Utah State Route 52
 State Route 52 | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.477 mi[1] (7.205 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
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| West end |  SR-114 in Orem | |||
| East end |  US 189 in Orem | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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State Route 52 (SR-52) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting I-15 with US-189 along Orem's 800 North.
The road became a state highway in 1923, and was numbered as a spur of SR-7 in 1927 before being assigned its own number (52). The west end was at US-89 until 1959, when it was extended to I-15; a further extension took it to SR-114 in 1964.
Route description
SR-52 begins at SR-114 in western Orem, across from the former Geneva Steel Plant, which was on the shore of Utah Lake. For its entire length, SR-52 gradually ascends through the Utah Valley along 800 North, ending at US-189 where the valley gives way to the Wasatch Range and that highway enters Provo Canyon.[2] A mid-1980s flyover takes traffic directly from SR-52 onto US-189 north in the canyon.[3]
SR-52 is in the National Highway System as a connection between I-15 and US-189.[4] A project to widen about half the length of the road through Orem from four to six lanes was completed in October of 2008.[5]
History
The road from SR-1 (US-91, now US-89) in Orem east to SR-7 (now US-189) at the mouth of Provo Canyon became a state highway in 1923.[6] It was numbered as a spur of SR-7 in 1927,[7] but in 1931 it was split off as State Route 52.[8] In order to serve the planned Interstate 15, SR-52 was extended west to that road in 1959, and in 1964 the extension was continued to SR-114 (simultaneously with a similar extension of SR-265).[6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Orem, Utah County.
| Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| 0.000 | SR-114 (Geneva Road)
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| 0.464 |  I-15 – Salt Lake, Las Vegas
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| 1.758 |  US 89 (State Street)
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| 4.477 | US 189
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References
- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: Template:PDFlink, updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory database, 2007
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway System: Provo--Orem UT, January 2004, accessed July 2008
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, 800 North Area Schedule, accessed July 2008
- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: Template:PDFlink, updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
7. From Heber southwesterly via Olmstead to Provo and from Olmstead to Orem, Utah County.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(52) From Olmstead on route 7 to Orem on route 1.