State Route 209 (SR-209) is a

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in the

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, following 9000 South and other east–west streets south of

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. It connects the Bingham Canyon Mine with

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and the

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s of

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Route description

The road begins at the gate to the Bingham Canyon Mine and heads northeast as a two-lane undivided highway on the Bingham Highway. The road enters the town of Copperton and turns east. After exiting the town, the Bingham Highway splits into the Old and New Bingham Highway, with SR-209 turning northeast on the latter. The highway enters West Jordan and widens to four lanes as it curves east into 9000 South, just before crossing the

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. After crossing 5600 West, the route heads downhill within the

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. It crosses the

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line to the Bingham Canyon Mine (ex- D&RGW) at Welby, as well as

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and SR-68 before it reaches the

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. After crossing the river, SR-209 begins climbing through the eastern part of the valley, passing through

, and curving into 9400 South after crossing

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. The route ends at SR-210 near the mouth of

, where the valley gives way to the

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street maps and

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s, accessed July 2008 vi
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/ref> East of the SR-111 junction, SR-209 is included in the National Highway System.

History

State Route 177 was designated in 1965 along 9000 South between SR-68 and

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, in order to provide access to the new

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Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 A second route - State Route 209 - was added in 1969, following 9400 South from US-89 east to SR-210. Due to increased traffic in the Sandy area, a new alignment of SR-209 was defined east of

in 1987 to connect 9000 South directly into 9400 South, and SR-209 was extended west over this proposed roadway and SR-177 to SR-68. A 2005 change extended it farther west over a proposed roadway to meet SR-48.

Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 , the extension was built to 5600 West, though it was not yet state-maintained, and the remainder, plus a continuation to SR-111, was in the area's

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. Wasatch Front Regional Council
Adopted 2007-2030 Regional Transportation PlanChapter 8 – Recommended Improvements
accessed July 2008 In 2015, the segment of SR-48 between the

and

was removed from the state highway system. SR-209 was extended west over what had previously been SR-48 to a new terminus at the Bingham Canyon Mine.

Major intersections

References

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209 Streets in Utah