Utah State Route 105
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Utah State Route 105 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Utah
. It was created in 1965 to serve as a short connector route between Interstate 15
and SR-106 in downtown Centerville
. The current route is 1.111 miles (1.8 km) long, after it was extended to the new Legacy Parkway
which opened in September 2008.
with Legacy Parkway
west of Interstate 15 and becomes SR-105 at a diamond interchange with I-15. SR-105 heads due east passing several local roads before coming to an end at the interchange with SR-106. Parrish Lane continues beyond this interchange, but is no longer part of SR-105.
Traffic on Parrish Lane between I-15 and SR-106 has decreased 17 percent between 2002 and 2007, with an average
of 16,605 cars per day using Parrish Lane in 2007, compared to 20,000 cars per day in 2002. Eleven percent of the traffic on Parrish Lane is bus and truck traffic.
in 2008.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. It was created in 1965 to serve as a short connector route between Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Utah
In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 15 runs north–south through the southwestern and central portions of the state, passing through many of the population centers of that state, including St. George, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, the latter three being part of the urban area known as...
and SR-106 in downtown Centerville
Centerville, Utah
Centerville is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,335 at the 2010 census...
. The current route is 1.111 miles (1.8 km) long, after it was extended to the new Legacy Parkway
Legacy Parkway
Legacy Parkway is a four-lane freeway completely within Davis County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, running from Interstate 215 in North Salt Lake to Interstate 15 and US-89 in Farmington. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2008, with the freeway opening in September...
which opened in September 2008.
Route description
Parrish Lane begins at a diamond interchangeDiamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with Legacy Parkway
Legacy Parkway
Legacy Parkway is a four-lane freeway completely within Davis County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, running from Interstate 215 in North Salt Lake to Interstate 15 and US-89 in Farmington. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2008, with the freeway opening in September...
west of Interstate 15 and becomes SR-105 at a diamond interchange with I-15. SR-105 heads due east passing several local roads before coming to an end at the interchange with SR-106. Parrish Lane continues beyond this interchange, but is no longer part of SR-105.
Traffic on Parrish Lane between I-15 and SR-106 has decreased 17 percent between 2002 and 2007, with an average
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
of 16,605 cars per day using Parrish Lane in 2007, compared to 20,000 cars per day in 2002. Eleven percent of the traffic on Parrish Lane is bus and truck traffic.
History
The highway was established in 1965 as a connector from I-15 to SR-106 in Centerville. It remained essentially unchanged until it was extended westward to connect to the newly-constructed Legacy ParkwayLegacy Parkway
Legacy Parkway is a four-lane freeway completely within Davis County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, running from Interstate 215 in North Salt Lake to Interstate 15 and US-89 in Farmington. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2008, with the freeway opening in September...
in 2008.