Utah State Route 95

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State Route 95
Bicentennial Highway Defined by Utah Code §72-4-115, maintained by UDOT
Length:	121.351 mi[1] (195 km)
Formed:	1935
West end:	SR-24 in Hanksville
Major junctions:	SR-276 twice near Lake Powell SR-275 near Natural Bridges National Monument SR-261 near Abajo Mountains
East end:	US-191 south of Blanding
State highways in Utah (lists: I • US • SR) < SR-94 SR-96 >

State Route 95 or Bicentennial Highway is a state highway located in west-central San Juan, eastern Garfield, and central Wayne counties, in the southeast of the U.S. state of Utah. The highway received the name as its dedication coincided with the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The highway forms part of the Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Route description

It runs 121 miles (195 km) west from the junction of U.S. Route 191 (4.3 miles south of the town of Blanding), to the junction of SR-24 in the town of Hanksville. It crosses Cottonwood Wash just west of the US-191 junction; follows and crosses White Canyon; and crosses the Colorado River and the northeast end of Lake Powell at Hite Crossing Bridge, near the confluence of the Dirty Devil River, which it crosses just two miles (3 km) later.

29 miles (47 km) west of the US-191 junction it meets State Route 261, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of there State Route 275 spurs off to the northwest to Natural Bridges National Monument, and it intersects with State Route 276 twice, on either side of Lake Powell.

It passes through the small community of Fry Canyon. Fry's Canyon (also referred to as Fry's Gulch) contains the only gas station between Hanksville and Blanding. A seasonal gas station is operation at the Hite Marina area during the summer months.

[edit] History

SR-95 was added to the state highway system in 1935 as a spur connecting SR-47 (now US-191) near Blanding with Natural Bridges National Monument.^[2] It was extended in 1949, crossing the Colorado River at Hite and continuing to SR-24 at Hanksville.^[3] Except for a short piece near Blanding, the road remained unpaved through the 1960s.^[4] The first major realignment was approved in 1962 and completed in 1966,^[5] bypassing the old crossing at Hite, which is now flooded by Lake Powell, in favor of the new Hite Crossing Bridge.^[6] The highway was improved and paved in time for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976, and has since been known as the Bicentennial Highway.^[7]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location[8]	Mile[1]	Junction	Notes
Wayne County	Hanksville	0	SR-24 – Green River, Torrey
Garfield County		26.076	SR-276 Lake Powell
		33.3231	Hog Springs Rest Area
	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	41.176	Hite Overlook View Area
		43.179	Information Area
		43.823	Campgrounds
San Juan County		52.907	Lake Powell
		56.714	View Area
		83.517	SR-276 Lake Powell-Bullfrog Marina
		91.137	SR-275 Natural Bridges National Monument
		92.931	SR-261 – Mexican Hat, Bluff - Moki Dugway
		96.995	Salvation Knoll View Area
		101.425	Indian Ruins
		107.170	Arch Canyon Campgrounds
		110.768	Indian Ruins
		115.001	Manti-La Sal National Forest Access
		121.351	US-191 – Blanding, Bluff

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Utah Highways by Dan Stober