Utah State Route 96
{{short description|State highway in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=UT
|type=SR
|route=96
|alternate_name=Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=250|zoom=10|stroke-width=3|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Utah State Route 96}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|section=115
|length_mi=22.759
|length_ref={{cite web
|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=6672514921172736
|title=Highway Reference - Route 0096
|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation
|format=pdf
|access-date=2008-07-22}}
|established=1935{{cite UTSR law|year=1935|quote=Route 96. From Colton on route 8 via Scofield to Clear Creek.}}
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=Clear Creek
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=UT|US|6}} near Soldier Summit
|junction={{jct|state=UT|SR|264}} near Clear Creek
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=95
|next_type=SR
|next_route=97
}}
State Route 96 (SR-96) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting SR-264 and the town of Scofield to US-6 in a span of {{convert|22.76|mi|km|2}}. The route is known as the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway, part of The Energy Loop, a National Scenic Byway.
Route description
File:South on SR-96 at Carbon County line, Dec 16.jpg line, December 2016]]
The highway begins in the town of Clear Creek, Utah and heads north as a two-lane undivided highway. The route then reaches SR-264 and turns east on the Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway as a continuation of SR-264. Past this intersection, the road turns north-northwest and soon enters Scofield. Past Scofield, the route continues northwesterly to pass the west shore of the Scofield Reservoir. On the northwestern side of the Reservoir, SR-96 passes on the Scofield Dam and then heads north, north-northwest, and due east to terminate at US-6, south of Soldier Summit and northeast of Helper.{{cite web | title=Google Maps | publisher=Google | url=https://maps.google.com }}
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History
File:Southeast on SR-96 entering Clear Creek, Utah, Dec 16.jpg, December 2016]]
The highway was relocated during the construction of the Scofield Dam in 1943 by the W.W. Clyde Company of Springville, Utah. During 1945, SR-96 was completed crossing the old spillway and connecting it with the dam. From the south end of the dam, it connected to the old route, continuing into Scofield.[http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/scofieldh.html#Construction%20History Scofield Project – History]
Major intersections
{{UTint
|county=Carbon
|cspan=2
|location=Clear Creek
|mile=0.000
|road=End of Maintenance sign
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{UTint
|location=none
|mile=2.996
|road={{jct|state=UT|SR|264}}
}}
{{UTint
|county=Utah
|location=none
|mile=22.759
|road={{jct|state=UT|US|6|city1=Price|city2=Provo}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
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See also
{{portal|U.S. Roads|Utah}}
References
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