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Utah State Route 208
State Route 208 (SR-208) is a 10.205-mile (16.423 km), north–south state highway on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the Uinta Basin in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States, that connects U.S. Route 40 (US-40) with Utah State Route 35 (SR-35). Route descriptionSR-208 runs through a very rural area as a two-lane road, not passing near any communities and not intersecting with any significant side roads along its course. Though fairly lightly traveled, it functions as a somewhat important western connection between US-40 and SR-35 that can reduce travel distances by over 31 miles (50 km) by bypassing Duchesne.[3]  The highway begins at an intersection with US-40, about one mile (1.6 km) west of the Pinion Rest Area on US-40, about 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Fruitland, and about 18.2 miles (29.3 km) west of Duchesne. (From the intersection, US-40 heads east toward Duchesne, Roosevelt, and Vernal and west toward Heber City, Provo, and Salt Lake City. Hatch Knife Road [39300 West] heads southerly from the intersection as a dirt road into the foothills of Cedar Mountain.)[4][3] From its southern terminus, SR-208 heads north–northeast for about 2 miles (3.2 km) before reaching a T intersection with 4 C's Ranch Road (the only named side road along the highway), connecting with several unnamed side dirt roads along the way. (4 C's Ranch Road heads southeasterly into the 4 C's Ranch.) After continuing north–northeast for about another mile (1.6 km) and just after going over a very low mountain pass, SR-208 curves slightly west. The highway then continues on a nearly northward course for about another mile (1.6 km) as it crosses the Santaquin Draw.[5] For the next 3.9 miles (6.3 km) the highway traverses a series of gradual curves through the lowest of the southeast foothills of Tabby Mountain.[6][3] Just after an S-curve to the east, SR-208 begins a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) east–northeast descent down Golden Stairs Canyon.[7] At the mouth of that canyon, SR-208 crosses the Duchesne River as it curves to head north for its last half mile (0.8 km). Immediately after crossing over the Hicken Ditch[8] irrigation canal, SR-208 reaches its northern terminus at a T intersection with SR-35, about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southeast of Tabiona. (SR-35 heads southeasterly to its own [eastern] terminus at Utah State Route 87, which in turn, proceeds south to Duchesne. SR-35 heads northwesterly to Tabiona, Hanna, Heber City, and Park City.)[3] Legal definitionThe legal definition of State Route 208 is as follows: 72-4-126. State highways—SR-201 to SR-204, SR-208 to SR-211. TrafficAnnual average daily traffic history
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) collects data for the State Highways and Local Federal-Aid roads. Traffic is measured in both directions and reported Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT). AADT is collected for major intersections and "sections where traffic volumes show a substantial increase or decrease". Reported traffic data for the entire length of SR-208. As of 2019[update], SR-208 had an AADT of 424. Since 1981, traffic along the highway has increased by nearly 93 percent.[10] Travel restrictions along SR-208 only apply to oversized vehicles and are the same as those which UDOT has established that apply to all state highways in within the state.[Note 1][11][12] HistorySR-208 was designated in 1941 by the Utah State Road Commission as running "from a point on route 6 [US-40] approximately six miles east of Fruitland in Duchesne County, thence northerly to route 35 at a point near Tabiona".[2] The route has remained unchanged since then. Major intersectionsThe entire route is in Duchesne County. [3]
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