manti-La Sal National Forest
Manti-La Sal National Forest
The Manti-La Sal National Forest covers 1,270,646 acres and is located in the central and southeastern parts of the U.S. state of Utah and the extreme western part of Colorado...
, paralleling the San Rafael River
San Rafael River (Utah)
The San Rafael River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately long, in east central Utah in the United States. The river flows across a sparsely populated arid region of the Colorado Plateau, and is known for the isolated, scenic gorge through which it flows.It rises in northwestern...
. Near the county line is also Joe's Valley State Park and Joe's Valley Reservoir, where the road diverts around the reservoir to the north, then resumes an east south-easterly course about 18 miles (29 km) into Orangeville
Orangeville, Utah
Orangeville is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States, at the edge of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The city is at the junction of State Routes 29 and 57, straddling the banks of Cottonwood Creek...
. Just off SR-29, about 10 miles (16.1 km) west north-west of Orangeville, is the Wilberg Mine
Wilberg Mine
The Wilberg Mine is a coal mine in Emery County, Utah, approximately northwest of Orangeville, just north of State Route 29, at the northern terminus of State Route 57...
, location of a fire that took 27 lives in 1984. Just west of Orangeville SR-29 intersects with SR-57
Utah State Route 57
State Route 57 is a state highway in Emery County in the U.S. state of Utah. It runs for from the junction with SR-10 three miles south of Castle Dale to the Wilberg Coal Mine, northwest of Orangeville.-Route description:...
. After Orangeville it continues about four miles (6 km) to where it terminates at the junction with State Route 10, four miles (6 km) east of Orangeville, and three miles (5 km) north of Castle Dale.