Utah State Route 25

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=25
alternate_name=Fishlake Scenic Byway
section=108
maint=UDOT
length_mi=9.995
length_round=3
length_ref= [http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7162620058820682 UDOT Highway Reference, SR-25] ]
established=1918 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-25
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=UT|SR|24 at Fish Lake Junction
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Forest Service Road 319 at Fish Lake
previous_type=SR
previous_route=24
next_type=SR
next_route=26

State Route 25 (SR-25), also designated the Fishlake Scenic Byway, is a state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. The route runs from the junction of SR-24 near the town of Koosharem northeast to the west shore of Fish Lake. The highway runs for convert|9.995|mi|km|2.

Route description

SR-25 begins at an intersection with SR-24 at Fish Lake Junction and immediately turns north-northeast through mountainous terrain. The road climbs a mountain summit before descending into a basin where Fish Lake is located. The route continues northeast and passes the west shore of Fish Lake, ending at the Bowery Creek Campground.cite web | title=Utah Highway Pages, 21-40 | publisher=Stober, Dan | url=http://members.aol.com/utahhwys/021-040.htm ] It continues as Forest Service Road 319.

History

The road from SR-24 at Plateau Junction east to Fish Lake was added to the state highway system in 1918,Utah Department of Transportation, [http://www.udot.utah.gov/download.php/tid=1348/StateRouteHistory.pdf State Route History] , accessed July 2007] and numbered SR-25 by the state legislature in 1927. [cite UTSR law|year=1927|quote=25. From Plateau Junction to Fish Lake.] The west end was moved south to Fish Lake Junction in 1935 as a federal aid project, but the legislative description was not changed until 1953. [cite UTSR law|year=1953|quote=Route 25. From Fish Lake Junction on route 24 northerly to Fish Lake ranger station.]

Major intersections

Jctint
state=UT
county=Piute
cspan=1
location=Fish Lake Junction
lspan=1
type=
mile=0.000
road=jct|state=UT|SR|24|city1=Salina|city2=Loa
notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=UT
county=Piute
cspan=1
location=Fish Lake
lspan=1
mile=9.995
road=Forest Service Road 319
notes=Northern terminus

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