Utah State Route 7
 State Route 7 | ||||
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| Southern Parkway | ||||
 Map of Utah State Route 7 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.299 mi[1] (29.449 km) | |||
| Existed | 2009[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-15 in St George | |||
| East end | Sand Hollow Road near Sand Hollow State Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 7 (SR-7), also known as Southern Parkway, is a state highway in southern Washington County in the extreme southwestern portion of the US state of Utah. It connects the southern periphery of St George with Hurricane, while providing access to the St. George Regional Airport.[3]
Route description
State Route 7 starts at its intersection with I-15 in southwest St. George. From here it travels southeast for about 3 miles (4.8 km) to immediately north of the Utah-Arizona border, then turning east and paralleling the border. Past interchanges at Desert Color Parkway and River Road, the road turns east-northeast and continues for 15 miles (24 km) until reaching its temporary terminus at Sand Hollow Road (immediately southwest of Sand Hollow State Park), passing Airport Parkway (which accesses the St. George Regional Airport) and Long Valley Road.[4]
The route as it exists today, as well as the planned connection from the current eastern terminus to SR-9, is included in the National Highway System.[5]
History
Since the 1977 Utah state route renumbering, no route in Utah had been designated as State Route 7, until 2009 when the Utah State Legislature added the Southern Parkway from Pioneer Road to River Road to the state highway system.[2]
The first portion of the freeway opened July 7, 2009, a link between Exit 2 at I-15 south of Bloomington (a suburb within the city of St. George) to River Road in south east St. George spanning 4 miles (6.4 km). It is the southern portion of a two-phase beltway around the St. George metro area.[6] The second portion was completed in November 2010, extending further east to the new St. George Regional Airport. The highway is eventually planned to extend 26 miles (41.8 km) northeast—as a four-lane freeway—to Hurricane, although initially there will be some at-grade intersections. These will be converted to interchanges as traffic volumes warrant.[7]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washington County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| St. George | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-15 – Las Vegas, Salt Lake City | Western terminus; roadway continues west as Sun River Parkway; I-15 exit 2 | |
| 0.444 | 0.715 | 1 | Desert Color Parkway | Formerly Astragalus Drive | |
| 3.251 | 5.232 | 3 | River Road | Immediately north of Utah-Arizona border | |
| 5.911 | 9.513 | 6 | Desert Canyons Parkway | Road is 2 lanes from this point eastward as of 2018 | |
| 7.082 | 11.397 | 7 | Airport Parkway – St. George Regional Airport | ||
| Washington | 10.385 | 16.713 | 10 | Warner Valley Road | Connection to Washington Fields Road |
| 14.720 | 23.690 | 15 | Long Valley Road | Connection to Washington Dam Road | |
| | 18.299 | 29.449 | Sand Hollow Road – Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane | At-grade intersection; temporary eastern terminus; immediately southwest of Sand Hollow State Park | |
| Hurricane | 3000 South | ||||
 SR-9 | Future eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Reference: State Route 7" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. April 5, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Highway Referencing.
{{cite web}}: External link in|via= - ^ a b "State Route 7 highway resolutions" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. September 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "UDOT to Open First Segment of State's Newest Highway". Utah Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Southern Parkway Project map". Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ "Utah National Highway System". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Public Works Capital projects". City of St. George Department of Public Works. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- ^ "Traffic and transportation information exchange - Southern Parkway". City of St. George. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
External links
- "Southern Corridor Environmental Impact Statement". Utah Department of Transportation.
- Campbell, Julia (July 6, 2005). "Southern Corridor Will Be Closer to Hurricane". Hurricane Valley Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- St. George project page