State Route 218 (SR-218) 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 the U.S. state of
Utah
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. Spanning , it serves as an east/west rural connector, connecting the town of
Newton
Newton most commonly refers to:
* Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist
* Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton
Newton may also refer to:
People
* Newton (surname), including a list of people with the surname
* ...
on
SR-23 with the city of
Smithfield on
US-91 in
Cache County.
Route description
State Route 218 begins just east of the town of
Newton
Newton most commonly refers to:
* Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist
* Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton
Newton may also refer to:
People
* Newton (surname), including a list of people with the surname
* ...
in
Cache County. Other than the ends of the route entering towns, the entire route passes through farmland.
Beginning as an extension of Main Street (
SR-23), it travels southeast about before turning due east,
crossing a northern arm of
Cutler Reservoir
Cutler Reservoir is a reservoir located in Cache Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. It is an impoundment on the Bear River built for irrigation, flood control, and water supply.
The concrete gravity-arch Cutler Dam, built in 1927, is located in ...
and passing the town of
Amalga. Just after passing Amalga, the route takes a short jog to the southeast and crosses a bridge over the
Bear River. From there, the route continues to the east and enters the city of
Smithfield on 100 North, where it ends at its intersection with Main Street (
US-91).
History
The road from
Newton
Newton most commonly refers to:
* Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist
* Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton
Newton may also refer to:
People
* Newton (surname), including a list of people with the surname
* ...
east to
Smithfield was first added to the state highway system in 1933 as part of
SR-142, which approached the west side of Newton from the south, then turned east to travel through the town and continued east to Smithfield.
In 1941, SR-142 was rerouted to exit Newton to the northwest (toward
Clarkston), so the former routing along Main Street through Newton was redesignated as SR-218.
In 1953,
SR-23 was designated, incorporating the southern approach of SR-142 to Newton,
SR-218 through the center of Newton,
and leaving Newton to the northeast along what was then
SR-192.
As a result, State Route 218 was shortened by approximately , as it now started on the east end of the town.
Save for a minor realignment west of Smithfield to utilize a new bridge over the Bear River built in 1959,
the route has remained unchanged since.
Major intersections
References
External links
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