Utah State Route 46
Encyclopedia
State Route 46 is a state highway
at the eastern edge of Utah
running for 21.6 mi (34.8 km) in San Juan County
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and proceeds eastward to the south of the La Sal Mountains through the town of La Sal
before ending at the Colorado
state line where the road becomes SH 90 (CO), which then leads to a junction with SH 141 (CO) at Vancorum.
was added to the state highway system in 1915, and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-46.
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...
at the eastern edge 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...
running for 21.6 mi (34.8 km) in San Juan County
San Juan County, Utah
As of the current census of 2010, there were 14,746 people and 4,505 households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 50.4% Native American, 45.8% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American and 2.3% reporting two or more races...
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Route description
The route begins in the west at its junction with US-191 at La Sal Junction about twenty miles (32 km) south of MoabMoab, Utah
Moab is a city in Grand County, in eastern Utah, in the western United States. The population was 4,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat and largest city in Grand County. Moab hosts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks...
and proceeds eastward to the south of the La Sal Mountains through the town of La Sal
La Sal, Utah
La Sal is a census-designated place in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the La Sal Mountains which means in Spanish "The Salt".-Geography:...
before ending at the Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
state line where the road becomes SH 90 (CO), which then leads to a junction with SH 141 (CO) at Vancorum.
History
The road from SR-9 (US-450, now US-191) at La Sal Junction east to ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
was added to the state highway system in 1915, and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-46.