State Route 96 (SR-96) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
, connecting
SR-264 and the town of
Scofield to
US-6 in a span of . The route is known as the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway, part of
The Energy Loop, a
National Scenic Byway
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.
Route description
The highway begins in the town of
Clear Creek, Utah
Clear Creek is a census-designated place on the western edge of Carbon County, Utah, United States. It is located at the south end of State Route 96 and the Pleasant Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad (previously the Denver and Rio Gr ...
and heads north as a two-lane undivided highway. The route then reaches
SR-264 and turns east on the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway as a continuation of SR-264. Past this intersection, the road turns north-northwest and soon enters
Scofield. Past Scofield, the route continues northwesterly to pass the west shore of the
Scofield Reservoir
Scofield Reservoir is a reservoir impounded by Scofield Dam, in Carbon County, Utah. Located on the Price River, a tributary of the Green River (Colorado River tributary), Green River, Scofield Reservoir is adjacent to the northernmost bou ...
. On the northwestern side of the Reservoir, SR-96 passes on the
Scofield Dam
Scofield may refer to:
* Scofield (surname), a surname
* Scofield, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Scofield, Utah, a very small town
** Scofield Mine disaster, when a coal mine exploded near the town in May 1900
** Scofield Reservoir, ...
and then heads north, north-northwest, and due east to terminate at
US-6, south of
Soldier Summit
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Etymology
The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word ...
and northeast of
Helper.
History
The highway was relocated during the construction of the
Scofield Dam
Scofield may refer to:
* Scofield (surname), a surname
* Scofield, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Scofield, Utah, a very small town
** Scofield Mine disaster, when a coal mine exploded near the town in May 1900
** Scofield Reservoir, ...
in 1943 by the
W.W. Clyde Company of
Springville, Utah
Springville is a city in Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States, that is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 35,268 in 2020, according to the United States Census. Springville is a bedroom community for co ...
. During 1945, SR-96 was completed crossing the old spillway and connecting it with the dam. From the south end of the dam, it connected to the old route, continuing into
Scofield.
Scofield Project – History
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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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