Utah State Route 130

State Route 130
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-118
Maintained by UDOT
Length:	43.076 mi[1] (69.324 km)
Existed:	1933[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-15 in Cedar City
North end:	SR-21 in Minersville
Highway system
State highways in Utah Interstate • US State Minor Parks Scenic ← SR-128 SR-132 →

State Route 130 (SR-130) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 43 miles (69 km), it connects the town of Minersville in Beaver County with the cities of Cedar City, Enoch, and Parowan to the south in Iron County.

Route description

State Route 130 begins at the south Cedar City interchange with I-15. Following Main Street through the city, it starts to the northeast before turning north through the center of the city. As the route reaches the north end of town, it intersects I-15 in another interchange, continuing north through Enoch as the Minersville Highway. After leaving Enoch, (at the north of Cedar Valley), the route continues north through sparsely populated areas, intersecting Gap Road, an extension of the old Lund Highway about 12 miles (19 km) north of Enoch. Gap Road connects to Parowan, and is named for the pass it traverses, Parowan Gap, site of ancient petroglyphs, evidence that it was on a major thoroughfare of early Native Americans. State Route 130 continues in a generally north-northwest direction through the Black Mountains, crossing over into Beaver County and arriving in Minersville, ending at its intersection with SR-21.

History

State Route 130 was originally established in 1933 as the Minersville Loop on SR-21.^[2][3] In 1953, one of the legs of the loop was deleted, turning the highway into a short 0.4 miles (0.64 km) spur connecting SR-21 to the center of Minersville.^[2][4] In 1965, this short spur was significantly extended south, now passing through Minersville, and continuing all the way down through Enoch to U.S. Route 91 just north of Cedar City,^[2] bringing its total length to about 37 miles (60 km).^[1] With the construction of Interstate 15 in the area, the route was extended southward again in 1967. This extension took it south through Cedar City on the former alignment of State Route 1 (US-91) along Main Street to the south Cedar City interchange, a distance of about 6 miles (9.7 km), while State Route 1 was realigned to the west to coincide with Interstate 15.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Iron	Cedar City	0.000	0.000	I-15 – St. George, Beaver	Southern terminus, also exit 57 on I-15
		0.211	0.340	Old Highway 91
		2.253	3.626	SR-14 (Center St) / SR-289 (University Blvd)
		2.501	4.025	SR-56 (200 North)
		6.071– 6.256	9.770– 10.068	I-15 – St. George, Beaver
	Enoch	8.757	14.093	Midvalley Road	Former SR-199
	​	19.406	31.231	Gap Road	Former SR-127
Beaver	Minersville	43.076	69.324	SR-21	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "State Route 130 highway reference" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
2. "State Route 130 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
3. Utah State Legislature (1933). Chapter 30. Session Laws of Utah. From junction with route 21, .4-mile southerly to Minersville, thence northerly 1.5 miles to junction with route 21.
4. Utah State Legislature (1953). Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah. Route 130. From route 21, 0.4 Mile southerly to Minersville.