Utah State Route 78

State highway in Utah, United States

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 78 (1935-1969).

State Route 78

SR-78 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length| 9.418 mi[1] (15.157 km)
Existed| 1977–present
Major junctions
South end|  I-15 at Mills Junction
North end|  SR-28 in Levan
Location
Country| United States
State| Utah
Highway system

* Utah State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
*   * Minor
* Scenic

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State Route 78 (SR-78) is a 9.418-mile-long (15.157 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that serves as a connector from the town of Levan and SR-28 to Interstate 15 (I-15) and the Chicken Creek Reservoir. The route was formed in 1977 and has preserved its initial state since then.

## Route description

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The road begins at a diamond interchange with I-15 at exit 207. From that point, the route heads northwest as a two-lane undivided highway, running almost parallel to I-15 in the west and Chicken Creek Reservoir in the east. Once the route passes the reservoir, it eventually turns north-northwesterly until reaching the intersection of a local road, where it turns east. The route enters Levan as 100 North and soon terminates at SR-28, the main street of Levan.[2]

The east–west portion of SR-78 between Levan and Elevator Road is a part of the National Highway System.[3]

## Photo Gallery

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* The western end of Utah 78, approximately 1/4 mile west of Interstate 15 at exit 202 (May 2020)

* The western beginning of Utah route 78, at the Union Pacific tracks, approximately 1/4 mile west of I-15 (May 2020)

* The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)

* The eastern end of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)

* The eastern beginning of Utah route 78, at its junction with Utah route 28 in the town of Levan, Juab County (May 2020)

## History

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In 1975, as Interstate 15 was being constructed in the area, State Route 163 was designated along the old alignment of US-91 from I-15 at Mills Junction to SR-28 in Levan.[4] Since this route shared a number with U.S. Route 163 in southern Utah, it was renumbered to SR-78 in the 1977 Utah state route renumbering. The only change that has occurred to the route since then was a change to the legal definition in 1987, making it more detailed.[5]

## Major intersections

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The entire route is in Juab County.

Location| mi[1]| km| Destinations| Notes

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​| 0.000| 0.000| Railroad crossing| Western terminus
Mills Junction| 0.193–
0.304| 0.311–
0.489|  I-15 – Fillmore, Salt Lake City| Exit 207 on I-15; diamond interchange
Levan| 9.418| 15.157|  SR-28 (Main Street)| Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## See also

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* Utah portal
* U.S. Roads portal

## References

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1. ^ a b "Highway Reference Information - Route 0078" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
2. ^ "Google Maps". Google.
3. ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
4. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "SR-163" (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2019.
5. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "SR-78". (3.67 MB), updated November 2007, accessed July 2008

## External links

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*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers