State Route 260 marker

State Route 260

Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length4.179 mi[1] (6.725 km)
Existed1992 as SR-170; renumbered 1993–present
Major junctions
South end SR-24 south of Aurora
North end US 50 north of Aurora
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-259→ SR-261

State Route 260 is a highway within Sevier County in central Utah that connects SR-24 to US-50 while passing through the town of Aurora in a span of four miles (6 km).

Route description

From its southern terminus at SR-24, the route goes northeast until entering Aurora, where it turns north. It continues this general direction until reaching the northern terminus of US-50.

History

The state legislature designated State Route 256 in 1955, running south from SR-63 (now US-50) west of Salina through Aurora to SR-11 (US-89, now SR-24).[2] The route was removed from the state highway system in 1969,[3] but the Utah Transportation Commission restored it in 1992, soon after I-70 was completed in the area. At one of the meetings relating to disposition of the former alignment of US-89, Sevier County proposed that the state take over the road, used locally as a shortcut to reach I-15 via US-50. Early plans had it becoming part of SR-24, with the present SR-24 to Salina (old US-89) being given to the county, but this did not happen, and a new designation - State Route 170 - was used for the connection.[4] About 1.5 years later, in October 1993, the commission realized that placing SR-170 and I-70 in close proximity might cause confusion, and changed the number to SR-260.[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sevier County.

Locationmi[7]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 SR-24 – Sigurd, Salina, LoaSouthern terminus
​4.1796.725 US 50 – Salina, ScipioNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ↑ "State Route 260 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. ↑ Utah State Legislature (1955). "Chapter 44: State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 256. From route 63 approximately 3.5 miles west of Salina southerly via Aurora to route 11.
  3. ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 256". (2.37 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  4. ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 118". (5.66 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  5. ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 170". (833 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 260". (3.12 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  7. ↑ "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 23 Apr 2008.
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