Utah State Route 96

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=96
alternate_name=Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway
section=115
length_mi=22.759
length_ref=cite web
url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=6672514921172736
title=Highway Reference - Route 0096
publisher=Utah Department of Transportation
format=pdf
accessdate=2008-07-22]
maint=UDOT
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Clear Creek
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=UT|US|6 near Soldier Summit
junction=jct|state=UT|SR|264 near Clear Creek
previous_type=SR
previous_route=95
next_type=SR
next_route=97

State Route 96 (SR-96) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting SR-264 and the town of Scofield to US-6 in a span of convert|22.76|mi|km|2. The route is known as the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway, part of The Energy Loop, a National Scenic Byway.

Route description

The highway begins in the town of Clear Creek, Utah and heads north as a two-lane undivided highway. The route then reaches SR-264 and turns east on the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway as a continuation of SR-264. Past this intersection, the road turns north-northwest and soon enters Scofield. Past Scofield, the route continues northwesterly to pass the west shore of the Scofield Reservoir. On the northwestern side of the Reservoir, SR-96 passes on the Scofield Dam and then heads north, north-northwest, and due east to terminate at US-6, south of Soldier Summit and northeast of Helper.cite web | title=Google Maps | publisher=Google | url=http://maps.google.com ]

History

The highway was relocated during the construction of the Scofield Dam in 1943 by the W.W. Clyde Company of Springville, Utah. During 1945, SR-96 was completed crossing the old spillway and connecting it with the dam. From the south end of the dam, it connected to the old route, continuing into Scofield. [ [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/scofieldh.html#Construction%20History Scofield Project - History ] ]

Major intersections

jctint
state=UT
county=Carbon
cspan=2
location=Clear Creek
mile=0.000
road="End of Maintenance" sign
notes=Southern terminusjctint
state=UT
location=
mile=2.996
road=jct|state=UT|SR|264jctint
state=UT
county=Utah
location=
mile=22.759
road=jct|state=UT|US|6|city1=Price|city2=Provo
notes=Northern terminus

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