Utah State Route 44

The route begins at the junction of US-191 on the southern boundary of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, southwest of Dutch John. From there, the route heads west, continuing to straddle the southern boundary of Flaming Gorge. The highway turns northwest, now fully entering the National Recreation Area. Past Sheep Creek Loop Road, the route begins a more unpredictable path with many twists and turns, though remaining in a general northwest direction. The route continues north, exits Flaming Gorge, and continues north for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before terminating at SR-43 in Manila.[1][2]

The road from SR-6 (US-40) in Vernal north to SR-43 in Manila, where one could continue to Wyoming, was added to the state highway system in about 1918 as a forest highway project,[3] completed in 1926,[4] and numbered SR-44 in 1927.[5] Two major realignments through the Ashley National Forest were made in 1966 and 1971, the first moving SR-44 to the northeast between a point south of Carter Creek and near Summit Springs, and the second moving it east between a point east of Summit Springs and Sheep Creek Gap. (The east–west road past Summit Springs was only a state highway between 1966 and 1971.) The final change was in 1981, when the part of SR-44 south of Greendale Junction was renumbered as part of US-191.[4]

The entire route is in Daggett County. [6]

Location[6]	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greendale Junction	0.000	0.000	US-191 – Vernal, Rock Springs	Southern terminus
Manila	27.995	45.054	SR-43 (Center Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi