State Route 119 (SR-119) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state of
Utah
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, connecting SR-119 in
Richfield to
SR-24 near
Glenwood.
Route description
SR-119 begins on the eastern outskirts of
Richfield at
SR-118 (former
US-89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
), which follows 300 North east from downtown Richfield and curves northeast towards
Sigurd
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. The western half of SR-119 is a straight flat road through the
Sevier Valley
Sevier County ( ) is a county in Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,802. Its county seat and largest city is Richfield.
History
Evidence of indigenous peoples residing in Sevier County up to 5,000 ...
. After it reaches Main Street, which heads south into the town of
Glenwood, the highway begins to curve and climb, crossing the
Rainbow Hills before ending at
SR-24 near the mouth of
Kings Meadow Canyon
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*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'' ...
.
Google Maps
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street maps and USGS
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topographic map
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ACME Mapper
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History
The state legislature created SR-119 in 1931, connecting SR-11 (US-89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
, now SR-118) in Richfield to SR-24 through Glenwood. The route was modified to bypass Glenwood in 1959, and a portion of the old route became State Route 263, which began at SR-119 and headed south on Main Street and east on Center Street to 200 East.[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated December 2007, accessed May 2008 and simultaneously, as part of the truncation of SR-11 due to the proposed SR-4 ( I-70), SR-119 was extended west over old SR-11 (still signed as US-89) to SR-120. This extension was undone in 1992, when US-89 was moved to follow I-70, and old US-89 through Richfield became SR-118 (also replacing SR-135 and most of SR-258).[ Utah Department of Transportation]
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
Major intersections
References
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* 119 (number), a natural number
* 119 (emergency telephone number)
* AD 119, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 119 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 119 (album), 2012
* 119 (NCT song)
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