Utah State Route 174

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 174 (1935-1965).

State Route 174 marker

State Route 174
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-123
Maintained by UDOT
Length: 8.122 mi[1] (13.071 km)
Existed: 1985[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: Main gate of Intermountain Power Plant
East end: US-6 south of Lynndyl
Location
Counties: Millard
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR-173SR-175 →

State Route 174 (SR-174) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 8.1 miles (13.0 km) in rural Millard County, it connects the Intermountain Power Plant with U.S. Route 6 south of Lynndyl.

Route description

Starting at the main gate of the Intermountain Power Plant in rural Millard County, State Route 174 travels straight in a west-southwest direction for about 8 miles (13 km) along Brush Wellman Road through the Sevier Desert before ending at its intersection with U.S. Route 6.[1][3]

History

The Utah State Legislature established State Route 174 in 1985, along its current alignment.[2] This coincided with the construction of the Intermountain Power Plant, which commenced in 1981, and began commercial operation in 1986.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in rural Millard County, Utah.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Main gate of Intermountain Power PlantWestern terminus
8.12213.071 US-6 – Delta, Spanish ForkEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "State Route 174 Highway reference" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 "State Route 174 Resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Google. "Utah State Route 174" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Intermountain Power Project. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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