Utah State Route 55

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=55
alternate_name= Business Loop US-6
section=111
maint=UDOT


length_mi=2.942
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web | title=State Route 55 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=6998014574222937]
established=1975
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=UT|US|6|US|191 in Price
junction=jct|state=UT|SR|10 in Price
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=UT|US|6|US|191 in Price
previous_type=SR
previous_route=54
next_type=SR
next_route=56

State Route 55 is a short highway that loops around the town of Price in central Utah, beginning and ending at US-6/US-191 in a span of three miles. US-6 Business is cosigned with the route.

Route description

From its western terminus at the offramp of US-6/US-191, the highway goes east on 100 North. At its junction 300 East, it turns south briefly before returning east on Main Street. It continues on Main Street, which veers to the south until meeting again with another grade-separated intersection.

History

Previous route

When SR-55 was first formed in 1927, it ran from SR-14 to the south boundary of Cedar Breaks National Monument. It maintained this designation until its subsequent deletion in 1969.

Current route

In 1975 the route was formed again, this time forming a partial loop around SR-27, now US-6/US-191. Since then, the route has not been changed.cite web | title=State Route 55 History | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609140955541 ]

Major intersections

{|class=wikitable!County!Locationcite 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=22 April
accessmonth=
accessyear=2008]

!Mile!Junction!Notes
-Jctint
state=UT
county=Carbon
cspan=3
location=Price
lspan=3
mile=0.000-0.059
road=jct|state=UT|US|6|US|191 (Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway) – Provo, Duchesne
notes=Western terminus
Grade-separated intersectionJctint
state=UT
mile=0.913
road=jct|state=UT|SR|10|name1=Carbon Avenue|dir1=south|city1=HuntingtonJctint
state=UT
mile=2.942
road=jct|state=UT|US|6|US|191 (Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway) – Moab, Grand Junction
notes=Eastern terminus

References