State Route 270 is a short north–south thoroughfare that sits completely within Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

 in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...

, entirely along West Temple Street. The southern terminus is at 900 South, with ramps to I-15/I-80 at exit 305D; its northern terminus is at US-89 (400 South, formerly SR-186).

Route description

After its southern terminus, SR-270 heads north for its entire course, having a dual intersection with SR-269

Utah State Route 269

State Route 269 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that sits completely within Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County. It consists entirely of a one-way pair of 500 South and 600 South, two parallel one-way streets that connect I-15 and I-80 to downtown Salt Lake City...

, one eastbound and one westbound. Afterwards it terminates at US-89.

History

The State Road Commission designated SR-270 in 1960 as a branch from proposed I-15 to SR-176 (900 South) at West Temple. In 1969, the state legislature extended it north to SR-186 (400 South, now US-89).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County.

Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.000	, Cheyenne	Interchange
0.000	West Temple Street south	Interchange; no southbound entrance
0.006	900 South	Former SR-176
0.457
0.607
0.749		Former SR-186