Utah State Route 231

State Route 231 (SR-231) is the shortest state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It serves as a connection between U.S. Route 89 (US-89) and SR-31 in Fairview.

For the former highways, see Utah State Route 231 (1941–1945) and Utah State Route 231 (1945-1953).

State Route 231
State Street
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-129
Maintained by UDOT
Length0.085 mi[1] (0.137 km)
Existed2018–present
Major junctions
South end US-89 in Fairview
North end SR-31 in Fairview
Location
CountiesSanpete
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR-228→ SR-232

Route description

SR-231 begins at the intersection of State Street (US-89) and Milburn Road, proceeding north on the latter. After slightly less than a city block, the route comes to its northern terminus at Canyon Road (SR-31).[2] The road continues to the north towards Milburn, but it is not state-maintained beyond the SR-31 junction. The entire length of SR-231 is 0.085 miles (450 ft; 137 m).[1]

History

The road from Fairview north to Milburn was added to the state route system in 1912 as part of SR-32,[3] and in 1926 it became part of the original alignment of US-89.[4] US-89 was moved to bypass Milburn in 1937, and the old route between Fairview and Milburn was transferred to SR-91. The routes remained in this configuration until 1969, when SR-91 was removed from the state highway system in a mass deletion of minor state highways and transferred to local jurisdiction.

However, the short segment of former SR-91 between US-89 and SR-31 in Fairview continued to be used as the primary connection from northbound US-89 to eastbound SR-31, and vice versa. As a result, in the meeting of the Utah Transportation Commission on October 12, 2018, this one-block segment was re-added to the state highway system as SR-231.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fairview, Sanpete County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US-89 (State Street)Southern terminus
0.0850.137 SR-31 (Canyon Road)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Highway Reference Online". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. Google (January 16, 2019). "Overview of SR-231" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. "Highway Resolutions, SR-32". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. "Utah". David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. 1927. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. "Resolution: Addition of State Route 231 in Fairview, Utah" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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