Utah State Route 43

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=43
section=110
maint=UDOT


length_mi=10.557
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web | title=State Route 43 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | format=PDF | url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7008405832239367 ]
established=1918 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-43
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=WY|WY|414 at Wyoming state line
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=WY|WY|530 at Wyoming state line
junction=jct|state=UT|SR|44 in Manila, Utah
previous_type=SR
previous_route=42
next_type=SR
next_route=44

State Route 43 (SR-43) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Running for convert|10.6|mi|km|1, the highway is a Utah connection between Wyoming Highways 414 and 530 (where the routes both end at their southern terminus). While running east–west from border-to-border, the route passes through Manila.

The road became a state highway in 1918, and was assigned a number in 1927. In 1960, due to the construction of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, a portion was realigned.

Route description

The route begins at the Wyoming border southeast of McKinnon and continues south as a two-lane road before turning southeast. When it intersects Birch Creek Road, the route curves to the east. Before the junction of Bennion Lane southwest of Manila, the highway turns northeast to enter through the south side of Manila. After the route turns due east through town and exits the county seat of Daggett County before curving northeast again to terminate at the Wyoming border, where the road continues as Highway 530.cite web | title=Google Maps | publisher=Google | url=http://maps.google.com ]

History

The road running east-west through Manila, between Wyoming and Wyoming, became a state highway in 1918,Utah Department of Transportation, [http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:5285268476414239680:::1:T,V:1348, Highway Resolutions] : PDFlink|1= [http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609140947191 Route 43] |2=2.91 MB, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008] and was numbered SR-43 in 1927. [cite UTSR law|year=1927|quote=43. From the Utah-Wyoming State line about six and one-half (6½) miles west of Manila easterly via Manila to the Utah-Wyoming State line near Linwood, Utah.] Due to the creation of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the east end was moved west in 1960 to bypass the now-flooded community of Linwood.

Major intersections

jctint
state=UT
county=Daggett
cspan=3
location=
lspan=1
mile=0.000
road=jct|state=WY|WY|414
notes=Western terminus at Wyoming state linejctint
state=UT
location=Manila
lspan=1
mile=7.932
road=jct|state=UT|SR|44|name1=Main Streetjctint
state=UT
location=
lspan=1
mile=10.557
road=jct|state=WY|WY|530
notes=Eastern terminus at Wyoming state line

References