Utah State Route 36

State Route 36 (SR-36) is a highway in northern Utah connecting US-6 in northern Juab County to I-80 in northern Tooele County.

State Route 36
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-109
Maintained by UDOT
Length	66.406 mi[1] (106.870 km)
Existed	1910 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-36–present
Major junctions
South end	US-6 near Eureka
	SR-199 near Rush Valley SR-73 near Stockton SR-112 in Tooele SR-138 in Stansbury Park
North end	I-80 at Lake Point
Highway system
State highways in Utah Interstate U.S. State Minor Scenic ← SR-35 → SR-37

Route description

SR-36 between Eureka and Vernon

From its southern terminus west of Eureka, SR-36 heads northwest until Vernon, where it turns north. It continues this general direction, eventually heading more to the northeast, until the northern terminus at Lake Point, where it intersects Interstate 80.

From the junction with SR-73 north to the terminus at I-80, SR-36 is included as part of the National Highway System.[2]

History

US-6 approaching junction with SR-36

The road from SR-4 (by 1926 US-40, now SR-138) at Mills Junction south to Clover, forming part of the Lincoln Highway, was added to the state highway system in 1910 (Mills Junction to Tooele) and 1912 (Tooele to Clover).[3] A 1925 law extended it south from Saint John Station (northeast of Clover) to Tintic Junction,[4] and in 1927 the state legislature assigned the SR-36 designation to the route from Mills Junction to Tooele Junction, as well as the spur to Clover[5] until 1931, when it became SR-58.[6] Coinciding with the eventual construction of I-80 through the area, SR-36 was extended north from its northern terminus at US-40 to its eventual interchange with I-80 at Lake Point in 1965. The south leg of the triangular intersection at Tintic Junction was designated State Route 67 by the legislature in 1975, only to be changed back to a spur of SR-36 in 1991 because of motorist confusion.[3]

Major intersections

County	Location[7]	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Juab	Eureka	0.036	0.058	US-6 – Delta, Santaquin	Southern terminus
Tooele	Rush Valley	38.763	62.383	SR-199 west – Dugway	Eastern terminus of SR-199
		42.557	68.489	SR-73 east – Lehi	Western Terminus of SR-73
	Tooele	54.610	87.886	SR-112 west (1000 North Street) – Grantsville	Eastern Terminus of SR-112
	Mills Junction	62.897	101.223	SR-138 west – Grantsville	Eastern Terminus of SR-138
	​	65.914– 66.406	106.078– 106.870	I-80 – Wendover, Salt Lake City	Northern terminus; I-80 exit 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "State Route 36 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
2. "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
3. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 36". (1.79 MB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
4. Utah State Legislature (1925). "Chapter 71: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
5. Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 36. From Mill Junction Tooele county, via Tooele, Stockton, St. John station, thence southerly by Vernon to Tintic Junction; also from St. John station to Clover.
6. Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. (58) From St. John station on route 36 to Clover.
7. "State Highway Map". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 5, 2008.