Utah State Route 262

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=262
section=132
maint=UDOT


length_mi=22.605
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web | title=State Route 262 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7155009538808200 ]
established=1958
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=UT|US|191 near Bluff
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=UT|SR|162 in Montezuma Creek
previous_type=SR
previous_route=261
next_type=SR
next_route=264

State Route 262 is a highway completely within San Juan County in southeastern Utah that connects US-191 north of Bluff to SR-162 in Montezuma Creek.

Route description

After its western terminus, SR-262 generally heads east until Indian Route 5099, where it turns south-southwest. Afterwards, the route turns east and then south for one last time before reaching the eastern terminus in Montezuma Creek.

History

The State Road Commission created SR-262 in 1958, running from SR-47 (now US-191) north of Bluff east and south for 20.0 miles (32.2 km) to a point in the Aneth Oil Field about a mile (1.5 km) beyond the bridge over Montezuma Creek, near the curve to the south-southwest. In 1961, the route was extended to just beyond its present end in the settlement of Montezuma Creek, where the road to Aneth (now SR-162) turns east, and in 1965 it was extended further to the Colorado state line, connecting to SH 41 across the border.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=200609201351491 Route 262] |2=2.26 MB, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008] A road from Montezuma Creek west to US-191 at Bluff was added to the state highway system in 1986 as SR-163.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=200609190935441 Route 163] |2=14.8 MB, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008] At the time, Utah was considering making the road part of an extension of US-163 into Colorado,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=566642327241913602 Route 666] |2=6.00 MB, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008, pp. 23-24] but plans fell through, leaving an overlap with US-191 and Route 163 near Bluff that became US-163 to the west and SR-163 to the east. To fix this issue, SR-163 was renumbered SR-162 in 2004, and the part of SR-262 east of Montezuma Creek also became SR-162.

Major intersections

Jctint
state=UT
county=San Juan
cspan=2
location=Bluff
mile=0.000
road=jct|state=UT|US|191|city1=Bluff|city2=Blanding
notes=Western terminusJctint
state=UT
location=Montezuma Creek
mile=22.605
road=
notes=Eastern terminus

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