Utah State Route 139

Utah State Route 139 (SR-139) is a 1.408-mile-long (2.266 km) state highway in the state of Utah that connects U.S. Route 6 (US-6) to SR-157 in Carbon County.

State Route 139
SR-139 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-119
Maintained by UDOT
Length1.408 mi[1] (2.266 km)
Existed1933[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US-6 in Spring Glen
North end SR-157 in Spring Glen
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR-138→ SR-140

Route description

The route begins at US-6 south of Helper in Spring Glen as Spring Glen Road. Classified as a rural major collector, it crosses Spring Glen Creek as it heads north toward its northern terminus at SR-157, spanning a distance of 1.4 miles (2.3 km).[1]

History

State Route 139 was originally established in 1933 as the road from former Route 8 (now US-6) west to Consumers, a distance of about 13.3 miles (21.4 km).[2] In 1969, SR-139 was extended east past US-6 and north through Spring Glen to meet State Route 157, eight years after SR-157 had been extended north from Spring Glen to Helper.[2][3] The route was significantly shortened in 1975, with the 13.3 miles (21.4 km) west of US-6 being deleted from the state highway system, leaving SR-139 as a short connector between US-6 and SR-157.[2] In 1978, SR-139 was lengthened by 0.1 miles (0.16 km) when reconstruction of US-6 in the area necessitated moving its intersection with SR-139 southward, resulting in the current alignment.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Spring Glen, Carbon County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US-6Southern terminus
1.4082.266 SR-157Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "State Route 139 highway reference" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. "State Route 139 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. "State Route 157 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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