Utah State Route 25

State Route 25
	Fishlake Scenic Byway
Route information
	Defined by Utah Code §72-4-108
	Maintained by UDOT
Length	9.995 mi[1] (16.085 km)
Existed	1918 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-25–present
Major junctions
South end	SR-24 at Fish Lake Junction
North end	Forest Service Road 319 at Fish Lake
Highway system

State Route 25 (SR-25), also part of the designated Fishlake Scenic Byway, is a state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. SR-25 runs from the junction of SR-24 near the town of Koosharem northeast to the west shore of Fish Lake. The highway runs for 9.995 miles (16.09 km).

Route description

SR-25 approaching Fish Lake

Fishlake Scenic Byway is a route of 29.6 miles that traverses mainly through the Fishlake National Forest, Utah. The byway comprises SR-25 and County Roads FAS-2554 and FAS-3268, beginning at SR-24, and running to SR-72. The byway starts at an intersection with SR-24 and immediately turns north-northeast through mountainous terrain before descending into a basin where Fish Lake is located. The route continues northeast and passes the west shore of Fish Lake, Johnson Valley Reservoir, and ending at the junction of SR-72, just nine miles northeast of the township of Loa in southeast Utah.

History

The road from SR-24 at Plateau Junction east to Fish Lake was added to the state highway system in 1918,[2] and numbered SR-25 by the state legislature in 1927.[3] The west end was moved south to Fish Lake Junction in 1935 as a federal aid project,[2] but the legislative description was not changed until 1953.[4] The Fishlake Scenic Byway was designated on April 9, 1990 on SR-25 between SR-24 and Johnson Valley Reservoir. The Byway was extended in August 1992 between Johnson Valley Reservoir and SR-72 to comprise the southern portion of the Gooseberry/Fremont Road Scenic Backway.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Piute	Fish Lake Junction	0.000	0.000	SR-24 – Salina, Loa	Southern terminus
Sevier	Fish Lake	9.995	16.085	Forest Service Road 319	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Fish Lake Lodge on the Fishlake Scenic Byway, UT

References

UDOT Highway Reference, SR-25
Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2007.
Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 25. From Plateau Junction to Fish Lake.
Utah State Legislature (1953). "Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 25. From Fish Lake Junction on route 24 northerly to Fish Lake ranger station.

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[u25desc-1] UDOT Highway Reference, SR-25

[history-2] Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2007.

[3] Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 25. From Plateau Junction to Fish Lake.

[4] Utah State Legislature (1953). "Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 25. From Fish Lake Junction on route 24 northerly to Fish Lake ranger station.