Utah State Route 142

{{short description|State highway in Utah, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=UT

|type=SR

|route=142

|alternate_name=

|section=120

|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|zoom=10|stroke-width=3|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Utah State Route 142}}}}

|map_custom=yes

|length_mi=17.353

|length_round=3

|length_ref={{cite web | title=State Route 142 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=15525904691713620|access-date=2009-08-13|date=May 2008|format=PDF}}

|established=1933{{cite UTSR law|year=1933|chapter=30|quote=(142) From route 69 at Peterboro north to Newton thence easterly to Smithfield.}}

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=UT|SR|23}} in Newton

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{jct|state=UT|US|91}} in Richmond

|previous_type=SR

|previous_route=141

|next_type=SR

|next_route=143

}}

State Route 142 (SR-142) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. At {{convert|17.3|mi|km}} long, it connects the towns of Newton, Clarkston, Trenton, and Richmond to US-91 and SR-23 in northern Cache County.

Route description

The route starts at its intersection with SR-23 in Newton and travels about {{convert|5|mi|km}} northwest to Clarkston. Here the route turns east and travels just over {{convert|12|mi|km}} through Trenton and ends in Richmond at the intersection with US-91.

History

The state legislature created State Route 142 in 1933, connecting SR-69 (now SR-30) at Petersboro with Newton and Smithfield. SR-142 was moved to the present route of Newton to Clarkston at SR-170 in 1941, with the old alignment through downtown Newton to Smithfield becoming SR-218.{{cite UTSR law|year=1941|chapter=34|quote=Route 142. From route 69 at Peterboro north via Newton and Clarkston to the Clarkston cemetery." "Route 218. From route 142 in Newton easterly to route 1 in Smithfield.}}

In 1969, SR-170, which ran from Clarkston via Trenton to Richmond was absorbed into SR-142, and SR-170 was deleted. This completed the current route of SR-142 as it runs today.

Major intersections

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{{UTint

|location=Newton

|mile=0.000

|road={{jct|state=UT|SR|23}}

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{UTint

|mile=9.779

|location=Trenton

|road={{jct|state=UT|SR|23}}

|notes=

}}

{{UTint

|mile=17.353

|location=Richmond

|road={{jct|state=UT|US|91}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

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References

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