Utah State Route 123

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 123 (1931-1933).
State Route 123 marker
State Route 123
Map
SR-123 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length11.421 mi[1] (18.380 km)
Existed1931[2] (as SR-124, renumbered in 1933)–present
Major junctions
West end US 6 / US 191 at Sunnyside Junction
Major intersections SR-124 in East Carbon
East endWhitemore Canyon Road in East Carbon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-122→ SR-124

Utah State Route 123 (SR-123) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 11.4 miles (18.3 km), it connects the city of East Carbon with US-6 / US-191 in Carbon County.

Route description

State Route 123 begins at Sunnyside Junction on US-6/US-191, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Price.[3] It heads east, passing through East Carbon-Sunnyside at the base of the Book Cliffs. It turns to the northeast and terminates shortly after it enters Whitmore Canyon.[3]

History

The road from Sunnyside Junction through Sunnyside to Columbia (now all part of East Carbon-Sunnyside) was added to the state highway system in 1931, initially numbered SR-124[4] but changed to SR-123 in 1933.[5] The route was shortened in 1935 by moving the eastern terminus back into Sunnyside,[6] and splitting off the portion from Sunnyside to Columbia as SR-124.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sunnyside Junction0.0000.000 US 6 / US 191 – Price, I-70Western terminus
East Carbon8.69413.992 SR-124 – Horse Canyon
11.42118.380"End State Maintenance" sign — Whitemore Canyon RoadEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Utah State Route 123 Reference" (pdf). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Utah State Route 123 Resolutions" (pdf). Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Utah State Route 123" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. (124) From Sunnyside junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
  5. ^ Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah. (123) From Sunnyside Junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
  6. ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 123. From Sunnyside Junction on route 8 easterly to Sunnyside.
  7. ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 124. From junction with route 123 southerly to Columbia.
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