State Route 256 is a short highway in central
Utah
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that serves
Redmond. There are no junctions with any state highways along SR-256 besides the termini.
Route description
From its southern terminus north of Salina, SR-257 heads north from
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 sectio ...
, heading toward Redmond. Afterwards, it returns to US-89 south of Axtell, forming a 180-degree loop around US-89.
History
The road from
Salina to
Axtell via
Redmond was added to the state highway system in 1910,
Utah Department of Transportation
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Highway Resolutions
, updated January 2008, accessed May 2008 and became part of
SR-11 and
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 sectio ...
in the 1920s.
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1926 In 1970, after a bypass of Redmond was completed, the
State Road Commission redesignated the old road as SR-256. The number was chosen so the state could use existing signs that had been removed in 1969, when the
former SR-256 through
Aurora
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(since re-added as
SR-260) was deleted by the legislature.
Utah Department of Transportation
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is an agency of the state government of Utah, United States; it is usually referred to by its initials UDOT (pronounced "you-dot"). UDOT is responsible for approximately 5,900 miles (9,495 kilomet ...
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
Major intersections
References
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256
Year 256 ( CCLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 1009 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 256 for this y ...
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