From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Utah State Route 101
Utah State Route 101
a loop off SR-1 from Logan, south to Hyrum, and west to
Wellsville.
Route description
State Route 101
Located entirely in Cache County,[2] SR-101 starts at an
intersection of Main Street and SR-23 (Center Street). The
highway heads easterly for the first 0.4 mi (0.64 km) be-
fore it turns northeasterly, crossing the Little Bear Riv-
er and intersects US-89/US-91 at a traffic light controlled
at-grade interchange. After the interchange, SR-101
turns to the southeast after entering Wellsville city lim-
its. At 400 West, SR-101 turns south for 3 blocks before
turning back to the east, and intersecting SR-165.[3]
After leaving Hyrum, SR-101 dips to the southeast
again, entering the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and a
Route information canyon formed by the Blacksmith Fork River. The final
13.9 mi (22.4 km) are inside the forest, serving as an ac-
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-116 cess route to several campgrounds, as well as a diversion
Maintained by UDOT dam, and electric plant. The route comes to an end at the
Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area, a working
Length: 21.811 mi[1] (35.101 km)
ranch owned and run by the state of Utah.[3][4][5]
Existed: 1931 – present For the year 2007, a daily average of 5,075 cars trav-
eled along SR-101 at the intersection with US-89/US-91.
Major junctions
This represents only a slight growth from previous years
West end: (in 2006, the average was 5,005; in 2005, 4,620).[6] Nine-
SR-23 in Wellsville
teen percent of this traffic was composed of trucks.[7]
The lowest amount of traffic is accounted for on the final
US-89 / US-91 in Wellsville
stretch of the highway through the Wasatch-Cache Na-
SR-165 near Hyrum tional Forest, with an average of 670 cars per day trav-
East end: Hardware Ranch trail head eling to the Hardware Ranch visitors center. This repre-
sents a small increase from previous years, with an av-
Location erage of 635 cars per day in 2006 and 585 cars per day in
Counties: Cache 2005 traveling to the visitors center.[6]
Highway system
State highways in Utah
History
Interstate • US • State (Parks) • Scenic SR-101 was formed in 1931 as a loop off SR-1 (now US-91)
from Logan south to Hyrum and west to Wellsville.[8]
← SR-100 SR-102 →
The road from Hyrum east to the Hardware Ranch was
added to the state highway system in 1949 as State Route
State Route 101 (SR-101) is a 21.811-mile (35.101 km) long 242 [9] and that route was extended south to SR-39 in
242,
state highway located in the U.S. state of Utah. The route 1965.[10] The legislature redefined the Hyrum-area routes
serves as a spur route into the Wasatch-Cache National in 1969, taking SR-101 east from Wellsville to the Hard-
Forest through the cities of Wellsville and Hyrum, with ware Ranch over former SR-242, and returning the exten-
an intermediate intersection with U.S. Route 89 (US-89) sion to SR-39 to local control. The leg of former SR-101
and US-91. SR-101 starts at an intersection of Main Street from Hyrum north to Logan became part of a new SR-165
and SR-23 (Center Street). Heading generally eastward, at that time. On March 17, 1972, the roadway connecting
the highway terminates at the Hardware Ranch Wildlife the Hardware Ranch Visitors Center to SR-101 was added
Management Area. SR-101 was first designated in 1931 as to the state route system as an addition to SR-101. The
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Utah State Route 101
Location[2] Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Wellsville 0.000 SR-23 – Mendon Western terminus
1.205 US-89 / US-91 to I-15 / I-84 – Brigham City, Logan
Hyrum 5.927 SR-165 – Paradise, Providence
21.811 Hardware Ranch trail head Eastern terminus
connector road was previously designated Collector Road ^ "Traffic on Utah Highways - 2007" (PDF). Utah
[6]
311.[11] Department of Transportation. 2008-07-02.
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
Major intersections uconowner.gf?n=2363711025498494585. Retrieved
2008-10-04.
[7] "Truck Traffic on Utah Highways - 2007" (PDF).
References Utah Department of Transportation. 2008-07-02.
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
[1] ^ "Route 101" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah
uconowner.gf?n=2363733707060508179. Retrieved
Department of Transportation. November 2005.
2008-10-04.
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
[8] "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 55, Session
uconowner.gf?n=7271625233020881. Retrieved
Laws of Utah, 1931: "(101) From Logan southerly
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via Hyrum to Wellsville."
[2] ^ Utah Department of Transportation (2005).
[9] "Designation of State Roads", Chapter 48, Session
General Highway Map - Cache County (Map). p. 2.
Laws of Utah, 1949: ""Route 242. From Hyrum on
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
route 101 easterly via Blacksmith Fork
f?p=100:pg:2821596473291991::::V,T:,348. Retrieved
approximately 17 miles to the ranch house on the
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state fish and game property known as the
[3] ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-101 Overview (Map).
Hardware Ranch.""
Cartography by Google, Inc.
[10] "Route 242" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah
http://maps.google.com/
Department of Transportation. November 2007.
maps?f=d&saddr=41.638699,-111.934462&daddr=Ant+Flat+Rd&hl=en&geocode=%3BFVTKegIdPJxZ-
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
Q&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=41.636711,-111.929269&sspn=0.009398,0.030899&ie=UTF8&ll=41.631354,-111.765289&
uconowner.gf?n=200609201008251. Retrieved
Retrieved 2008-10-04.
2008-10-04.
[4] "Visit Hardware Ranch". Utah Division of Wildlife
[11] "Route 101" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah
Resources. http://wildlife.utah.gov/
Department of Transportation. November 2007.
hardwareranch/visit.php. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/
[5] Petersen Jr., Bryce. "Animal trackers". Xplore
uconowner.gf?n=200609181310491. Retrieved
Outdoors (Ogden Standard-Examiner).
2008-10-04.
http://www.standard.net/xplore/20652/.
Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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