Utah State Route 211

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=211
section=126
maint=UDOT


length_mi=18.915
length_round=3
length_ref=
established=1971
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Dugout Ranch
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=UT|US|191 near Church Rock
previous_type=SR
previous_route=210
next_type=SR
next_route=212

State Route 211 is a state route in Utah that is an access road for Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument and the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. The entire length of the highway has been designated the "Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway". web cite
url=http://www.utah.com/byways/indian_creek.htm
title=Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway
accessdate=2007-11-17
publisher=Utah Office of Tourism]

Route description

The highway begins near Church Rock a notable rock formation along U.S. Route 191 between Moab and Monticello. The highway then descends Indian Canyon. Once exiting the canyon the highway passes by Newspaper Rock, directly off the shoulder of the highway. The highway also passes by Six-Shooter Peak, a notable peak near the entrance to Canyonlands National Park. The highway ends at Dugout Ranch just shy of the National Park boundary.

The descent down Indian canyon between US-191 and Newspaper rock features a steep descent and sharp curves. As a result, the Utah Department of Transportation mandates that all vehicles using route 211 that exceed 10 feet in width or 80 feet in length have an accompanying pilot car escortweb cite
url=http://www.utahmc.com/trucking_guide/pdf/secondary_restrictions.pdf
title=State of Utah, Secondary Highways with Additional Restrictions
accessdate=2007-11-17
publisher=Utah Motor Carrier Division / Utah Department of Transportation]

History

In 1968, the Utah State Road Commission came to an agreement with the National Park Service and San Juan County to improve the then-unpaved [H.M. Gousha Company, [http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/gousha_ra_1967_024.html Road Atlas] , 1967] access road to the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. The roadway left SR-9 (US-160, now US-191) near Church Rock and went southwest to near Newspaper Rock and northwest via Dugout Ranch to the park. After construction was complete, the portion between SR-9 and Dugout Ranch was designated SR-211. The rest from Dugout Ranch to the park boundary remained a county road.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=200609191601301 Route 211] |2=1.57 MB, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008]

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