State Route 150 , also known as the Mirror Lake Highway , is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah . It is named for Mirror Lake , a picturesque lake that the highway passes along the way. It is also a USDA Forest Service Scenic Byway.
13-564: The highway begins at the intersection of Main Street ( SR-32 ) and Center Street in Kamas and heads east on the latter as a two-lane undivided highway. Once exiting Kamas, the route dips southeast and continues as such until reaching Samak , where the road turns northeast briefly. Soon after, the highway turns south and southeast again. After continuing in a general southeast direction, the highway turns northeast and north and continues as such until reaching
26-451: A different Utah state route number. There were many instances where having different route numbers for signing and legislative purposes could cause confusion. For example, the highway signed Interstate 15 in Utah was legislatively defined State Route 1 , not route 15. State Route 15 also existed, but was a different route that passed through Zion National Park . In 1977, the state changed to
39-475: A new connection along the north shore of the reservoir. Part of the route south of the connection to the new road would be designated an extension to SR-35 and the rest would be given to the county. However, Summit and Wasatch Counties did not wish to maintain the roadway west from Francis, and the Federal Highway Administration pointed out that the realignment of US-189 would take it out of
52-403: A system where all highways would have the same legislative route number as its signed route number. For example, Interstate 15 would also be route 15 for legislative purposes. Many state routes were re-numbered to eliminate instances where a state route used the same number as a U.S. Highway or Interstate Highway traversing the state. In cases where two or more routes overlapped, only one of
65-533: A time, US-189 was moved back to the 1938 routing, with US-189 Alternate on the Kamas route, but by the 1977 renumbering it was back in Kamas, eliminating SR-151 and truncating SR-35. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) built a relocation of US-40 in the late 1980s to bypass the valley that would be filled by the Jordanelle Reservoir. UDOT had intended to keep what is now SR-32 as US-189 via building
78-530: The Jordanelle Reservoir ) to SR-35 at Woodland, and in 1935, a short spur of SR-151 to SR-35 in Francis became State Route 89 . SR-151's east end was moved to Francis in 1953, absorbing SR-89. When US-189 was created in 1938, it overlapped US-40 between Heber and Kimball Junction , but it was soon modified to leave US-40 at Hailstone and follow what is now all SR-32 through Kamas to Wanship. For
91-591: The Wyoming border south of Evanston . The road is the highest paved road in Utah when it crosses Bald Mountain Pass at an altitude of 10,715 ft (3,266 m). During the winter months the road is closed to automobiles and is used by snowmobiles. The state legislature designated SR-150 in 1933, running east from SR-35 (now SR-32 ) in Kamas to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest boundary. In 1953, it
104-462: The highway pre-dates the creation of U.S. Highways and has had several numerical designations and route changes through the years. The modern SR-32 begins running north from the US-40/US-189 junction north of Heber City. It curves east to run along the southern edge of the Jordanelle Reservoir and provides access to Jordanelle State Park . It continues east to cross into Summit County and meets
117-469: The southern shore of the reservoir. At the same time, portions of SR-190 , SR-220 , and SR-224 were given to Wasatch County to maintain. 1977 renumbering (Utah) In 1977, the Utah State Legislature changed its system of how state route numbers were used and assigned. Prior to 1977 Utah used a system where every U.S. Highway and Interstate Highway traversing the state was assigned
130-449: The way by more than 15 miles (24 km). In 1990, UDOT ceded to these requests; the new route built for US-189 was instead signed as an extension of SR-248 . A new iteration of State Route 32 was designated to replace the non-contiguous portion of former US-189. US-189 was moved to overlap US-40 and I-80 through the area. As part of a mileage swap, SR-32 was extended along former county routes to reconnect to US-189 and connect to US-40 via
143-589: The western terminus of SR-35 in Francis . In Francis, SR-32 turns more northerly and meets SR-248 and SR-150 at Kamas . SR-32 runs through Marion and runs parallel to the Weber River between Oakley and Peoa . The route then travels along the western side of Rockport Lake and Rockport State Park before ending about one mile (1.6 km) past an interchange with I-80 in Wanship. The road from Kamas to Wanship
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#1732852103021156-438: Was added to the state highway system in 1910, as part of the main highway from Salt Lake City to Echo . A branch from Kamas south to Francis and then southeast through Woodland was added in 1914, and in 1927, the state legislature designated SR-35 along the highway south and southeast from Wanship, which then stretched to Tabiona . State Route 151 was made in 1933 as a connection from US-40 at Hailstone (now under
169-610: Was extended east and north via Mirror Lake to the Wyoming state line. SR-32 (UT) State Route 32 ( SR-32 ) is a state highway in Wasatch and Summit Counties in the U.S. state of Utah . Most of the highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 189 that became disconnected from the rest of US-189 during the construction of the Jordanelle Reservoir . SR-32 runs for 29.053 miles (46.756 km) from US-40 and US-189 north of Heber City to I-80 near Wanship . Although signed US-189 or US-189 Alternate for most of its history,
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