Utah State Route 147
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State route 147 is a state highway
in the U.S. state of Utah
. Spanning 18.175 miles (29.2 km), it connects West Mountain
and Benjamin
in western Utah Valley
with I-15, Spanish Fork
, and Mapleton
on the east side of the valley.
at McBeth Corner, which is the northern terminus of SR-141 and the intersection of 5600 West and 10400 South. From this point, the route travels north approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) (continuing along the same road taken by SR-141 to the south) passing through West Mountain
, before turning east at 7300 South. The route continues approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to Benjamin
, then intersecting SR-115 (which turns into Payson's Main Street) and turning north on 3200 West. State Route 147 travels north about 1 miles (1.6 km) before again turning east on 6400 South, just south of Lake Shore
. From here, the route continues east, under I-15, through central Spanish Fork
as 400 North, across US-89 before finally turning north on Main Street in Mapleton
. State Route 147 travels north on Main Street about 1 miles (1.6 km), then turns west on Maple Street, ending as it intersects US-89 again, this time from the east.
SR-147 remained unchanged until 1969, when SR-167 was redesignated as part of SR-147, resulting in the deletion of the former route. The route again remained unchanged until 2000, when the portion of the route from Payson west to McBeth Corner was transferred to Payson City and Utah County in exchange for UDOT designating 800 South in Payson from I-15 east to SR-198 (State Street) as State Route 178
.
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 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...
. Spanning 18.175 miles (29.2 km), it connects West Mountain
West Mountain, Utah
West Mountain is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 838...
and Benjamin
Benjamin, Utah
Benjamin is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in western Utah Valley
Utah Valley
Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains Provo, Orem, and their suburbs, including Highland, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Springville, Lehi, Payson, and...
with I-15, Spanish Fork
Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 31,497 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:Spanish Fork was settled by LDS pioneers in 1851...
, and Mapleton
Mapleton, Utah
Mapleton is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,809 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mapleton is located at ....
on the east side of the valley.
Route description
State Route 147 begins west of PaysonPayson, Utah
Payson is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,716 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Rick Moore, who in the 2009 election was the first write-in candidate ever to defeat an incumbent mayor in...
at McBeth Corner, which is the northern terminus of SR-141 and the intersection of 5600 West and 10400 South. From this point, the route travels north approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) (continuing along the same road taken by SR-141 to the south) passing through West Mountain
West Mountain, Utah
West Mountain is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 838...
, before turning east at 7300 South. The route continues approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to Benjamin
Benjamin, Utah
Benjamin is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, then intersecting SR-115 (which turns into Payson's Main Street) and turning north on 3200 West. State Route 147 travels north about 1 miles (1.6 km) before again turning east on 6400 South, just south of Lake Shore
Lake Shore, Utah
Lake Shore is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. From here, the route continues east, under I-15, through central Spanish Fork
Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 31,497 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:Spanish Fork was settled by LDS pioneers in 1851...
as 400 North, across US-89 before finally turning north on Main Street in Mapleton
Mapleton, Utah
Mapleton is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,809 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mapleton is located at ....
. State Route 147 travels north on Main Street about 1 miles (1.6 km), then turns west on Maple Street, ending as it intersects US-89 again, this time from the east.
History
State Route 147 was established on June 26, 1933 along an alignment similar to the current one, with two key differences. It originally started in Payson, travelling west along Utah Ave/10400 South until turning north at its current starting point at McBeth Corner, and it originally ended on Main Street in Mapleton. In 1935, the state legislature ended SR-147 at US-89 (then known as SR-8) and split off the last stretch of the route between US-89 (then known as SR-8) and Mapleton as State Route 167. In 1939, the state legislature designated State Route 203 as an extension of SR-147 from its Mapleton end, travelling 1 miles (1.6 km) east and 1 miles (1.6 km) north to SR-167. This extension was absorbed into SR-147 two years later, in 1941.SR-147 remained unchanged until 1969, when SR-167 was redesignated as part of SR-147, resulting in the deletion of the former route. The route again remained unchanged until 2000, when the portion of the route from Payson west to McBeth Corner was transferred to Payson City and Utah County in exchange for UDOT designating 800 South in Payson from I-15 east to SR-198 (State Street) as State Route 178
Utah State Route 178
State Route 178 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning just in Payson, it connects Interstate 15 to SR-198.-Route description:...
.