Utah State Route 79

State Route 79 marker

State Route 79
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-113
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 4.171 mi[1] (6.713 km)
Existed: 1957 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR-126 in Ogden
  I-15 / I-84 in Ogden
US-89 in Ogden
East end: SR-203 in Ogden
Highway system
SR-78I-80

State Route 79 (SR-79) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that spans 4.174 miles (6.717 km) in Ogden, Weber County, with another 0.77 miles (1.24 km) consisting of the westbound segment of a brief one-way pair. The route connects SR-126 and I-15 to US-89 and SR-203 as it passes through the center of Ogden on Hinckley Drive and portions of 30th and 31st Streets. The highway was formed in 1957, initially routed from SR-38 (then running on Pennsylvania Avenue) east to SR-204 (Wall Avenue). The highway was subsequently extended west to SR-126 and east to Harrison Boulevard (SR-203).

Route description

SR-79 begins at an intersection of SR-126 on the western boundary of Ogden. The highway heads northeast on four lanes of Hinckley Drive divided by a center median, straddling the northern periphery of Ogden-Hinckley Airport. Before intersecting 1325 West the road loses division of its lanes. Passing the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue the road turns east, gains a lane in each direction and intersects at a diamond interchange with I-15. Past Parker Drive the road again briefly turns northeast and climbs onto a viaduct over railroad tracks. The termination of the viaduct begins the one-way pair of SR-79, with 30th Street forming the westbound segment and 31st Street the eastbound segment. The pair continues for 0.5 miles (0.80 km) until reaching Washington Boulevard (US-89), where 31st Street loses state maintenance and SR-79 continues on 30th Street, now a two-way street. The two-lane highway continues east until reaching Harrison Boulevard (SR-203), where SR-79 ends.[2]

History

State Route 79 was established on May 14, 1957, then traveling from Pennsylvania Avenue (at that time SR-38) northeast to Wall Avenue (SR-204). In 1958, the route was extended east to Washington Boulevard (US-91, now US-89) via 31st and Patterson Streets (the latter located in between 31st and 30th Streets). In 1966 a portion of SR-38 between SR-84 (now SR-126) was transferred to SR-79. In 1970 a portion of 30th Street between US-91 and SR-203 was relinquished by Ogden and the state assumed responsibility. By 1979 Patterson Avenue was given back to the city and in 1994 30th Street between Washington Boulevard west to 31st Street became the westbound segment of SR-79.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ogden, Weber County. [4]

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR-126 (1900 West)Western terminus
1.555–
1.907
2.503–
3.069
I-15 / I-84 Salt Lake City, PocatelloInterchange
2.5824.155 SR-204 (Wall Avenue)
3.0204.860 US-89 (Washington Boulevard)
4.1716.713 SR-203 (Harrison Boulevard)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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