Utah State Route 257

State Route 257 is a highway in central Utah that runs from the junction of SR-21 in Milford to US-6/US-50 sixty-nine miles (111 kilometers) to the north in Hinckley. There are no junctions with any other state highways along SR-257.

State Route 257
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-131
Maintained by UDOT
Length69.246 mi[1] (111.441 km)
Existed1955–present
Major junctions
South end SR-21 in Milford
North end US-6 / US-50 in Hinckley
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR-256→ SR-258

Route description

From its southern terminus in Beaver County, SR-257 generally north until Black Rock, where it makes a turn to the northwest. It stays north-northwest until the northern terminus of the route, located in Millard County. Most of the route is paralleled by the Union Pacific Railroad.[2]

History

The northernmost piece of SR-257 became a state highway in 1933 as part of State Route 140, a short connection from SR-27 (now US-6) near Hinckley south to Deseret and east via Oasis to SR-26 (now US-50) at Harding.[3] The remainder was not created until 1955, when the state legislature added the road between SR-21 in Milford and SR-140 at Deseret to the state highway system as SR-257.[4] A short loop through downtown Hinckley, heading west from SR-140 on 2500 South and north on Main Street to SR-27, was added as State Route 240 in 1966 but dropped from the state highway system in 1969.[5] With the deletion of SR-140 in 1969, SR-257 assumed its current extent, replacing the north–south piece of SR-140.[6]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinations[7]Notes
BeaverMilford0.0000.000 SR-21 (Center Street)Southern terminus
MillardHinckley69.246111.441 US-6 / US-50 – Ely, Salina, ProvoNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "State Route 257 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. "Utah Highway Pages - 241 to 260". Stober, Daniel. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  3. Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah. (140) From Road 26 westerly via Oasis to Deseret thence to Road 27 at Hinckley.
  4. Utah State Legislature (1955). "Chapter 44: State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 257. From Deseret on Route 140 southwesterly via Black Rock to Route 21 at Milford.
  5. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 240". (1.28 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 140". (1.27 MB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  7. "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
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