Utah State Route 31
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| State Route 31 |
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| The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway Defined by Utah Code §72-4-109 |
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| Length: | 47.746 mi[1] (76.840 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1915 as a state highway;[2] 1927 as SR-31[3] | ||||||||
| West end: |  US-89 at Fairview |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR-264 near Fairview |
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| East end: |  SR-10 in Huntington |
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State Route 31 (abbreviated as U-31 or SR-31) is a state highway in Sanpete and Emery Counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It runs for 47.746 miles (77 km) from US-89 at Fairview to SR-10 in Huntington. The highway has been designated as part of the Energy Loop, a National Scenic Byway.
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[edit] Route description
SR-31 begins at an intersection with US-89 at Fairview and runs east northeast for approximately 10 miles, then turns southeast for the remainder of the route, terminating at an intersection with SR-10 at Huntington.[1]
[edit] History
SR-31 was commissioned in 1915 from Fairview to the Sanpete-Emery County line, running in part along the current route of SR-264 and in part along Electric Lake. In 1918, it was extended to Huntington. In 1975, it was relocated to its current route.[2]
Just off State Route 31, about 15 miles (24 km) west north-west of Huntington, is Crandall Canyon, location the Crandall Canyon coal mine. On Monday, August 6, 2007, at 2:48 A.M., the mine collapsed, trapping and killing six workers inside. A second collapse on August 16, 2007, killed a Mine Safety and Health Administration investigator and two more miners, bringing the total to nine.[4]
[edit] Major Intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Sanpete | Fairview | 0.000[1] | US-89 (State Street) – Mount Pleasant, Provo |
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| 8.576 | SR-264 (Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway) – Scofield |
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| Emery | Huntington | 47.746 | SR-10 (Main Street) – Castle Dale, Price |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c UDOT Highway Reference, SR-31
- ^ a b Route 31. Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 21, Session Laws of Utah, 1927
- ^ Report on the August 6, 2007 Disaster at Crandall Canyon Mine. United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
