Utah State Route 25
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| Fishlake Scenic Byway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-108 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.995 mi[1] (16.085 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1918 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-25 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 SR-24 at Fish Lake Junction | |||
| North end: | Forest Service Road 319 at Fish Lake | |||
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State Route 25 (SR-25), also part of the designated Fishlake Scenic Byway, is a state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. SR-25 runs from the junction of SR-24 near the town of Koosharem northeast to the west shore of Fish Lake. The highway runs for 9.995 miles (16.09 km).
Route description
Fishlake Scenic Byway is a route of 29.6 miles that traverses mainly through the Fishlake National Forest, Utah. The byway comprises SR-25 and County Roads FAS-2554 and FAS-3268, beginning at SR-24, and running to SR-72. The byway starts at an intersection with SR-24 and immediately turns north-northeast through mountainous terrain before descending into a basin where Fish Lake is located. The route continues northeast and passes the west shore of Fish Lake, Johnson Valley Reservoir, and ending at the junction of SR-72, just nine miles northeast of the township of Loa in southeast Utah.
History
The road from SR-24 at Plateau Junction east to Fish Lake was added to the state highway system in 1918,[2] and numbered SR-25 by the state legislature in 1927.[3] The west end was moved south to Fish Lake Junction in 1935 as a federal aid project,[2] but the legislative description was not changed until 1953.[4] The Fishlake Scenic Byway was designated on April 9, 1990 on SR-25 between SR-24 and Johnson Valley Reservoir. The Byway was extended on August, 1992 between Johnson Valley Reservoir and SR-72 to comprise the southern portion of the Gooseberry/Fremont Road Scenic Backway.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Piute | Fish Lake Junction | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-24 – Salina, Loa | Southern terminus |
| Sevier | Fish Lake | 9.995 | 16.085 | Forest Service Road 319 | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Fish Lake Lodge on the Fishlake Scenic Byway, UT
References
- 1 2 UDOT Highway Reference, SR-25
- 1 2 Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History. Retrieved July 2007.
- ↑ Utah State Legislature (1927). Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah.
25. From Plateau Junction to Fish Lake.
- ↑ Utah State Legislature (1953). Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah.
Route 25. From Fish Lake Junction on route 24 northerly to Fish Lake ranger station.
External links
Media related to Utah State Route 25 at Wikimedia Commons