en Utah State Route 256

State Route 256
State Route 256
Route information
	Maintained by UDOT
Length	5.595 mi (9.004 km)
Existed	1970–present
Major junctions
South end	US 89 near Salina
North end	US 89 near Axtell
Location
Country	United States
State	Utah
Highway system
	Utah State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Minor; Scenic;

State Route 256 is a short highway in central Utah that serves Redmond. There are no junctions with any state highways along SR-256 besides the termini.

Route description

From its southern terminus north of Salina, SR-257 heads north from US-89, heading toward Redmond. Afterwards, it returns to US-89 south of Axtell, forming a 180-degree loop around US-89.

History

The road from Salina to Axtell via Redmond was added to the state highway system in 1910,^[2] and became part of SR-11 and US-89 in the 1920s.^[3] In 1970, after a bypass of Redmond was completed, the State Road Commission redesignated the old road as SR-256. The number was chosen so the state could use existing signs that had been removed in 1969, when the former SR-256 through Aurora (since re-added as SR-260) was deleted by the legislature.^[4]