State Route 17 (SR-17) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in southern
Utah
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, running for in
Washington County from
La Verkin to
Anderson Junction near
Toquerville. It serves as a shortcut from
I-15
I15 may refer to:
* Interstate 15, a north–south Interstate Highway in the United States of America
* Polikarpov I-15, a Soviet fighter aircraft
* I15 (band), a band
* , of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Älvsborg Regiment
The Älvsborg Regiment ...
to
Zion National Park
Zion National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a ...
.
Route description
The route begins at the junction of State Street and 500 North in the center of
La Verkin and heads north on the latter, a two-lane undivided highway. After exiting La Verkin, the road turns northwest. South of
Toquerville, the route curves between a north-northeast and north-northwest direction before steadying to a north-northeast direction. The route turns north-northwest and enters Toquerville as Toquer Boulevard. Exiting the town, the highway turns to the southwest briefly before turning north-northwest. The route turns west-northwest one final time before reverting to its original direction and terminating at exit 27 on
I-15
I15 may refer to:
* Interstate 15, a north–south Interstate Highway in the United States of America
* Polikarpov I-15, a Soviet fighter aircraft
* I15 (band), a band
* , of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Älvsborg Regiment
The Älvsborg Regiment ...
at
Anderson Junction, a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade separation, grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. ...
.
History
Until 1969, SR-17 and
SR-9 (then SR-15) were swapped, with SR-15 following current SR-17 and SR-17 connecting
US-91 at
Harrisburg Junction with SR-15 at
La Verkin Junction. The present SR-17 was added to the state highway system in 1912 and numbered as part of SR-15 in the 1920s.
[ , updated September 2007, accessed May 2008][ , updated September 2007, accessed May 2008][ State Road Commission]
Utah State Trunk Lines
1923
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Utah
The U.S. state of Utah, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) operates a system of state routes that serve all portions of the state. In official documents the state of Utah uses the term "state routes" for numbered, state maintained ...
References
External links
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017 017 may refer to:
* DOL-017, GameCube console
* '' Global Underground 017'', DJ mix album
* Road FC 017, 2014 Mixed Martial Arts event
* Swift 017.n, racing car
* Tyrrell 017, Formula One racing car
See also
* 17 (disambiguation)
Seventeen o ...
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