Utah State Route 172

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=172
alternate_name=5600 West
section=123
maint=UDOT


length_mi=9.218
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web | title=State Route 172 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=15553705477770609 ]
established=1985
direction_a=South
terminus_a=6200 South in Kearns
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=UT|I|80 in Salt Lake City
junction=jct|state=UT|SR|171 in West Valley City
jct|state=UT|UT|201 in West Valley City
previous_type=SR
previous_route=171
next_type=SR
next_route=173
commons=category
customcommons=Utah State Route 172

State Route 172 (SR-172) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah connecting 6200 South and West Valley City to SR-201 and I-80 via 5600 West in a span of convert|9.22|mi|km|2. The highway was formed in 1985.

Route description

The route begins at the junction of 6200 South and 5600 West and heads due north on the latter as a two-lane undivided highway, with wide shoulders on each side. Past the intersection of SR-173, the road widens to four lanes. Past the diamond interchange at SR-201, the route loses two lanes in each direction. The highway continues in this manner until it terminates at the diamond interchange at I-80.cite web | title=Google Maps | publisher=Google | url=http://maps.google.com ]

History

State Route 172 was formed in 1985 by the Utah Transportation Commission. Since the route's formation, it has not been changed.Utah Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:5546707862863886654:::1:T,V:1348, Highway Resolutions] : PDFlink|1= [http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609190944441 SR-172] |2=838 KB, updated November 2007, accessed July 2008]

Major intersections

jcttop
length_ref=
location_ref=cite web
publisher=Utah Department of Transportation
title=State Highway Map
url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:2117854713443240831::::V,T:,346
accessdate=27 July
accessmonth=
accessyear=2008] jctint
state=UT
county=Salt Lake
cspan=5
location=Kearns
mile=0.000
road=6200 South
notes=Southern terminusjctint
state=UT
location=West Valley City
lspan=2
mile=0.993
road=jct|state=UT|SR|173|name1=5400 South
notes=jctint
state=UT
mile=3.993
road=jct|state=UT|SR|171|name1=3500 South
notes=jctint
state=UT
location=Salt Lake City
lspan=2
mile=5.933-6.086
road=jct|state=UT|SR|201|city1=Magna|city2=Salt Lake City
notes=jctint
state=UT
mile=9.005-9.218
road=jct|state=UT|I|80|city1=Wendover|city2=Salt Lake City
notes=Northern terminus

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