Utah State Route 275

Infobox road
state=UT
type=SR
route=275
section=133
maint=UDOT
length_mi=3.818
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web
url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7141927845785009
title=Highway Reference - SR-275
publisher=Utah Department of Transportation
accessdate=2008-06-23]
established=1975
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=UT|SR|95
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Natural Bridges National Monument
previous_type=SR
previous_route=274
next_type=SR
next_route=276

State Route 275 is a state highway located entirely within central San Juan County, Utah.

Route description

It runs approximately 4 miles northwest, from the junction of SR-95 (which is two-miles west of the SR-95 and SR-261 junction), to the east entrance of Natural Bridges National Monument. The route forms part of the Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway.

History

SR-275 was designated by the state legislature in 1975Utah Department of Transportation, [http://www.udot.utah.gov/download.php/tid=1348/StateRouteHistory.pdf State Route History] , accessed July 2007] along a road that had been built in the 1960s . [United States Geological Survey, [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/250k/txu-pclmaps-topo-us-cortez-1961.jpgCortez (scale 1:250,000)] , 1961] [United States Geological Survey, [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/250k/txu-pclmaps-topo-us-cortez-1969.jpgCortez (scale 1:250,000)] , 1969]

Major intersections

jctint
state=UT
county=San Juan
cspan=2
location=
lspan=2
mile=0.000
road=jct|state=UT|SR|95
notes=Southern terminusjctint
state=UT
mile=3.818
road=Natural Bridges National Monument
notes=Northern terminus

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